2 Peter 2:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
σωτήρ
Savior
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σωτήρ
Saviour, deliverer, preserver. Soter. We are waiting for our Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. He is coming. The one who saved you from sin is coming to complete your salvation.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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πρῶτος
first.
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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γίνομαι
has become
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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πάλιν
again
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πάλιν
Again, once more, anew. Palin. Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say rejoice. Some commands are worth repeating. Joy is always appropriate for those who know God.
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ἐπίγνωσις
the] knowledge
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ἐπίγνωσις
Knowledge, full recognition. Epignosis. The knowledge of God. Epignosis is deeper than gnosis. It is experiential intimate knowing not just information about God.
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οὗτος
in these
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ἔσχατος
last state
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ἔσχατος
Last, final. I am the first and the last. Jesus holds both ends of time. Nothing catches Him by surprise and nothing is beyond His reach.
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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χείρων
worse
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χείρων
from an obsolete equivalent (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally)
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ἡττάω
they are subdued,
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ἡττάω
to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to rate lower
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ἐμπλέκω
having been entangled
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ἐμπλέκω
to entwine, i.e. (figuratively) involve with
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μίασμα
pollutions
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μίασμα
(morally) foulness (properly, the effect)
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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