⁵ I want to remind you of some things that you already know: Remember that the Lord^[a] saved his people by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. But later the Lord destroyed all those who did not believe. ⁶ And remember the angels who had power but did not keep it. They left their own home. So the Lord has kept these angels in darkness. They are bound with everlasting chains, to be judged on the great day. ⁷ Also remember the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah^[b] and the other towns around them. They acted as the angels who did not obey God. Their towns were full of sexual sin and men having physical relations with men. They suffer the punishment of eternal fire, as an example for all to see.