2 Peter 2:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged `it', to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 18:24 : 24 And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, According to all the abominations That the wicked hath done, he doth -- thus he liveth, All his righteousnesses that he hath done are not remembered, For his trespass that he hath trespassed, And for his sin that he hath sinned, For them he doth die.
  • Luke 12:47 : 47 `And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,
  • Heb 6:4-6 : 4 for `it is' impossible for those once enlightened, having tasted also of the heavenly gift, and partakers having became of the Holy Spirit, 5 and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age, 6 and having fallen away, again to renew `them' to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
  • Jas 4:17 : 17 to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.
  • Ezek 3:20 : 20 `And in the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, and he hath done perversity, and I have put a stumbling-block before him, he dieth; because thou hast not warned him, in his sin he dieth, and not remembered is his righteousness that he hath done, and his blood from thy hand I require.
  • John 9:41 : 41 Jesus said to them, `If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say -- We see, therefore doth your sin remain.
  • John 15:22 : 22 if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.
  • Zeph 1:6 : 6 And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.
  • Rom 7:12 : 12 so that the law, indeed, `is' holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.
  • 1 Thess 4:2 : 2 for ye have known what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus,
  • Matt 11:23-24 : 23 `And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day; 24 but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'
  • Matt 21:32 : 32 for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.
  • Ezek 23:13 : 13 And I see that she hath been defiled, One way `is' to them both.
  • Ps 36:3-4 : 3 The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good. 4 Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'
  • Ps 125:5 : 5 As to those turning `to' their crooked ways, Jehovah causeth them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!
  • Prov 12:28 : 28 In the path of righteousness `is' life, And in the way of `that' path `is' no death!
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 A crown of beauty `are' grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

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    18for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

    19liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

    20for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,

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    22and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'

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    27Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

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    16God they profess to know, and in the works they deny `Him', being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

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    6and having fallen away, again to renew `them' to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

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    14having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,

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    9and now, having known God -- and rather being known by God -- how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

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    17to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

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    13Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

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    17Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness,

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    10and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;

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    6from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

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    12having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away,

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    7always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,

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    2and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

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    28And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

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    9but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

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    2it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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    32For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

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    21and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they `are' vain,

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    18In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity -- he dieth for it.

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    21because, having known God they did not glorify `Him' as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

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    19who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

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    29Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

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    4for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

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    13and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

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    19Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing `Is' thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.

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    26In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, And he is dying by them, for his perversity That he hath done he dieth.

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    10and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,