2 Peter 2:20

20 For if, after they have 1escaped the defilements of the world by 2the knowledge of the 3Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again 4entangled in them and are overcome, 5the last state has become worse for them than the first.

2 Peter 2:20 In-Context

18 For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,
19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.
20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
21 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.
22 It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT," and, "A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire."

Cross References 5

  • 1. 2 Peter 2:18
  • 2. 2 Peter 1:2
  • 3. 2 Peter 1:11; 2 Peter 3:18
  • 4. 2 Timothy 2:4
  • 5. Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26
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