⁴For if God did not spare angels when they sinned,^z but sent them to hell,^a putting them in chains of darkness^b to be held for judgment;^a ⁵if he did not spare the ancient world^b when he brought the flood on its ungodly people,^c but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;^d ⁶if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes,^e and made them an example^f of what is going to happen to the ungodly;^g ⁷and if he rescued Lot,^h a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawlessⁱ ⁸(for that righteous man,^j living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—⁹if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials^k and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.^l ¹⁰This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire^m of the flesh^c and despise authority.

Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;ⁿ ¹¹yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from^d the Lord.^o

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aGreek Tartarus
bSome manuscripts in gloomy dungeons
cIn contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.
dMany manuscripts beings in the presence of

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