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<a href="/bsb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— <a href="/blb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> (for that righteous man dwelling, among them, day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul, through seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)-- <a href="/kjv/2_peter/2.htm">King James Bible</a> (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) <a href="/nkjv/2_peter/2.htm">New King James Version</a> (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)— <a href="/nasb_/2_peter/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> (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), <a href="/nasb/2_peter/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> (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), <a href="/nasb77/2_peter/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> (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), <a href="/lsb/2_peter/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> (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), <a href="/amp/2_peter/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> (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), <a href="/csb/2_peter/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> (for as that righteous man lived among them day by day, his righteous soul was tormented by the lawless deeds he saw and heard )— <a href="/hcsb/2_peter/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> (for as he lived among them, that righteous man tormented himself day by day with the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— <a href="/asv/2_peter/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds): <a href="/erv/2_peter/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds): <a href="/gwt/2_peter/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/2_peter/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions. <a href="/isv/2_peter/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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— <a href="/msb/2_peter/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)? <a href="/net/2_peter/2.htm">NET Bible</a> (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) <a href="/nheb/2_peter/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> (for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds): <a href="/wbt/2_peter/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, grieved his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) <a href="/wey/2_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> <a href="/web/2_peter/2.htm">World English Bible</a> (for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds), <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_peter/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for the righteous [man] dwelling among them was tormented in [his] righteous soul, day by day, in seeing and hearing unlawful works— <a href="/blb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> (for that righteous man dwelling, among them, day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul, through seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)-- <a href="/ylt/2_peter/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing. <a href="/slt/2_peter/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> (For the just one in seeing and hearing, dwelling among them, from day to day tried the just soul with lawless works;)<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_peter/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For in sight and hearing he was just: dwelling among them, who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works. <a href="/cpdv/2_peter/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/2_peter/2.htm">New American Bible</a> (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), <a href="/nrsvce/2_peter/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> (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),<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_peter/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For while that pious man dwelt among them, in seeing and hearing their unlawful deeds, his righteous soul was vexed from day to day. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_peter/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For while seeing and hearing, the righteous man dwelling among them from day to day, his righteous soul was tormented by lawless deeds,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_peter/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds: <a href="/godbey/2_peter/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> (for the righteous man dwelling among them, by seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds:) <a href="/haweis/2_peter/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> 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; <a href="/mace/2_peter/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/wey/2_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> <a href="/worrell/2_peter/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> (for this righteous man, dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, was torturing his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds): <a href="/worsley/2_peter/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> (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 <a href="/parallel/2_peter/2-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gzcat0SlE18?start=290" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_peter/2.htm">Deliverance from False Prophets</a> 7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 8<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">(for</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaios (Adj-NMS) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">righteous man,</a> <a href="/greek/1460.htm" title="1460: enkatoikōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To dwell in, among. From en and katoikeo; to settle down in a place, i.e. Reside.">living</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">among</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeran (N-AFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">after</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-GFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day,</a> <a href="/greek/928.htm" title="928: ebasanizen (V-IIA-3S) -- To examine, as by torture; I torment; I buffet, as of waves. From basanos; to torture.">was tormented</a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaian (Adj-AFS) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">in his righteous</a> <a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="5590: psychēn (N-AFS) -- From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">soul</a> <a href="/greek/459.htm" title="459: anomois (Adj-DNP) -- Lawless, wicked, without law. (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked.">by the lawless</a> <a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="2041: ergois (N-DNP) -- From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">deeds</a> <a href="/greek/990.htm" title="990: blemmati (N-DNS) -- A look, glance; sight and hearing. From blepo; vision.">he saw</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/189.htm" title="189: akoē (N-DFS) -- Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. From akouo; hearing.">heard)—</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1-29</a> 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. ... <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4</a> “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.” <a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-6</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-33</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a> 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.” <a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136</a> My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed. <a href="/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158</a> I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word. <a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a> 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? <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18-32</a> 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. ... <a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24</a> What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? <a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1-2</a> 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? <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> 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. <a href="/ephesians/4-30.htm">Ephesians 4:30</a> And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. <a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18-19</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)that.<a href="/proverbs/25-26.htm">Proverbs 25:26</a> A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.<a href="/proverbs/28-12.htm">Proverbs 28:12</a> When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.<a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136,139,158</a> Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law… <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4,6</a> 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… <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Malachi 3:15-17</a> And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/25-27.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-14.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-18.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/james/1-19.