Verse 21
"Them" seems to continue to refer to unsaved false teachers. This verse amplifies the last statement in 2 Peter 2:20.
It would have been better for the false teachers never to gain full knowledge of God’s commandment regarding holy behavior (the "way of righteousness") than having gained it to reject it. Turning from the light results in going into greater darkness (cf. Matthew 12:43-45). Even for a believer, more light brings more responsibility and consequently more severe judgment (cf. James 3:1). [Note: See Green, p. 120.]
"Ignorance can be a very bad thing, but disobedience is always worse." [Note: J. Nieboer, Practical Exposition of 2 Peter Verse by Verse, p. 193.]
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