2 Peter 2:20

HCSB

2 Peter 2:20

Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first.

New American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

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.

International Standard Version

For if, after escaping the world's corruptions through a full knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah, they are again entangled and conquered by those corruptions, then their last condition is worse than their former one.

A Conservative Version

For if, having escaped the defilements of the world by knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and, having been again entangled in these, they are overcome, the last things have become worse for them than the first.

American Standard Version

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first.

Amplified

For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world by [personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition has become worse for them than the first.

An Understandable Version

For if people who have escaped from the defiling practices of the world by coming to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, become tangled up in them again, and are overcome by them, these people are worse off than before they were converted.

Anderson New Testament

For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these, and overcome by them, the last state of such is worse than the first.

Bible in Basic English

For if, after they have got free from the unclean things of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again taken in the net and overcome, their last condition is worse than their first.

Common New Testament

Daniel Mace New Testament

As for those who have renounc'd the pollutions of the world, by their owning Jesus Christ for their Lord and saviour, if they are prevail'd upon to be entangled therein again, their last state is worse than the first.

Darby Translation

For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, again entangled, they are subdued by these, their last state is worse than the first.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

Now, if, having fled away from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and being again entangled, they are overcome by them; their last condition is worse than the first.

Godbey New Testament

For if having escaped the pollutions of the world through the perfect knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and having again become entangled in these things, they are overcome, the last state has to them become worse than the first.

Goodspeed New Testament

For if after men have escaped the corrupting influences of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are overcome by them, their final condition is worse than their former one.

John Wesley New Testament

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world, thro the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again intangled therein and overcome, their last state is worse then the first.

Julia Smith Translation

For if having escaped the pollutions of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and again entangling with these, they be conquered, the last things have been to them worse than the first.

King James 2000

For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For if, [after they] have escaped from the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and they are again entangled in these [things] [and] succumb to [them], the last [state] has become worse for them than the first.

Modern King James verseion

For if they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the full knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and are again entangled, they have been overcome by these, their last things are worse than the first.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning.

Moffatt New Testament

After escaping the pollutions of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, if they get entangled and overpowered again, the last state is worse for them than the first.

Montgomery New Testament

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.

NET Bible

For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.

New Heart English Bible

For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

Noyes New Testament

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 last state is worse with them than the first.

Sawyer New Testament

For if having escaped the defilements of the world by a knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled and overcome by them, the last state of those persons is worse than the first.

The Emphasized Bible

For, if, having escaped from the defilements of the world by a personal knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but, by the same having again become entangled, they are defeated, the, last, state hath become, for them, worse than, the first;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For if having escaped from the defilements of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again enveloped by them and overcome, their last deeds are worse than the first.

Twentieth Century New Testament

If, after having escaped the polluting influences of the world, through knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, men are again entangled in them, and give way to them, their last state has become worse than their first.

Webster

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

Weymouth New Testament

For if, after escaping from the pollutions of the world through a full knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, people are once more entangled in these pollutions and are overcome, their last state has become worse than their first.

Williams New Testament

For if, after men have escaped the corrupting ways of the world through a full knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are conquered by them, then their last condition is worse than their former one.

World English Bible

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.

Worrell New Testament

For if, after having escaped the defilements of the world in a full knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but, having again become entangled with these, they are overcome, the last state has become worse with them than the first.

Worsley New Testament

For if, after they had escaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled and vanquished by them, their last state is worse than the first;

Youngs Literal Translation

for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,

Themes

Apostasy » Guilt and punishment of

Apostates » Guilt and punishment of

Backsliding » Results of » Divine displeasure

Folly » Who returns to their folly

Sin » Increment of » Illustrated in the life of backsliders

Sin » Progressive » Illustrated in the life of backsliders

Sins » Increment » Illustrated in the life of backsliders

teaching » False teachers

Temptation » Yielding to temptation » The lure of ambition

Yielding to temptation » The lure of ambition

Topics

Beginning

defeat

Hell, As Incentive To Action

Corruption, Solution

Deterioration

Yielding To Temptation

Knowing Christ Personally

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

For

G1063

γάρ
Gar

for, , not tr

Usage: 825

G1487

εἰ
Ei

if, whether, that, not tr,

Usage: 218

after they have escaped

G668

ἀποφεύγω
Apopheugo

escape, escape from

Usage: 3

the pollutions

G3393

μίασμα
Miasma

pollution

Usage: 1

of the world

G2889

κόσμος
Kosmos

world, adorning

Usage: 109

through

G1722

ἐν
En

in, by, with, among, at, on, through,

Usage: 2128

the knowledge

G1922

ἐπίγνωσις
Epignosis

knowledge, acknowledging, acknowledgement

Usage: 20

of the Lord

G2962

κύριος
Kurios

Lord, lord, master, sir, Sir,

Usage: 643

and

G2532

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and

Usage: 0

Saviour

G4990

σωτήρ
Soter

Saviour

Usage: 24

Jesus

G2424

Ἰησοῦς
Iesous

Jesus, Jesus , Jesus

Usage: 969

Christ

G5547

Χριστός
christos

Christ

Usage: 557

they are

G1707

ἐμπλέκω
Empleko

entangle self with, entangle therein

Usage: 2

again

G3825

πάλιν
Palin

again

Usage: 120

entangled

G1707

ἐμπλέκω
Empleko

entangle self with, entangle therein

Usage: 2

therein

G5125

τούτοις
Toutois

these, these things, this, such, them, therein, therewith, those, therewith Trans, not tr

Usage: 17

and overcome

G2274

ἡττάω
hettao

overcome, be inferior

Usage: 3

the latter end

G2078

ἔσχατος
Eschatos

last, lowest, uttermost, last state, ends, latter end

Usage: 24

G1096

γίνομαι
Ginomai

be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done

Usage: 531

worse

G5501

χείρων
Cheiron

worse, sorer, worse Trans , worse and worse 99 , a worse thing

Usage: 6

with them

G846

him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,

Usage: 0

References

Fausets

Peter, The Epistles of

Boar

Hastings

Peter, Second Epistle of

Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 2:20

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Verse Info

Bible Rank: 3309
2 Peter Rank: 34
15 Topics
10 Themes
10 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
7 Phrases
3 Names
3 References
2 Prayers

Context Readings

The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers

¹⁹ They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them. ²⁰ For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first. ²¹ For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.