2 Peter 2:21 TSK: It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and turn their backs on the holy commandment that was committed to them.

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It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and turned away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

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it had.

Matthew 11:23, 24
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will descend to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had happened in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. . . .

Luke 12:47
That servant who knows his master's will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

John 9:41
"If you were blind, " Jesus replied, "you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains."

John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

the way.

Proverbs 12:28
There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

to turn.

Psalm 36:3, 4
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. . . .

Psalm 125:5
But those who turn aside to crooked ways, the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Ezekiel 3:20
Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

Ezekiel 18:24
But when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

Ezekiel 23:13
And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.

Zephaniah 1:6
and those who turn back from following the LORD and neither seek the LORD nor inquire of Him."

holy.

Romans 7:12
So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.

1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them.

King James Bible
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.

International Standard Version
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and turn their backs on the holy commandment that was committed to them.

NET Bible
For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than that when they knew, they would turn away afterward from the holy decree that was delivered to them.

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