彼得后书 2:21
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.
Context
This verse from 彼得后书 Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. 从前百姓中有假先知，现在也有假教师，将暗昧的异端引入，连买他们的主他们也不承认。神没有宽容犯罪的天使，也没有宽容古时的世代，乃是保全了传义道的诺亚。这些假教师许人以自由，自己却作败坏的奴仆。
其他译本
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.
for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged <FI>it<Fi> , to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,
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.
交叉参考
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