2 पतरस 2:4
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;
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
Study Note
The reference to God not sparing 'the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell' — using 'Tartaros' (tartarōsas), the Greek underworld's deepest abyss — is the New Testament's most explicit use of a Greek mythological term for the realm of divine punishment of fallen spiritual beings. The allusion to the Watcher tradition of 1 Enoch 6-19, where angelic beings transgressed their boundaries by relations with human women (Genesis 6:1-4), gives the verse its historical background in Jewish apocalyptic literature, demonstrating that 2 Peter employs extra-canonical tradition as illustrative material. The argument structure (three historical examples of judgment: angels, flood, Sodom) follows the rabbinic 'three witnesses establish a principle' pattern, showing divine judgment to be consistent across all domains of rebellion. Jude 6 parallels this verse closely, confirming a shared tradition and raising important questions about literary dependence.
अन्य अनुवाद
For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast <FI>them<Fi> down to Tartarus, did deliver <FI>them<Fi> to judgment, having been reserved,
For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged;
क्रॉस संदर्भ
The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that …
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to …
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, …
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, …
And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, …
And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and …
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou …
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared …