2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
研读注释
Study Note
'The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment' — the verse draws the positive and negative conclusions from the examples of Noah and Lot (2 Peter 2:5–8) to articulate a general principle of divine governance. The 'knows how' (oiden kyrios) implies not only divine capacity but divine wisdom in timing rescue — God's deliverance is not merely possible but discerningly enacted. The preservation of the unrighteous 'under punishment until judgment' (kolazomenous terein) raises questions about interim punishment between death and final judgment, a topic addressed differently in various New Testament texts. The verse offers pastoral encouragement to communities experiencing persecution by locating their suffering within a divine pattern of judgment-and-rescue visible throughout sacred history.
其他译本
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;
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 is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
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