2 Peter 2

2 Peter · Chapter 2

2 Peter 2:7

1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;7And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.11Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.12But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;14Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:15Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
7And 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 lawlessand delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked

In context

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God rescued righteous Lot, who was distressed by the shameless conduct of lawless people. Peter calls Lot "just," righteous. God knows how to rescue his own even in a wicked city. 2 Peter 2:62 Peter 2:7

SpeakingSimon Peter, "a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ," who saw Christ's majesty on the holy mount. 2 Peter overview

To"Them that have obtained like precious faith"; traditionally the same believers as 1 Peter, in Asia Minor. 2 Peter overview

Also involvedLot, and the wicked people of Sodom. 2 Peter 2:7Sodom

Peter adds a rescue to the judgments (2:4-6). Verse 8 explains Lot's distress; verse 9 draws the lesson. 2 Peter 2:72 Peter 2:82 Peter 2:9

Sodom, whose "filthy conversation of the wicked" vexed Lot. 2 Peter 2:7Sodom

Sodom

The eventsThis was in Lot's day, when Sodom was destroyed. 2 Peter 2:62 Peter 2:7

WrittenTraditional: about AD 64-68, shortly before Peter's death. Scholarly: many hold a follower wrote it in Peter's name, perhaps AD 100-150; others accept that Peter wrote it near the end of his life. 2 Peter overview

HerePeter encourages the faithful: God sees and rescues the righteous who grieve over sin around them. 2 Peter 2:72 Peter 2:9

In the whole of ScriptureGenesis says the men brought Lot forth, "the LORD being merciful unto him" (Genesis 19:16), and "God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow" (Genesis 19:29). Lot pleaded, "I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly" (Genesis 19:7). Genesis 19:16Genesis 19:29Genesis 19:7

For readersGod sees those who grieve over the evil around them and knows how to deliver them. 2 Peter 2:7Genesis 19:29

  • justδίκαιος
    Greek · dikaios · G1342

    The word means just, righteous. Strong's G1342

  • LotΛώτ
    Greek · Lōt · G3091

    The name Lot. The lexicon lists Luke 17:28 among its uses. Strong's G3091

  • vexedκαταπονέω
    Greek · kataponeō · G2669

    The word means to wear down, oppress, distress. The lexicon lists Acts 7:24 as its other New Testament use. Strong's G2669

  • deliveredῥύομαι
    Greek · rhuomai · G4506

    The word means to rescue. Strong's G4506

Takeaway

God rescued righteous Lot, who was distressed by the wicked people's shameless conduct. 2 Peter 2:7Genesis 19:16

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Original Greek words

EnglishGreekSay itStrong'sMeaning
andκαὶkaiG2532
and

καί (kai) καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. …

righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342
just

δίκαιος (dikaios) δίκαιος, -α, -ον (δίκη), [in LXX chiefly for צַדִּיק (for rendering of צַדִּיק in sense of correct, see Deiss., BS, 115 f.); sometimes for נָקִי as Pro.1:11, al. ;] in early Gk. writers (a) of persons, observant of δίκη, custom, rule, right, righteous in performing duties to gods and men ; (b) of things, righteous, in accordance with right. In NT 1. righteous, chiefly in the broad sense, as above, of the person or thing corresponding to the Divine standard of right …

LotΛὼτLōtG3091
Lot

Λώτ (Lōt) Λώτ, ὁ (Heb. לוֹט), indecl., Lot (Gen.11:27, al.): Luk.17:28-29, 32, 2Pe.2:7.† (AS)

being distressedκαταπονούμενονkataponoumenonG2669
to oppress

καταπονέω (kataponeō) κατα-πονέω, -ῶ [in LXX: 2Ma.8:2 (A), 3Ma.2:2 3Mac 2:13 * ;] to wear down, oppress, treat hardly: pass., Act.7:24, 2Pe.2:7.† (AS)

byὑπὸhupoG5259G
by/under: by

ὑπό (hupo) ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), prep. with genitive, dative (not in NT), accusative …

lawlessἀθέσμωνathesmōnG0113
lawless

ἄθεσμος (athesmos) ἄθεσμος, -ον (θεσμός, law, custom), [in LXX: 3Ma.5:12 6:26 * ;] lawless, esp. of those who violate the law of nature and conscience (cf. MM, VGT, see word): 2Pe.2:7 3:17.† SYN.: ἀθέμιτος, ἄνομος, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος (see Tr., Syn., §lxxiv; DCG, ii, 821b). (AS)

inἐνenG1722
in/on/among

ἐν (en) ἐν, prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ, Mat.7:3; τ. κοιλίᾳ, Mat.12:40; τ. ὄρει, 2Pe.1:18; τ. θρόνῳ, Rev.3:21; τ. δεξιᾷ τ. θεοῦ, Rom.8:34; ἐν ἡμῖν Abbott-Smith has ὑμῖν., Luk.1:1; of books, ἐν τ. βιβλίῳ, Gal.3:10; τ. νόμῳ, Mat.12:5, al.; ἐν τοῖς τ. Πατρός, in my Father's house (RV; cf. M, Pr., 103), Luk.2:49; trop., of the region of thought or feeling, ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ (-αις), Mat.5:28, 2Co.4:6, al.; τ. συνειδήσεσιν, 2Co.5:11; af …

sensualityἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG0766
debauchery

ἀσέλγεια (aselgeia) ἀσέλγεια, -ας, ἡ (ἀσελγής, licentious; see MM, see word), [in LXX: Wis.14:26, 3Ma.2:26 * ;] licentiousness, wantonness, excess: Mrk.7:22, Rom.13:13, 2Co.12:21, Gal.5:19 (Lft., in l), Eph.4:19, 1Pe.4:3, 2Pe.2:2 2:7 2:18, Ju 4.† SYN.: ἀσωτία, profligacy, prodigality (see Tr., Syn., § xvi; DB, iii, 46). (AS)

conductἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG0391
behaviour

ἀναστροφή (anastrophē) ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ (ἀναστρέφομαι) [in LXX: Tob.4:14, 2Ma.5:8 2Mac 6:23 * ;] 1. a turning down or back, a wheeling about (Soph., Thuc., al.). 2. In late writers (Polyb., al.; see: ἀναστρέφω, and cf. Hort on Jas.3:13; MM, VGT, see word), manner of life, behaviour, conduct: Gal.1:13, Eph.4:22, 1Ti.4:12, Heb.13:7, Jas.3:13, 1Pe.1:15 1:18 2:12 3:1-2 3:16, 2Pe.2:7 3:11.† (AS)

He rescued;ἐρρύσατο·errusatoG4506
to rescue

ῥύομαι (rhuomai) ῥύομαι [in LXX chiefly for נָצַל hi., also for גָּאַל, פָּלַט pi., etc. ;] to draw to oneself, hence, to rescue, deliver: with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:43, 2Pe.2:7; id. before ἀπό, Mat.6:13, Luk.11:4 (Rec., R, mg.), 2Ti.4:18; before ἐκ, Rom.7:24, 2Co.1:10, Col.1:13, 1Th.1:10, 2Ti.3:11, 2Pe.2:9; absol., ὁ ῥυύμενος, the deliverer, Rom.11:26. Passive: before ἀπό, Rom.15:31, 2Th.3:2; before ἐκ, Luk.1:74, 2Ti.4:17.† (AS)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.