2 Peter 2:21

God's Word

It would have been better for them never to have known the way of life that God approves of than to know it and turn their backs on the holy life God told them to live.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

But when people become crooked, the Lord will lead them away with troublemakers. Let there be peace in Israel!

Psalm 85:8

I want to hear what God the Lord says, because he promises peace to his people, to his godly ones. But they must not go back to their stupidity.

Proverbs 12:28

Everlasting life is on the way of righteousness. Eternal death is not along its path.

Proverbs 16:31

Silver hair is a beautiful crown found in a righteous life.

Ezekiel 18:24

“But suppose a righteous person turns away from doing right and he does evil things. He does all the disgusting things that the wicked person did. Will he live? All the right things that he has done will not be remembered because of his unfaithfulness and because of his sin. He will die because of them.

Ezekiel 23:13

I saw that she was dishonoring herself. Both sisters acted the same way.

Ezekiel 3:20

If righteous people turn from living the right way and do wrong, I will make them stumble, and they will die. If you don’t warn them, they will die because of their sin, and the right things they did will not be remembered. I will hold you responsible for their deaths.

Ezekiel 33:13

I may promise the righteous person that he will certainly live. But if he trusts in the right things that he has done and he does evil, none of the right things that he has done will be remembered. He will die because of the evil things he has done.

Zephaniah 1:6

I will remove those who have turned away from following the Lord and those who no longer seek the Lord or ask him for help.”

Matthew 21:32

John came to you and showed you the way that God wants you to live, but you didn’t believe him. The tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. But even after you had seen that, you didn’t change your minds and believe him.

Luke 12:47

“The servant who knew what his master wanted but didn’t get ready to do it will receive a hard beating.

John 15:22

If I hadn’t come and spoken to them, they wouldn’t have any sin. But now they have no excuse for their sin.

John 9:41

Jesus told them, “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be sinners. But now you say, ‘We see,’ so you continue to be sinners.

Romans 7:12

So the laws in Moses’ Teachings are holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.

Galatians 6:2

Help carry each other’s burdens. In this way you will follow Christ’s teachings.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

You know what orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

1 Timothy 6:14

I insist that, until our Lord Jesus Christ appears, you obey this command completely. Then you cannot be blamed for doing anything wrong.

Hebrews 10:26

If we go on sinning after we have learned the truth, no sacrifice can take away our sins.

James 4:17

Whoever knows what is right but doesn’t do it is sinning.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and what the Lord and Savior commanded you through your apostles.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God’s holy people once for all time.