Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
knoweth how—He is at no loss for means, even when men see no escape.
out of—not actually from.
temptations—trials.
to be punished—Greek, "being punished": as the fallen angels (II Peter 2:4), actually under sentence, and awaiting its final execution. Sin is already its own penalty; hell will be its full development.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Peter 2:9:
Nahum 1:2
1 Corinthians 10:13
2 Timothy 4:17
2 Peter 2:1
2 Peter 2:4
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