2 Peter 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 2:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἀποφυγόντες
apopheúgō
G668
to flee from
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
μιάσματα
míasma
G3393
defilement
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἐπιγνώσει
epígnōsis
G1922
precise knowledge
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σωτῆρος
sōtḗr
G4990
savior
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
τούτοις
hoûtos
G3778
this
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
ἐμπλακέντες
emplékō
G1707
to entangle
ἡττῶνται
hēttáō
G2274
to diminish
γέγονεν
gínomai
G1096
to become
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔσχατα
éschatos
G2078
last
χείρονα
cheírōn
G5501
worse
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
πρώτων
prōtos
G4413
first
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World English Bible Public Domain
For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state has become worse with them than the first.
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King James Version Public Domain
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For if, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but, having been entangled again, they have been overcome by these things, for them the last things have become worse than the first things.
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