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2 Peter 2:21
English Standard Version
2 Peter 2:21
English Standard Version
21 For (A)it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from (B)the holy commandment delivered to them.
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2 Peter 2:21
New International Version
2 Peter 2:21
New International Version
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(A)
2 Peter 2:22
English Standard Version
2 Peter 2:22
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22 What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The (A)dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”
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2 Peter 2:22
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2 Peter 2:22
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22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](A) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
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