2 Peter 2:21 - 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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769For 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionFor 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. See the chapterCommon English BibleIt 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionFor 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. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionFor 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. See the chapter |