2 Peter 2:20

For if, after having escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, men are again entangled in them and overpowered, their last state is become worse than their first.

2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied to you by the God and Father of Jesus our Lord.

2 Peter 2:18

For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they entangle, by their lasciviousness, in the lusts of the flesh, those who are just about to escape from the men that live in misconduct.

Hebrews 10:26-27

For if we sin wilfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains any other sacrifice for sins,

Matthew 12:43-45

"Whenever an unclean spirit leaves a man, it wanders through waterless places, seeking rest but finding none.

Luke 11:24-26

"Whenever a foul spirit is gone out of a man, it roams through waterless places, in search of rest; but when it can find none, it says, 'I will go back to the house which I have left.'

Philippians 3:19

Their end is destruction, their belly is their god, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are set on earthly things.

Hebrews 6:4-8

For in the case of those who have been once for all enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift,

2 Peter 1:4

By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Through

The latter

Bible References

Escaped

2 Peter 2:18
For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they entangle, by their lasciviousness, in the lusts of the flesh, those who are just about to escape from the men that live in misconduct.
2 Peter 1:4
By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Through

2 Peter 1:2
Grace and peace be multiplied to you by the God and Father of Jesus our Lord.

The latter

Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their belly is their god, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are set on earthly things.

General references

Matthew 7:27
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
Luke 14:30
"'This fellow began to build and could not finish.'
Luke 17:32
"Remember Lot's wife!
1 Timothy 5:15
For already some widows have gone astray after Satan.