2 Peter 2:9
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The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented:

knoweth.

Job 5:19 In six troubles he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh, evil shall not touch thee.

Psalm 34:15-19 The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:13 Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it.

the godly.

Psalm 4:3 Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him.

Psalm 12:1 Unto the end: for the octave, a psalm for David. [2] Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men.

Psalm 32:6 For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him.

2 Timothy 3:12 And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.

and.

2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment:

Job 21:30 Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.

Proverbs 16:4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.

Jude 1:14,15 Now of these Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord cometh with thousands of his saints: . . .

unto.

2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men.

Romans 2:5 But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath, against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of God:

2 Corinthians 5:10,11 For we must all be manifested before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the proper things of the body, according as he hath done, whether it be good or evil. . . .

Context
Deliverance from False Prophets
8For in sight and hearing he was just, dwelling among them who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works. 9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented: 10And especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: audacious, self willed, they fear not to bring in sects, blaspheming.…
Cross References
Job 21:30
Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.

Psalm 37:33
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.

Proverbs 12:13
For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress.

Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Matthew 10:15
Amen I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

1 Corinthians 10:13
Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human. And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able: but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it.

Jude 1:6
And the angels who kept not their principality but forsook their own habitation, he hath reserved under darkness in everlasting chains, unto the judgment of the great day.

Revelation 3:10
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Lexicon
[ if all this is so, then the ] Lord
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

knows how
οἶδεν (oiden)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

to rescue
ῥύεσθαι (rhyesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 4506: To rescue, deliver (from danger or destruction).

[the] godly
εὐσεβεῖς (eusebeis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2152: Pious, God-fearing, devout. From eu and sebomai; well-reverent, i.e. Pious.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

trials
πειρασμοῦ (peirasmou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3986: From peirazo; a putting to proof (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

to hold
τηρεῖν (tērein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 5083: From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.

[the] unrighteous
ἀδίκους (adikous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 94: Unjust, unrighteous, wicked. Specially, heathen.

for punishment
κολαζομένους (kolazomenous)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2849: To chastise, curtail, punish; mid: I cause to be punished. From kolos; properly, to curtail, i.e. to chastise.

on
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

[the] day
ἡμέραν (hēmeran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

of judgment.
κρίσεως (kriseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2920: Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.


Additional Translations
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.

then the Lord knows to deliver the devout out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous being punished unto the day of judgment,

The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;

[the] Lord knows [how] to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep [the] unjust to [the] day of judgment [to be] punished;

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:

Since all this is so, the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from temptation, and on the other hand how to keep the unrighteous under punishment in readiness for the Day of Judgement,

the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;

The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
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