For 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.
GNV
2 Peter 2:20
For if they, after they haue escaped from the filthinesse of the world, through the acknowledging of the Lord, and of the Sauiour Iesus Christ, are yet tangled againe therein, and ouercome, the latter ende is worse with them then the beginning.
Parallel Translations
For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
Cross References
Hebrews 10:26–27Hebrews 6:4–8Philippians 3:19Luke 11:24–26Deuteronomy 32:29Matthew 12:43–452 Peter 1:4Numbers 24:202 Peter 2:182 Peter 1:2
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