2 Peter 2:21

He ko e meʻa ʻe lelei kiate kinautolu ʻoka ne ʻikai te nau ʻilo ʻae hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, ka ʻi heʻenau ʻilo ia, pea toe tafoki mei he fekau māʻoniʻoni naʻe tuku kiate kinautolu.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20He kapau ko eni, kuo hili ʻenau hao mei he ngaahi ʻuli ʻo māmani ʻi he ʻiloʻi ʻae ʻEiki mo e Fakamoʻui ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻe toe fihituʻu ai, mo ikuna ʻakinautolu, pea ʻe kovi lahi ʻae ngataʻanga kiate kinautolu ʻi he kamataʻanga.

22Ka kuo hoko kiate kinautolu ʻo hangē ko e fakatātā moʻoni, “Kuo toe foki ʻae kulī ki heʻene lua ʻaʻana;” mo e “Sinamanu naʻe kaukau ki heʻene fetafokifokiaki ʻi he pelepela.”

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Cross References

Psalms 125:5Ka ko kinautolu ʻoku nau afe ki honau ngaahi hala pikopiko, ʻe tataki atu ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova fakataha mo e kakai fai kovi: ka ʻe hoko ʻae melino ki ʻIsileli.

Proverbs 16:31Ko e ʻuluhinā ko e tatā ia ʻoe ongoongolelei, ʻo ʻilo ia ʻi he hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni.

Ezekiel 18:24Ka ʻi he liliu ʻae māʻoniʻoni mei heʻene māʻoniʻoni mo ne fai angahala, pea ne fai ʻo tatau mo e fakalielia kotoa pē ʻaia ʻoku fai ʻe he tangata angahala, ʻe moʻui ia? Ko ʻene māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē ʻaia kuo ne fai, ʻe ʻikai ha lau ki ai: ʻi he fai kovi kuo ne fai, mo e angahala, kuo ne angahala ai, ʻe mate pe ia ʻi ai.

Zephaniah 1:6Pea mo kinautolu kuo ʻikai ke kumi kia Sihova, pe fehuʻi kiate ia.”

Matthew 21:32He naʻe haʻu ʻa Sione kiate kimoutolu ʻi he hala ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, pea naʻe ʻikai te mou tui kiate ia: ka naʻe tui kiate ia ʻae kau tānaki tukuhau mo e kau faʻa feʻauaki: pea hili hoʻomou mamata ki ai, naʻe ʻikai te mou fakatomala ai, ke mou tui kiate ia.”

John 9:41Pea pehē ʻe Sisu kiate kinautolu, “Ka ne kui ʻakimoutolu, pehē, ʻe ʻikai haʻamou angahala ka ko eni ʻoku mou pehē, ʻOku mau ʻā ko ia ʻoku maʻu pe hoʻomou angahala.”

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