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2 Peter 2:21

It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

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2 Peter 2:21 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ezekiel 18:24 (28 votes) and Hebrews 6:4–6 (21 votes). 69 other verses point back to it. It links with 31 other books, from Genesis 24 to Jude 1.

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Which verses does 2 Peter 2:21 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Ezekiel 18:2428 votes

    But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

  2. Hebrews 6:4–621 votes

    It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— …

  3. James 4:1720 votes

    Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

  4. Ezekiel 3:2018 votes

    Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

  5. Luke 12:4714 votes

    That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

  6. John 15:2211 votes

    If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

  7. John 9:419 votes

    “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

  8. 1 Thessalonians 4:29 votes

    For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

  9. Zephaniah 1:67 votes

    and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

  10. Proverbs 16:315 votes

    Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

  11. Matthew 21:325 votes
  12. Psalm 36:3–44 votes
  13. Romans 7:124 votes
  14. Psalm 125:53 votes
  15. Proverbs 12:283 votes
  16. Ezekiel 23:133 votes
  17. Matthew 11:23–241 vote

Which verses point to 2 Peter 2:21?

The 10 strongest of 69.