2 Peter 2:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They would have been better off if they had never known about the right way. Even after they knew what was right, they turned their backs on the holy commandments that they were given.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

When the LORD punishes the wicked, he will punish everyone else who lives a crooked life. Pray for peace in Israel!

Psalm 85:8

I will listen to you, LORD God, because you promise peace to those who are faithful and no longer foolish.

Proverbs 12:28

Follow the road to life, and you won't be bothered by death.

Proverbs 16:31

Grey hair is a glorious crown worn by those who have lived right.

Ezekiel 18:24

But when good people start sinning and doing disgusting things, will they live? No! All their good deeds will be forgotten, and they will be put to death because of their sins.

Ezekiel 23:13

Just like her sister, she did vulgar things.

Ezekiel 3:20

Now suppose faithful people start sinning, and I decide to put stumbling blocks in their paths to make them fall. They deserve to die because of their sins. So if you refuse to warn them, I will forget about the times they were faithful, and I will hold you responsible for their death.

Ezekiel 33:13

Suppose I promise good people that they will live, then later they start sinning and believe they will be saved by the good they did in the past. These people will certainly be put to death because of their sins. Their good deeds will be forgotten.

Zephaniah 1:6

Nothing will remain of anyone who has turned away and rejected me.

Matthew 21:32

When John the Baptist showed you how to do right, you would not believe him. But these evil people did believe. And even when you saw what they did, you still would not change your minds and believe.

Luke 12:47

If servants are not ready or willing to do what their master wants them to do, they will be beaten hard.

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.

John 9:41

Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty. But now that you claim to see, you will keep on being guilty.”

Romans 7:12

Still, the Law and its commands are holy and correct and good.

Galatians 6:2

You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

Remember the instructions we gave you as followers of the Lord Jesus.

1 Timothy 6:14

Promise to obey completely and fully all that you have been told until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

Hebrews 10:26

No sacrifices can be made for people who decide to sin after they find out about the truth.

James 4:17

If you don't do what you know is right, you have sinned.

2 Peter 3:2

what God's prophets said would happen. You must never forget what the holy prophets taught in the past. And you must remember what the apostles told you our Lord and Saviour has commanded us to do.

Jude 1:3

My dear friends, I really wanted to write to you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people.