2 Peter 2:21

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2 Peter 2:21

For it would have been better for them not to have [personally] known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to have turned back from the holy commandment [verbally] handed on to them.

Ezekiel 18:24

“But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits sin and acts in accordance with all the repulsive things that the wicked man does, will he live? All of his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered because of the treachery that he has committed and for his sin which he has committed; for them he shall die.

Luke 12:47

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

Romans 7:12

So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

Hebrews 6:4-6

For [it is impossible to restore to repentance] those who have once been enlightened [spiritually] and who have tasted and consciously experienced the heavenly gift and have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Psalm 36:3-4

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Psalm 125:5

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God],
The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil.
Peace be upon Israel.

Proverbs 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death [but immortality—eternal life].

Proverbs 16:31

The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

Ezekiel 3:20

Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness (right standing with God) and sins, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered; but you will be responsible for his blood.

Ezekiel 23:13

I saw that she had defiled herself; they both behaved the same way.

Zephaniah 1:6

And those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have not sought the Lord [as their most important need] or inquired of Him.”

Matthew 11:23-24

And you, Capernaum, are you to be exalted to heaven [for your apathy and unresponsiveness]? You will descend to Hades (the realm of the dead); for if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you [walking] in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even change your mind afterward and believe him [accepting what he proclaimed to you].

John 9:41

Jesus said to them, “If you were blind [to spiritual things], you would have no sin [and would not be blamed for your unbelief]; but since you claim to have [spiritual] sight, [you have no excuse so] your sin and guilt remain.

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For you know what commandments and precepts we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

James 4:17

So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.

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Summary

2 Peter 2:21

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

It had

The way

Proverbs 12:28

Proverbs 16:31

Matthew 21:32

To turn

Holy

Romans 7:12

1 Thessalonians 4:2

General references

Bible References

It had

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

The way

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death [but immortality—eternal life].

The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

To turn

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God],
The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil.
Peace be upon Israel.

I saw that she had defiled herself; they both behaved the same way.

And those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have not sought the Lord [as their most important need] or inquired of Him.”

Holy

So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

For you know what commandments and precepts we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

General references

Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there!

So they said one to another, “Let us appoint a [new] leader and return to Egypt.”

However, you are not to eat any of these [animals] among those which chew the cud, or among those that divide the hoof in two: the camel, the hare and the shaphan, for though they chew the cud, they do not split the hoof; they are unclean for you.

But afterward they backed out [of the covenant] and made the male servants and the female servants whom they had set free return [to them], and brought the male servants and the female servants again into servitude.

When the righteous turns back from his righteousness and commits injustice, he will also die because of it.

And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall.”

saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’

Remember [what happened to] Lot’s wife [when she looked back]!

Some [widows] have already turned away [from the faith] to follow Satan.