Verse 4
2 Peter 2:4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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For if God (Elohim) spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment:
Original Language Text
greek
Εἰ γὰρ ὁ θεὸς ἀγγέλων ἁμαρτησάντων οὐκ ἐφείσατο, ἀλλὰ ⸀σειραῖς ζόφου ταρταρώσας παρέδωκεν εἰς κρίσιν τηρουμένους,
English Translation
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them into chains of darkness, delivering them to judgment,
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Chapter 2 Context
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But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be among you lying teachers...
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And many shall follow their riotousnesses, through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
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And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now o...
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For if God (Elohim) spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ro...
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And spared not the original world, but preserved Noe, the eighth person, the preacher of justice, br...
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And reducing the cities of the Sodomites, and of the Gomorrhites, into ashes, condemned them to be o...
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And delivered just Lot, oppressed by the injustice and lewd conversation of the wicked.
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For in sight and hearing he was just: dwelling among them, who from day to day vexed the just soul w...
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The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of...
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And especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government, aud...
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Whereas angels who are greater in strength and power, bring not against themselves a railing judgmen...
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But these men, as irrational beasts, naturally tending to the snare and to destruction, blaspheming...
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Receiving the reward of their injustice, counting for a pleasure the delights of a day: stains and s...
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Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls, having their hear...
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Leaving the right way they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam of Bosor, who loved t...
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But had a check of his madness, the dumb beast used to the yoke, which speaking with man's voice, fo...
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These are fountains without water, and clouds tossed with whirlwinds, to whom the mist of darkness i...
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For, speaking proud words of vanity, they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness, those who fo...
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Promising them liberty, whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom a man is o...
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For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Yashu...
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For it had been better for them not to have known the way of justice, than after they have known it,...
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For, that of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog is returned to his vomit: and, The sow t...
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