2 Peter 2:9

Protection and safety Trials and adversity Salvation Judgment

⁷ and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

⁸ (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

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.

¹⁰ Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.

¹¹ Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
WEB: then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
ASV: the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;
DARBY: [the] Lord knows [how] to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep [the] unjust to [the] day of judgment [to be] punished;
BLB: [then] the Lord knows to deliver the devout out of trial and to keep the unrighteous being punished unto the day of judgment,

ÅB: Herren vet å frelse de gudfryktige fra fristelse, men å holde de urettferdige i varetekt med straff til dommens dag.
OTB: så vet Herren hvordan han skal redde de gudfryktige fra en prøvelse, og holde de urettferdige under straff for dommens dag,
B1930: så sant vet Herren å utfri de gudfryktige av fristelser, men å holde de urettferdige i varetekt med straff til dommens dag,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 34:15–19
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
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1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
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Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
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2 Timothy 3:12
Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
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Jude 1:14–15
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
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2 Peter 3:7
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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2 Corinthians 5:10–11
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
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Job 5:19
He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
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