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II Peter 2:Verse 21

KJV
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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.

Ezekiel 18:24Ezekiel 18:24James 4:17James 4:17Hebrews 6:4
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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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.

American Standard Version
ASV

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.

American King James Version
AKJV

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 to them.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

For it would have been better for them to have had no knowledge of the way of righteousness, than to go back again from the holy law which was given to them, after having knowledge of it.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged it , to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Darby Translation
Darby

For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known [it] to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Webster Bible
Webster

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 to them.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

For it had bene better for them, not to haue acknowledged the way of righteousnes, then after they haue acknowledged it, to turne from the holy commandement giuen vnto them.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

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.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

For, better, had it been for them—not to have obtained a personal knowledge of the way of righteousness, than, having obtained such knowledge, to turn back out of the holy commandment delivered unto them.

Literal Translation
LITV

For it was better for them not to have fully known the way of righteousness, than fully knowing to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Modern King James
MKJV

For it would have been better for them not to have fully known the way of righteousness, than fully knowing it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Updated King James
UKJV

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.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

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.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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 to them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

For it was betere to hem to not knowe the weie of riytwisnesse, than to turne ayen aftir the knowyng, fro that hooli maundement that was bitakun to hem.

Noyes Translation (1869)
Noyes

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Anderson New Testament
Anderson

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Twentieth Century NT
TCNT

It would, indeed, have been better for them not to have known the Way of Righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn away from the holy Command delivered to them.

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Ezekiel 18:24Ezekiel 18:24James 4:17James 4:17Hebrews 6:4Hebrews 6:6Hebrews 6:4Hebrews 6:6Ezekiel 3:20Ezekiel 3:20
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