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2 Peter 2:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Here's the thing — if someone breaks free from all the toxic stuff in this world by getting to know Jesus, but then gets pulled right back into that same mess and lets it take over again, they end up in a worse place than where they started.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Getting free just to go back to what was hurting you leaves you worse off than before.

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