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2 Peter 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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 2:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 2:2027 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἀποφυγόντεςapophygontes
having escapedverbG668
τὰta
thearticleG3588
μιάσματαmiasmata
pollutionsnounG3393
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
ἐνen
throughprepositionG1722
ἐπιγνώσειepignōsei
the knowledgenounG1922
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σωτῆροςsōtēros
SaviornounG4990
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ΧριστοῦChristou
ChristnounG5547
τούτοιςtoutois
in thesedemonstrativeG3778
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πάλινpalin
againadverbG3825
ἐμπλακέντεςemplakentes
of usverbG3165
ἡττῶνταιhēttōntai
having been entangledverbG1707
γέγονενgegonen
has becomeverbG1096
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἔσχαταeschata
last stateadjectiveG2078
χείροναcheirona
worseadjectiveG5501
τῶνtōn
than thearticleG3588
πρώτωνprōtōn
firstadjectiveG4413
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Peter 2:20

Differently to be admonished are those who lament their transgressions, and yet forsake them not, and those who forsake them, and yet lament them not. For those who lament their transgressions and yet forsake them not are to be admonished to learn to consider anxiously that they cleanse themselves in vain by their weeping, if they wickedly defile themselves in their living, seeing that the end for which they wash themselves in tears is that, when clean, they may return to…

Gregory the Great · 6th century · Pastoral Rule, Part III, Chapter 30
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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