2 Peter 2:20
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.2 Peter 2:20 in the real world
Who
In what words
- μίασμαmíasma(morally) foulness (properly, the effect)
- ἐμπλέκωemplékōto entwine, i.e. (figuratively) involve with
- ἡττάωhēttáōto make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to rate lower
- ἀποφεύγωapopheúgō(figuratively) to escape
- χείρωνcheírōnfrom an obsolete equivalent (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically
- ἐπίγνωσιςepígnōsisrecognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement
- τούτοιςtoútoisto (for, in, with or by) these (persons or things)
- σωτήρsōtḗra deliverer, i.e. God or Christ
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Heb 10:26–27, Heb 6:4–8, Php 3:19, Luk 11:24–26, Deu 32:29, Mat 12:43–45, 2Pe 1:4, 2Pe 2:18