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2 Peter 2:22 — King James Version← Study notes

But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.


2 Peter 2:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 2:2218 words
GreekMeaning
συμβέβηκενsymbebēken
Has happenedverbG4819
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
τὸto
the thingarticleG3588
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἀληθοῦςalēthous
trueadjectiveG227
παροιμίαςparoimias
proverbnounG3942
ΚύωνKyōn
A dognounG2965
ἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsas
having returnedverbG1994
ἐπὶepi
toprepositionG1909
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἴδιονidion
its ownadjectiveG2398
ἐξέραμαexerama
vomitnounG1829
καίkai
andwordG2532
ὟςHys
A sownounG5300
λουσαμένηlousamenē
having washedverbG3068
εἰςeis
to herprepositionG1519
κυλισμὸνkylismon
in the mirenounG1004
βορβόρουborborou
mirenounG1004
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Peter 2:22

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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Sarah KoenigNote3mo ago
The Pig to Its Mud
I'm in recovery, and my sponsor read this verse to me: 'A dog returns to its vomit, and a sow that is washed returns to her mud.' I was not amused. But it was accurate. I'd quit drinking multiple tim...
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo ago
Trusting God's timing - 2 Peter 2
It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every c...
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