2 Peter 2:9

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– if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,

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  • 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.
  • Ps 34:15-19 : 15 The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help. 16 But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth. 17 The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles. 18 The LORD is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged. 19 The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
  • Jude 1:14-15 : 14 Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, even prophesied of them, saying,“Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict every person of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds that 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 admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
  • Prov 16:4 : 4 The LORD has worked everything for his own ends– even the wicked for the day of disaster.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!
  • 2 Cor 5:10-11 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil. 11 The Message of Reconciliation Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.
  • 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
  • Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver you from six calamities; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
  • Job 21:30 : 30 that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?
  • Ps 12:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.
  • Ps 32:6 : 6 For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.
  • Ps 4:3 : 3 Realize that the LORD shows the godly special favor; the LORD responds when I cry out to him.
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,

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    4For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,

    5and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world,

    6and if he turned to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah when he condemned them to destruction, having appointed them to serve as an example to future generations of the ungodly,

    7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man in anguish over the debauched lifestyle of lawless men,

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

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • 2 Pet 2:10
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    10especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,

  • Rom 2:2-6
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    2Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

    3And do you think, whoever you are, when you judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

    4Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

    5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!

    6He will reward each one according to his works:

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

  • Jude 1:15
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    15to execute judgment on all, and to convict every person of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds that 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 will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

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    5Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

    6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

  • 2 Thess 1:8-9
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    8With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

    9They will undergo the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,

  • Jude 1:23-24
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    23save others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy on others, coupled with a fear of God, hating even the clothes stained by the flesh.

    24Final Blessing Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,

  • Jude 1:4-6
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    4For certain men have secretly slipped in among you– men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe– ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

    5Now I desire to remind you(even though you have been fully informed of these facts once for all) that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.

    6You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day.

  • 1 Pet 4:18
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    18And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinners?

  • 2 Tim 2:19
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    19However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”

  • 2 Thess 3:3
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    3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

  • Job 21:30
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    30that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?

  • Rom 2:8
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    8but wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition and do not obey the truth but follow unrighteousness.

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    8to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones.

  • Titus 2:12
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    12It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

  • Prov 11:8
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    8A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.

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    12to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,

  • 2 Pet 3:17
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    17Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.

  • 1 Tim 1:9
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    9realizing that law is not intended for a righteous person, but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,

  • 1 Pet 5:9
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    9Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • 1 Pet 1:6
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    6This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

  • Ps 34:19
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    19The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.

  • 2 Pet 3:9
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    9The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

  • Rom 1:18
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    18The Condemnation of the Unrighteous For 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 watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

  • 2 Thess 2:12
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    12And so all of them who have not believed the truth but have delighted in evil will be condemned.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Ps 7:11
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    11God is a just judge; he is angry throughout the day.

  • Ps 11:5
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    5The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

  • Prov 10:29
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    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.