2 Peter 2:9
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The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
In other translations
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
Greek words
οἶδενoiden[then] knowsG6063κύριοςkurios[the] LordG2962εὐσεβεῖςeusebeis[the] devoutG2152ἐκekout ofG1537πειρασμοῦpeirasmoutemptationG3986ῥύεσθαι,rhuesthaito deliver,G4506ἀδίκουςadikous[the] unrighteousG94δὲdethenG1161εἰςeisuntoG1519ἡμέρανhēmeran[the] dayG2250κρίσεωςkriseōsof judgmentG2920κολαζομένουςkolazomenousbeing punishedG2849τηρεῖν,tēreinto keep,G5083
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