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# Connecting Statement:
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The words "they" and "them" refer to the false teachers Peter speaks of in verses 12-19.
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# If they have escaped the corruptions ... and are again entangled in them and overcome
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The events in this conditional statement have happened. The false teachers had at one time escaped, but they became entangled and were overcome. Alternate translation: "Since they have escaped ... and are again entangled in them and overcome"
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# the corruptions of the world
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The word "corruptions" refers to sinful behavior that makes one morally impure. The "world" refers to human society. Alternate translation: "the corrupting practices of sinful human society" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
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You can translate "knowledge" using a verbal phrase. See how you translated similar phrases in [2 Peter 1:2](../01/02.md). Alternate translation: "by knowing the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# the last state has become worse for them than the first
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"their condition is worse than it was before"
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