Word of the day: 2 Peter 2 vs 20 – The Danger of Backsliding
Caption: The Danger of Backsliding
Memorise: And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. 2 Peter 2:20 NLT
2 Peter 2:20 – NKJV – For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
2 Peter 2:20 – GNB – If people have escaped from the corrupting forces of the world through their knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and then are again caught and conquered by them, such people are in a worse state at the end than they were at the beginning.
2 Peter 2:20 – AMP – For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world by [personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition has become worse for them than the first.
2 Peter 2:20 – ESV – For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
2 Peter 2:20 – NIV – If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
Bible verse in Yoruba
2 Peteru 02:20 – Nitori lẹhin ti nwọn ba ti yọ tan kuro ninu ẽri aiye, nipa mimọ̀ Oluwa ati Olugbala wa Jesu Kristi, bi nwọn ba si tun fi ara kó o, ti a si ṣẹgun wọn, igbẹhin wọn a buru jù ti iṣaju lọ.
Key: When someone who has once denounced the knowledge of the world to follow Christ returns back his sinful nature, they become worse than they were, if he were a smoker before the level of smoking will multiply, if he were a drunkard, the drunkenness will increase and it becomes more difficult to bring such person back to Christ.
Action Cue: As we focus on bringing more people into the fold of our Lord Jesus Christ, let us also look out for one another, teaching and admonishing one another and ensuring we don’t lose a believer to the devil.