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Lawless</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-2.htm">Pained</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Tormented</a> <a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Unlawful</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Vexed</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Crimes</a> <a href="/1_john/3-12.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/genesis/6-6.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/mark/15-28.htm">Lawless</a> <a href="/revelation/12-2.htm">Pained</a> <a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/3_john/1-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/revelation/9-5.htm">Tormented</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-34.htm">Unlawful</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/exodus/1-12.htm">Vexed</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">2 Peter 2</div>1. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">Peter warns of false teachers, showing the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers;</a> 7. <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">from which the godly shall be delivered, as Lot was out of Sodom;</a> 10. <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">and more fully describes the manners of those profane and blasphemous seducers.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_peter/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_peter/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_peter/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>for that righteous man This phrase refers to Lot, the nephew of Abraham, who is described as a righteous man despite living in the morally corrupt cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. His righteousness is highlighted in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>, where he shows hospitality to the angels. Lot's righteousness is not due to his own merit but is attributed to his faith and relationship with God, similar to how righteousness is imputed to believers through faith in Christ (<a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a>).living among them day after day Lot's continuous residence in Sodom underscores the persistent exposure to the city's sinful environment. This phrase highlights the challenge of maintaining righteousness while being surrounded by pervasive wickedness. It serves as a reminder of the Christian call to be in the world but not of it (<a href="/john/17-14.htm">John 17:14-16</a>). Lot's situation is a cautionary tale about the dangers of becoming desensitized to sin through constant exposure.was tormented in his righteous soul The torment Lot experienced is indicative of the inner conflict and distress caused by witnessing sin and injustice. This reflects the struggle of believers who are grieved by the moral decay around them. The Greek word for "tormented" suggests a deep, ongoing anguish, similar to the groaning of creation awaiting redemption (<a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22-23</a>). It emphasizes the sensitivity of a righteous soul to sin.by the lawless deeds The lawlessness of Sodom and Gomorrah is well-documented in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>, where the inhabitants' actions are described as exceedingly wicked. This lawlessness is a direct affront to God's holiness and order. The term "lawless" is often used in Scripture to describe rebellion against God's commandments, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/3-4.htm">John 3:4</a>. It serves as a warning of the consequences of living in defiance of divine law.he saw and heard Lot's exposure to the sinfulness of Sodom was both visual and auditory, indicating the pervasive nature of the city's corruption. This dual exposure suggests that Lot was constantly confronted with the reality of sin, which is reminiscent of the believer's experience in a fallen world. The phrase underscores the importance of guarding one's heart and mind against the influence of sin (<a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>). It also highlights the role of the senses in spiritual discernment and the need for vigilance in maintaining one's righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a> A righteous man who lived in Sodom, a city known for its wickedness. Lot is described as being tormented by the sinful actions of those around him. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a> An ancient city notorious for its immorality and eventual destruction by God due to its pervasive sinfulness. 3. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle who authored this epistle, warning believers about false teachers and encouraging them to remain steadfast in righteousness. 4. <a href="/topical/f/false_teachers.htm">False Teachers</a> Individuals who distort the truth of the Gospel, leading others astray, which is a central theme in 2 Peter. 5. <a href="/topical/r/righteous_soul.htm">Righteous Soul</a> Refers to the inner being of a person who seeks to live according to God's standards, as exemplified by Lot.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/righteousness_amidst_wickedness.htm">Righteousness Amidst Wickedness</a> Lot's example teaches us the importance of maintaining personal righteousness even when surrounded by sin. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sensitivity.htm">Spiritual Sensitivity</a> Like Lot, believers should be sensitive to sin and feel a sense of spiritual discomfort when confronted with unrighteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_compromise.htm">The Cost of Compromise</a> Lot's account warns against the dangers of becoming too comfortable in a sinful environment, which can lead to spiritual distress. <a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a> Despite the wickedness around him, Lot was ultimately delivered by God, reminding us of God's faithfulness to the righteous. <a href="/topical/i/influence_and_witness.htm">Influence and Witness</a> Believers are called to be a light in dark places, influencing their surroundings rather than being influenced by them.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_peter_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Peter 2</a> <a href="/q/how_to_preach_the_gospel_wordlessly.htm">Why is Lot considered righteous in biblical texts?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hell_appear.htm">How does hell appear?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'gnashing_of_teeth'_mean.htm">What does 'gnashing of teeth' mean?</a> <a href="/q/why_doesn't_divine_love_stop_hell.htm">Why does divine love not prevent eternal punishment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_peter/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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" (<a href="/context/genesis/19-2.htm" title="And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, No; but we will abide in the street all night.">Genesis 19:2-3</a>; <a href="/genesis/19-8.htm" title="Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out to you, and do you to them as is good in your eyes: only to these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.">Genesis 19:8</a>) 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" (<a href="/genesis/13-2.htm" title="And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.">Genesis 13:2</a>). 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 (<a href="/genesis/18-32.htm" title="And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.">Genesis 18:32</a>), and his ready belief and obedience when told to leave all, and also the fact that Zoar was saved at his intercession (<a href="/genesis/19-21.htm" title="And he said to him, See, I have accepted you concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which you have spoken.">Genesis 19:21</a>), and we must then admit that the epithet "righteous" as applied to Lot is by no means without warrant.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_peter/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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 (<a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11</a>). 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. <a href="/commentaries/2_peter/2-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>(for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. that ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. living ἐνκατοικῶν (enkatoikōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1460.htm">Strong's 1460: </a> To dwell in, among. From en and katoikeo; to settle down in a place, i.e. Reside. among ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. after ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. was tormented ἐβασάνιζεν (ebasanizen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_928.htm">Strong's 928: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. soul ψυχὴν (psychēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. [by the] lawless ἀνόμοις (anomois) Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_459.htm">Strong's 459: </a> Lawless, wicked, without law. (by implication, a Gentile), or (positively) wicked. deeds ἔργοις (ergois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm">Strong's 2041: </a> From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. he saw βλέμματι (blemmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> A look, glance; sight and hearing. From blepo; vision. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. heard)— ἀκοῇ (akoē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_189.htm">Strong's 189: </a> Hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor. 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