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.
Escaped
Through
The latter
General references
Bible References
Escaped
2 Peter 2:18
By talking arrogant futilities they beguile with the sensual lure of fleshly passion those who are just escaping from the company of misconduct ??19 promising them freedom, when they are themselves enslaved to corruption (for a man is the slave of whatever overpowers him).
Through
2 Peter 1:2
grace and peace be multiplied to you by the knowledge of our Lord.
The latter
Philippians 3:19
Destruction is their fate, the belly is their god, they glory in their shame, these men of earthly mind!
General references
Matthew 7:27
The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, and down it fell ??with a mighty crash."
Luke 14:30
saying, 'This fellow started to build but he could not finish it.'
Luke 17:32
(remember Lot's wife).
1 Timothy 5:15
As it is, some widows have already turned after Satan. ??16 Any believer, man or woman, who has widowed relatives, must give them relief; the church is not to be burdened with them; she has to relieve the widows who really need relief.