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The pious are distressed at the sins of the godless because —

1. These sins sully the glory of God;

2. They show the tyranny of Satan over men;

3. They conduce to the condemnation of the godless.

(J. Fronmuller.)

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KJV: For 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;

WEB: For if God didn't spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;