2 Peter 2:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Yes, it would be better for them to have never known the right way. That would be better than to know the right way and then to turn away from the holy teaching that was given to them.

Cross References

Ezekiel 18:24

“Now, maybe good people might stop being good. They might change their lives and begin to do all the terrible things that evil people have done in the past. (The evil people changed, so they can live.) So if those good people change and become bad, God will not remember all the good things they did. He will remember that they turned against him and began to sin. So they will die because of their sin.

James 4:17

If you fail to do what you know is right, you are sinning.

Ezekiel 3:20

“If good people stop being good and begin to do evil, and I send something that makes them stumble and sin, they will die because they sinned. But since you did not warn them and remind them of the good things they had done, I will make you responsible for their death.

Luke 12:47

“That servant knew what his master wanted him to do. But he did not make himself ready or try to do what his master wanted. So that servant will be punished very much!

John 15:22

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

1 Thessalonians 4:2

You know all that we told you to do by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

John 9:41

Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But you say that you see, so you are still guilty.”

Zephaniah 1:6

They have turned away from me, the Lord. They have stopped following me. They no longer ask me, the Lord, for help.”

Matthew 21:32

John came showing you the right way to live, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes believed John. You saw that happening, but you would not change. You still refused to believe him.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a crown of glory on people who have lived good lives. It is earned by living right.

Romans 7:12

Now the law is holy, and the command is holy and right and good.

Ezekiel 23:13

I saw that both women were going to ruin their lives with the same mistakes.

Proverbs 12:28

Along the path of goodness there is life; that is the way to live forever.

Psalm 125:5

But, Lord, when you punish those who do evil, also punish those who have stopped following your way. Let Israel always enjoy peace!

Psalm 85:8

I heard what the Lord God said. He said there would be peace for his people and his loyal followers. So they must not go back to their foolish way of living.

Ezekiel 33:13

“Maybe I will tell good people that they will live. But maybe those good people will begin to think that the good things they did in the past will save them. So they might begin to do bad things, but I will not remember the good things they did in the past! No, they will die because of the bad things they begin to do.

Galatians 6:2

Help each other with your troubles. When you do this, you are obeying the law of Christ.

1 Timothy 6:14

Do what you were commanded to do without fault or blame until the time when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

Hebrews 10:26

If we decide to continue sinning after we have learned the truth, then there is no other sacrifice that will take away sins.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words that the holy prophets spoke in the past. And remember the command that our Lord and Savior gave us. He gave us that command through your apostles.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, I wanted very much to write to you about the salvation we all share together. But I felt the need to write to you about something else: I want to encourage you to fight hard for the faith that God gave his holy people. God gave this faith once, and it is good for all time.