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2 Peter 2:8
(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses believers facing false teachers, recalling God’s past deliverance of Lot to frame the current moral decay among them.
The words — ἐγκατοικῶν (egkatoikōn) literally means dwelling or residing, and ἀκοῇ (akoēa) means hearing, together marking Lot’s continuous, inescapable exposure to surrounding wickedness.
The thread — The motif of righteous grief over pervasive sin runs through Psalms 119:158 and Psalms 119:136, where the psalmist laments disobedience to God’s word, and Ezekiel 9:4, where God commands a mark for those who grieve over Jerusalem’s corruption.
Why it lands — It requires readers to acknowledge that God observes lawlessness and consistently rescues the righteous, compelling them to abandon the very conduct that torments a godly conscience.
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The Greek words
King James Version
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Cross-references
- Psalms 119:158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
- Psalms 119:136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
- Ezekiel 9:4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
- Proverbs 25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
- 1 Timothy 1:9 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
- Psalms 119:139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
- Proverbs 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
- James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- Ezekiel 9:6 Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.