II Peter 2:21
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Peter 2:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
It would, indeed, have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn away from the holy command delivered to them.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn es wäre ihnen besser, den Weg der Gerechtigkeit nicht erkannt zu haben, als, nachdem sie ihn erkannt haben, umzukehren von dem ihnen überlieferten heiligen Gebot.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque mejor les hubiera sido no haber conocido el camino de la justicia, que después de haberlo conocido, tornarse atrás del santo mandamiento que les fué dado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque melhor teria lhes sido se não tivessem conhecido o caminho da justiça do que, depois de conhecerem, terem se desviado do santo mandamento que havia lhes sido entregue.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Seria melhor para eles não terem conhecido o caminho da justiça, do que, conhecê-lo e darem as costas ao santo mandamento que lhes fora entregue.
📖 II Peter 2:21 in Context
19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21For 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.
22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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