2 Peter 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;”

2 Peter 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Peter 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Peter 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,”

2 Peter 2:5 — World English Bible

2 Peter 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; ”

2 Peter 2:5 — American Standard Version

2 Peter 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,”

2 Peter 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Peter 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and spared not [the] old world, but preserved Noe, [the] eighth, a preacher of righteousness, having brought in [the] flood upon [the] world of [the] ungodly; ”

2 Peter 2:5 — Darby Translation

2 Peter 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neither hath spared the olde worlde, but saued Noe the eight person a preacher of righteousnesse, and brought in the flood vpon the world of the vngodly,”

2 Peter 2:5 — Geneva Bible

2 Peter 2:5 in Context — 2 Peter 2

3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

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;

5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

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What Does 2 Peter 2:5 Mean?

2 Peter 2:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Peter chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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