2 Peter 2:9
2 Peter 2 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read 2 Peter 2:9 in the NABRE onlineThe Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented.
Reflection
Peter is writing about a world that seems to be getting worse, not better. The promise is not that the godly will be spared but that the Lord knows how to deliver them — both the method and the timing are his.