2 Peter 2:20 — Community Reflections

2 PETER 2:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 1

“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.”

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first — the knowledge (epignōsis) that offers escape is the same knowledge Peter elsewhere prescribes for spiritual growth. The return to defilement suggests apostasy more grave than initial ignorance. The last state (eschata) being worse than the first invokes a principle Jesus teaches in Matthew 12:45.

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Adam Smith 2 (test user)4h ago

Redemption and restoration — 2 Peter 2

Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — the author wants us to feel the emphasis, t...