II Peter 2:8
The Scripture
(8) (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Peter warned that false teachers would secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying the Lord who bought them, and would face swift destruction. He cited God's judgment on the fallen angels, the flood in Noah's day, and Sodom and Gomorrah as proof that the LORD knows how to deliver the godly and punish the unjust.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 25:26Proverbs 28:12I Timothy 1:9James 5:16Psalms 119:136Psalms 119:139Psalms 119:158Ezekiel 9:4Ezekiel 9:6Malachi 3:15Malachi 3:16Malachi 3:17
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Matthew 10:41Genesis 18:24Genesis 18:25Judges 5:11Psalms 125:3Isaiah 57:1