2Pe 2:6 | NET2full | STEP | and if he turned to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah when he condemned them to destruction , having appointed them to serve as an example to future generations of the ungodly ,

‏ 2 Peter 2:6

6 and if he turned to ashes the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah when he condemned them to destruction, ^{▼▼tc Several significant witnesses omit καταστροφῇ (katastrophē, “destruction”; such as P72* B C* 442 1175 1241 1243 1739 1881 bo), but this is probably best explained as an accidental omission due to homoioarcton (the word following is κατέκρινεν [katekrinen, “he condemned”]).} ^{▼▼tn Or “ruin,” or “extinction.” The first part of this verse more literally reads “And [if] he condemned to annihilation the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, by turning them to ashes.”} ^{▼▼sn The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is detailed in Gen 18:16—19:29.} having appointed ^{▼▼tn The perfect participle τεθεικώς (tetheikōs) suggests an antecedent act. More idiomatically, the idea seems to be, “because he had already appointed them to serve as an example.”} them to serve as an example ^{▼▼tn “To serve as” is not in Greek but is implied in the object-complement construction.} to future generations of the ungodly, ^{▼▼tn Grk “an example of the things coming to the ungodly,” or perhaps “an example to the ungodly of coming [ages].”}