2 Peter 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 2:21 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 →
κρεῖσσον
kreîsson
G2908
better
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἐπεγνωκέναι
epiginṓskō
G1921
to know thoroughly
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὁδὸν
hodós
G3598
way
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
δικαιοσύνης
dikaiosýnē
G1343
righteousness
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ἐπιγνοῦσιν
epiginṓskō
G1921
to know thoroughly
ὑποστρέψαι
hypostréphō
G5290
to turn back
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
παραδοθείσης
paradídōmi
G3860
to deliver
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ἁγίας
hágios
G40
saint
ἐντολῆς
entolḗ
G1785
commandment
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For it was better for them not to know the way of righteousness than, having known, to turn away from the holy commandment that has been delivered to them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).