2 Peter 2:8

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
man	δίκαιος dikaios	G1342	equitable (in character or act) · adjective — nominative singular masculine
dwelling	ἐγκατοικῶν egkatoikōn	G1460	to settle down in a place · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
among	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
them	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
seeing	βλέμματι blemmati	G990	vision (properly concrete · noun — dative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
hearing	ἀκοῇ akoēa	G189	hearing (the act · noun — dative singular feminine
vexed	ἐβασάνιζεν· ebasanizen	G928	to torture · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
righteous	δικαίαν dikaian	G1342	equitable (in character or act) · adjective — accusative singular feminine
soul	ψυχὴν psuchēn	G5590	breath · noun — accusative singular feminine
from	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
day	ἡμέραν hēmeran	G2250	day · noun — accusative singular feminine
to	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative
day	ἡμέρας hēmeras	G2250	day · noun — genitive singular feminine
with	ἔργοις ergois	G2041	toil (as an effort or occupation) · noun — dative plural neuter
unlawful	ἀνόμοις anomois	G459	lawless · adjective — dative plural neuter
deeds	ἔργον érgon	G2041	toil (as an effort or occupation)

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
Psalms 119:136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Ezekiel 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men t…
Proverbs 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
1 Timothy 1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy…
Psalms 119:139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
Proverbs 28:12 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Malachi 3:15-17 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:7-9

When God sends destruction on the ungodly, he commands deliverance for the righteous; and, if he rain fire and brimstone on the wicked, he will cover the head of the just, and they shall be hid in the day of his anger. This we have an instance of in his preserving Lot. Here observe, 1. The character given of Lot; he is called a just man; this he was as to the generally prevailing bent of his heart and through the main of his conversation. God does not account men just or unjust from one single act, but from their general course of life. And here is a just man in the midst of a most corrupt and profligate generation universally gone off from all good. He does not follow the multitude to do ev…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 2:8

vexed--Greek, "tormented."

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 2:8

That righteous man dwelling among them - Lot, after his departure from Abraham, A. M. 2086, lived at Sodom till A. M. 2107, a space of about twenty years; and, as he had a righteous soul, he must have been tormented with the abominations of that people from day to day. The word εβασανιζεν, tormented, is not less emphatic than the word καταπονουμενον, grievously pained, in the preceding verse, and shows what this man must have felt in dwelling so long among a people so abandoned.

John Gill on 2 Peter 2:8

For that righteous man dwelling among them,.... Which is sometimes the lot of good men, to their great sorrow and grief, Psalm 120:5. Upon mentioning those words in Genesis 13:12 "and pitched his tent towards Sodom", but the men of Sodom were wicked, &c. says R. Eleazar (i); "he is a righteous man that dwells between two wicked men, and does not learn their works;'' and such an one was Lot, whatever they are elsewhere pleased to say of him: "in seeing and hearing"; the Vulgate Latin version reads this in connection with the word "righteous", thus, "in seeing and hearing he was righteous": he could not bear to see their filthy actions, and hear their obscene language, but turned away from t…

The Church Fathers

We need to be clearly convinced that our distress at such evil deeds and our compassion for those who suffer earns the greatest reward with God and guarantees acceptance with him. All the more so, because in the face of what often appears to be an overwhelming, threatening wrath, the mental equilibrium of those who are overcome with grief is lost. This is why Peter wrote about Lot in this way.
— Severus of Antioch, CATENA

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Dictionary and topics

Jude, Epistle of — The author was “Judas, the brother of James” the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) and Thaddaeus (Mark 3:18). The genuineness of this epistle was early questioned, and doubts…
Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Saints grieve to meet with, in their intercourse with the world — Saints grieve to meet with, in their intercourse with the world
Company · EVIL — EVIL
Doctrines · 13:9; — 13:9;
Righteousness · Exemplified: Lot — Exemplified: Lot
Speaking · 1:29,30;3:13,14; — 1:29,30;3:13,14;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Peter 2:8

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:7-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 2:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 2:8

John Gill on 2 Peter 2:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Peter 2:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:7-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 2:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 2:8

John Gill on 2 Peter 2:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 2 Peter 2:4-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Peter 2:7-8