For Ihon came unto you, in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans and the whores believed him. But ye (though ye saw it) yet were not moved with repentance, that ye might afterward have believed him.
2 Peter 2:21 - William Tyndale New Testament 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 given unto 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. |
For Ihon came unto you, in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans and the whores believed him. But ye (though ye saw it) yet were not moved with repentance, that ye might afterward have believed him.
¶ The servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they should have no sin: but now have they nothing to cloak their sin withall.
Iesus said unto them, if ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say we see, therefore your sin remaineth.
Ye remember what commandments we gave you in the name of our Lord Iesu.
that thou keep the commandment without spot, so that no man find fault with thee, until the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ,
¶ For if we sin willingly after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins:
Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doth it not, it is sin.
to call to remembrance the words which were told before of the holy prophets, and also the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and saviour.
¶ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common health: it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should continually labour in the faith, which was once given unto the saints.