2 Peter 2:4 meaning and explanation

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

2 Peter 2:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter is warning his readers about false teachers, and in verse 4 he reaches back to Scripture for the first of three examples of God's judgment. The Greek word rendered "hell" is tartaroo, used only here in the New Testament, naming the place where these sinning angels are confined.

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