2 Peter 2:8
New International Version
(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

New Living Translation
Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day.

English Standard Version
(for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);

Berean Standard Bible
(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 Literal Bible
(for that righteous man dwelling, among them, day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul, through seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)--

King James Bible
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

New King James Version
(for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)—

New American Standard Bible
(for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),

NASB 1995
(for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),

NASB 1977
(for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day with their lawless deeds),

Legacy Standard Bible
(for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),

Amplified Bible
(for that just man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by what he saw and heard of their lawless acts),

Christian Standard Bible
(for as that righteous man lived among them day by day, his righteous soul was tormented by the lawless deeds he saw and heard )—

Holman Christian Standard Bible
(for as he lived among them, that righteous man tormented himself day by day with the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

American Standard Version
(for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds):

English Revised Version
(for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds):

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Although he was a man who had God's approval, he lived among the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Each day was like torture to him as he saw and heard the immoral things that people did.

Good News Translation
That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions.

International Standard Version
for as long as that righteous man lived among them, day after day he was being tortured in his righteous soul by what he saw and heard in their lawless actions—

Majority Standard Bible
(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

NET Bible
(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)

New Heart English Bible
(for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):

Webster's Bible Translation
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, grieved his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

Weymouth New Testament


World English Bible
(for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds),
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for the righteous [man] dwelling among them was tormented in [his] righteous soul, day by day, in seeing and hearing unlawful works—

Berean Literal Bible
(for that righteous man dwelling, among them, day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul, through seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)--

Young's Literal Translation
for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.

Smith's Literal Translation
(For the just one in seeing and hearing, dwelling among them, from day to day tried the just soul with lawless works;)
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For in sight and hearing he was just: dwelling among them, who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For in seeing and in hearing, he was just, though he lived with those who, from day to day, crucified the just soul with works of iniquity.

New American Bible
(for day after day that righteous man living among them was tormented in his righteous soul at the lawless deeds that he saw and heard),

New Revised Standard Version
(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by their lawless deeds that he saw and heard),
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For while that pious man dwelt among them, in seeing and hearing their unlawful deeds, his righteous soul was vexed from day to day.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For while seeing and hearing, the righteous man dwelling among them from day to day, his righteous soul was tormented by lawless deeds,
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds:

Godbey New Testament
(for the righteous man dwelling among them, by seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds:)

Haweis New Testament
for by seeing and hearing, that righteous man whilst sojourning among them, suffered torment day by day in his righteous soul from their lawless doings;

Mace New Testament
for whilst this good man was among them, it daily pierc'd his virtuous soul, to see and hear of their detestable behaviour: this consider'd,

Weymouth New Testament


Worrell New Testament
(for this righteous man, dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, was torturing his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds):

Worsley New Testament
(for that good man by seeing and hearing their crimes, when he dwelt among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day with their

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Deliverance from False Prophets
7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man 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)— 9if 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.…

Cross References
Genesis 19:1-29
Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, / and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” / But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. ...

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.”

Genesis 6:5-6
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. / And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

Genesis 18:20-33
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.” / And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. ...

Isaiah 3:9
The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Jeremiah 23:14
And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”

Psalm 119:136
My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.

Psalm 119:158
I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.

Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

Romans 1:18-32
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. / For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. / For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. ...

Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

1 Corinthians 5:1-2
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Philippians 3:18-19
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. / Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.


Treasury of Scripture

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

that.

Proverbs 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Proverbs 28:12
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

1 Timothy 1:9
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

in seeing.

Psalm 119:136,139,158
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law…

Ezekiel 9:4,6
And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof…

Malachi 3:15-17
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered…

Jump to Previous
Crimes Deeds Dwelling Felt Grieved Heard Hearing Lawless Pained Righteous Soul Tormented Unlawful Upright Vexed Works
Jump to Next
Crimes Deeds Dwelling Felt Grieved Heard Hearing Lawless Pained Righteous Soul Tormented Unlawful Upright Vexed Works
2 Peter 2
1. Peter warns of false teachers, showing the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers;
7. from which the godly shall be delivered, as Lot was out of Sodom;
10. and more fully describes the manners of those profane and blasphemous seducers.














