2 Peter 2:9 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
American Standard Version (ASV)
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
[the] Lord knows [how] to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep [the] unjust to [the] day of judgment [to be] punished;
World English Bible (WEB)
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
| The Lord | οἶδεν | oiden | OO-thane |
| knoweth how | κύριος | kyrios | KYOO-ree-ose |
| to deliver | εὐσεβεῖς | eusebeis | afe-say-VEES |
| godly the | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| out of | πειρασμοῦ | peirasmou | pee-ra-SMOO |
| temptations, | ῥύεσθαι | rhyesthai | RYOO-ay-sthay |
| and | ἀδίκους | adikous | ah-THEE-koos |
| be to to reserve | δὲ | de | thay |
| the unjust | εἰς | eis | ees |
| unto | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | ay-MAY-rahn |
| the day | κρίσεως | kriseōs | KREE-say-ose |
| judgment of | κολαζομένους | kolazomenous | koh-la-zoh-MAY-noos |
| punished: | τηρεῖν | tērein | tay-REEN |