2 Peter 2:9

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then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

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  • 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But with the temptation, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
  • Ps 34:15-19 : 15 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 16 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry. 17 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. 18 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. 19 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.
  • Jude 1:14-15 : 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them, saying, 'Behold, the Lord comes with countless thousands of His holy ones,' 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds they have committed, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept my command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is coming upon the whole world to test those who dwell on the earth.
  • Prov 16:4 : 4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  • 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 11 Since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
  • 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven, no harm will touch you.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 That the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, that they are brought forth in the day of wrath?
  • Ps 12:1 : 1 For the director of music. According to the eighth. A psalm of David.
  • Ps 32:6 : 6 Therefore, let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising floodwaters will not reach them.
  • Ps 4:3 : 3 How long, O people, will my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vanity and seek lies? Selah.
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned but cast them into hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment,

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  • 2 Pet 2:4-8
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    4For if God did not spare the angels who sinned but cast them into hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment,

    5and if He did not spare the ancient world but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, along with seven others when He brought the flood on the ungodly world,

    6and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly,

    7and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was 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.)

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    5Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

  • 2 Pet 2:10
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    10especially those who follow the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and arrogant, and they are unafraid to slander celestial beings.

  • Rom 2:2-6
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    2We know that God's judgment is based on truth against those who practice such things.

    3Do you think this, O person who judges those who practice such things, yet does the same yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

    4Or do you disrespect the riches of His kindness, forbearance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

    5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

    6He will repay each person according to their deeds.

  • 2 Pet 3:7
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    7But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.

  • Jude 1:15
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    15to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds they have committed, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

  • Prov 11:6
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    6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

  • 2 Thess 1:5-6
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    5This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

    6Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction,

  • 2 Thess 1:8-9
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    8In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

    9They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might.

  • Jude 1:23-24
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    23save others by snatching them out of the fire, and on some, show mercy with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

    24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless in the presence of His glory with great joy,

  • Jude 1:4-6
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    4For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

    5Now I want to remind you, although you already know all this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.

    6And the angels who did not stay within their proper domain but abandoned their dwelling, He has kept in eternal chains under darkness for the judgment on the great day.

  • 1 Pet 4:18
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    18And if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

  • 2 Tim 2:19
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    19Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'

  • 2 Thess 3:3
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    3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you against the evil one.

  • Job 21:30
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    30That the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, that they are brought forth in the day of wrath?

  • Rom 2:8
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    8But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger.

  • Prov 2:8
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    8guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of His faithful ones.

  • Titus 2:12
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    12It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

  • Prov 11:8
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    8The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

  • 2 Pet 3:17
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    17Therefore, beloved, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own steadfastness.

  • 1 Tim 1:9
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    9We also know that the law is not made for the righteous but for the lawless and rebellious, the ungodly and sinners, the unholy and profane, those who strike their fathers and mothers, and murderers,

  • 1 Pet 5:9
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    9Resist him, standing firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 1 Pet 1:6
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    6In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

  • Ps 34:19
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    19The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

  • 2 Pet 3:9
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    9The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

  • Rom 1:18
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    18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness.

  • Ps 37:18
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    18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

  • 2 Thess 2:12
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    12in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Ps 7:11
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    11My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

  • Ps 11:5
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    5The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked—those who love violence—he hates with a passion.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9The Lord will judge the peoples. Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their prayers. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.