There is life in the path of righteousness, and in its path there is no death. ,
2 Peter 2:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For never to have obtained a [full, personal] knowledge of the way of righteousness would have been better for them than, having obtained [such knowledge], to turn back from the holy commandment which was [verbally] delivered to them. American Standard Version (1901) For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them. Common English Bible It would be better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having come to know it, to turn back from the holy commandment entrusted to them. Catholic Public Domain Version For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of justice than, after acknowledging it, to turn away from that holy commandment which was handed on to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For it had been better for them not to have known the way of justice, than after they have known it, to turn back from that holy commandment which was delivered to them. |
There is life in the path of righteousness, and in its path there is no death. ,
Grey hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the ways of righteousness.
But when a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, committing the same detestable acts that the wicked do, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. He will die because of the treachery he has engaged in and the sin he has committed.
And I saw that she had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.
Now if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, and I put a stumbling block in front of him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die because of his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
When I tell the righteous person that he will surely live, but he trusts in his righteousness and acts unjustly, then none of his righteousness will be remembered, and he will die because of the injustice he has committed.
and those who turn back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or enquire of him.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.
And that servant who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now they have no excuse for their sin.
‘If you were blind,’ Jesus told them, ‘you wouldn’t have sin. But now that you say, “We see,” your sin remains.
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.
Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ.
to keep this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if we deliberately go on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,
so that you recall the words previously spoken by the holy prophets and the command of our Lord and Saviour given through your apostles.
Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.