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2 Peter 2:22
Lexham English Bible
2 Peter 2:22
Lexham English Bible
22 The statement of the true proverb has happened to them, “A dog returns to its own vomit,”[a] and “A sow, after[b] washing herself, returns[c] to wallowing in the mud.”[d]
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- 2 Peter 2:22 A paraphrased quotation from Prov 26:11
- 2 Peter 2:22 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“washing herself”) which is understood as temporal
- 2 Peter 2:22 The verb “returns” is not in the Greek text, but is an understood repetition from the previous clause
- 2 Peter 2:22 The source of this quotation is uncertain
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