For that righteous man
This phrase refers to Lot, who is described as "righteous" despite living in the morally corrupt city of Sodom. The Greek word for "righteous" is "dikaios," which implies a person who is just, virtuous, and in right standing with God. Lot's righteousness is not based on his own merit but on his faith and relationship with God, reflecting the grace that God extends to those who seek Him earnestly.

living among them day after day
The phrase emphasizes the continuous exposure Lot had to the sinful environment of Sodom. The Greek word "en" (among) suggests a deep immersion in the culture and daily life of the city. This highlights the challenge of maintaining one's faith and righteousness while being surrounded by pervasive sin, a situation that many Christians can relate to in today's world.

was tormented in his righteous soul
The word "tormented" comes from the Greek "basanizō," which means to be tortured or distressed. This indicates the deep spiritual and emotional pain Lot experienced due to the sin around him. His "righteous soul" signifies his inner being, aligned with God's will, which was in constant conflict with the lawlessness he witnessed. This serves as a reminder of the spiritual battle believers face when confronted with the world's immorality.

by the lawless deeds
"Lawless deeds" refers to actions that are contrary to God's law and moral order. The Greek word "anomos" (lawless) denotes a blatant disregard for divine commandments. This phrase underscores the severity of the sin in Sodom, which was not just a matter of personal failing but a systemic rejection of God's authority.

he saw and heard
This phrase highlights the sensory exposure Lot had to the sin around him. The Greek words "blepō" (saw) and "akouō" (heard) indicate that Lot was not only aware of the sin intellectually but was also a firsthand witness to it. This direct exposure made his torment more acute, as he could not escape the reality of the wickedness surrounding him. It serves as a call for Christians to guard their hearts and minds against the corrupting influences of the world, while also being a light in the darkness.

(8) For that righteous man.--This epithet, here thrice given to Lot, seems at first sight to be at variance with his willingness to remain, for the sake of worldly advantages, in the midst of such wickedness. But "righteous is a relative term; and in this case we must look at Lot both in comparison with the defective morality of the age and also with the licentiousness of those with whom he is here contrasted. Moreover, in the midst of this corruption he preserves some of the brighter features of his purer nomad life, especially that "chivalrous hospitality" (Genesis 19:2-3; Genesis 19:8) to which the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews seems to point as a model: "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares" (Genesis 13:2). Add to this the fact of God's rescuing him and his family, especially in connexion with the declaration that ten "righteous" people would have saved the whole city (Genesis 18:32), and his ready belief and obedience when told to leave all, and also the fact that Zoar was saved at his intercession (Genesis 19:21), and we must then admit that the epithet "righteous" as applied to Lot is by no means without warrant.

Verse 8. - For that righteous man dwelling among them; literally, for the righteous man. It was through his own choice that he dwelt among the people of Sodom. The recollection of this grave mistake must have added bitterness to the daily distress caused by the sins of his neighbours (Genesis 13:11). In seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds. The words, "in seeing and hearing," are best connected with the verb that follows, not with "righteous" according to the Vulgate (though this would be the natural connection, if with the Vatican Manuscript we omit the article), nor with "dwelling among them." The literal translation is, "was tormenting his righteous soul." The sight of lawless deeds and the sound of wicked words were a daily grief to Lot. He distressed himself; he felt the guilt and danger of his neighbours, the dishonour done to God, and his own unhappy choice. St. Peter cannot mean (as OEcumenius and Theophylact suppose) that Lot's affliction was caused by the sustained effort to resist the temptation of falling into the like vices himself. The Greek words for "seeing" and "dwelling among" occur only here in the New Testament.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
(for
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

that
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

righteous [man],
δίκαιος (dikaios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.

living
ἐνκατοικῶν (enkatoikōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1460: To dwell in, among. From en and katoikeo; to settle down in a place, i.e. Reside.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

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

after
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

day,
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

was tormented
ἐβασάνιζεν (ebasanizen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 928: To examine, as by torture; I torment; I buffet, as of waves. From basanos; to torture.

[in his] righteous
δικαίαν (dikaian)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.

soul
ψυχὴν (psychēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.

[by the] lawless
ἀνόμοις (anomois)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 459: Lawless, wicked, without law. (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked.

deeds
ἔργοις (ergois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

he saw
βλέμματι (blemmati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 990: A look, glance; sight and hearing. From blepo; vision.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

heard)—
ἀκοῇ (akoē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 189: Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. From akouo; hearing.


Links
2 Peter 2:8 NIV
2 Peter 2:8 NLT
2 Peter 2:8 ESV
2 Peter 2:8 NASB
2 Peter 2:8 KJV

2 Peter 2:8 BibleApps.com
2 Peter 2:8 Biblia Paralela
2 Peter 2:8 Chinese Bible
2 Peter 2:8 French Bible
2 Peter 2:8 Catholic Bible

NT Letters: 2 Peter 2:8 For that righteous man dwelling among them (2 Pet. 2P iiP ii Pet)
2 Peter 2:7
Top of Page
Top of Page