2 Peter 2:20

James Moffatt - New Testament

After escaping the pollutions of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, if they get entangled and overpowered again, the last state is worse for them than the first.

Cross References

Philippians 3:19

Destruction is their fate, the belly is their god, they glory in their shame, these men of earthly mind!

2 Peter 1:4

bestowing on us thereby promises precious and supreme, that by means of them you may escape the corruption produced within the world by lust, and participate in the divine nature —

2 Peter 2:18

By talking arrogant futilities they beguile with the sensual lure of fleshly passion those who are just escaping from the company of misconduct —

2 Peter 1:2

grace and peace be multiplied to you by the knowledge of our Lord.

2 Timothy 2:4

No soldier gets entangled in civil pursuits; his aim is to satisfy his commander.

James 1:27

Pure, unsoiled religion in the judgment of God the Father means this: to care for orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself from the stain of the world.

2 Peter 1:3

Inasmuch as his power divine has bestowed on us every requisite for life and piety by the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence —

2 Peter 1:8

For as these qualities exist and increase with you, they render you active and fruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Peter 1:11

you will thus be richly furnished with the right of entry into the eternal realm of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 3:18

but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory now and to the day of eternity: Amen.