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2 Peter 2:9
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2 Peter 2:9
9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
9The Lord knoweth how to deliuer the godly out of temptations, and to reserue the vniust vnto the day of iudgement to be punished:
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DEFINED WORDS
2 Peter 2:9
A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To rescue, set free, hand over, give up, or bring forth, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Devout, righteous, and reverent toward God.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
temptations
Trials or tests; enticements or occasions to sin.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To keep in store for future or other use; to withhold from present use for another purpose.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Not just; dishonest, wrongful, or unrighteous.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Made to suffer the penalty, chastisement, loss, pain, or judgment stated in consequence of wrongdoing or sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
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Open the full verse study13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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Open the full verse study10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
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Open the full verse study12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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Open the full verse study14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
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Open the full verse study7But 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 ungodly men.
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Open the full verse study10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
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Open the full verse study19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
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Open the full verse study4The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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Open the full verse study4For 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;
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Open the full verse study14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
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Open the full verse study3But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
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Open the full verse study5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
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Open the full verse study30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
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Open the full verse study6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
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Open the full verse study1HELP, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
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