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# Connecting Statement:
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Peter gives examples of those who acted against God and whom God punished because of what they did.
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# did not spare
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"did not refrain from punishing" or "punished"
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# he handed them down to Tartarus
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The word "Tartarus" is a term from Greek religion that refers to the place where evil spirits and wicked men who have died are punished. Alternate translation: "he cast them into hell" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# to be kept in chains of lower darkness
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "where he will keep them in chains of lower darkness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# in chains of lower darkness
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Possible meanings are 1) "in chains in a very dark place" or 2) "in very deep darkness that imprisons them like chains." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# until the judgment
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This refers to the day of judgment when God will judge every person.
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