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2 Peter 2:7
and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
2 Peter 2:7 · World English Bible
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2 Peter 2:7 in other translations
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
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In context
4 For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;
5 and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,
6 and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way,
7 and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
8 (for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds),
9 then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
10 but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
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