NET

21 For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

Darby

21 For it were better for them not to have known^D9331 the way of righteousness, than having known^D9332 [it] to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Darby Bible Notes

known - Epignosis, see Note, ch. 1.3. known - Epignosis, see Note, ch. 1.3.

KJV

21 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.

Strong's

21 For ^G1063 it had been^G2258 better^G2909 for them^G846 not^G3361 to have known^G1921 the way^G3598 of righteousness^G1343, than^G2228, after they have known^G1921 it to turn^G1994 from^G1537 the holy^G40 commandment^G1785 delivered^G3860 unto them^G846.