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,
| knoweth how | οἶδεν | oiden | OO-thane |
| The Lord | κύριος | kyrios | KYOO-ree-ose |
| the godly | εὐσεβεῖς | eusebeis | afe-say-VEES |
| of out | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| temptations, deliver | πειρασμοῦ | peirasmou | pee-ra-SMOO |
| to | ῥύεσθαι | rhyesthai | RYOO-ay-sthay |
| unjust | ἀδίκους | adikous | ah-THEE-koos |
| the and unto the | δὲ | de | thay |
| day of | εἰς | eis | ees |
| judgment | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | ay-MAY-rahn |
| to be | κρίσεως | kriseōs | KREE-say-ose |
| to punished: | κολαζομένους | kolazomenous | koh-la-zoh-MAY-noos |
| reserve | τηρεῖν | tērein | tay-REEN |