2 Peter 3:1

2 Peter 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
• New International Version (NIV)Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),

Context of 2 Peter 3:1

Beloved, I am now writing you this second letter. In this [as in the first one], I am stirring up your untainted mind to remind you, 2that you should remember the words spoken in the past [about the future] by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior given by your apostles [His personally chosen representatives]. 3First of all, know [without any doubt] that mockers will come in the last days with their mocking, following after their own human desires

2 Peter 3:1 word by word

Ταύτην ἤδη, ἀγαπητοί, δευτέραν ὑμῖν γράφω ἐπιστολήν, ἐν αἷς διεγείρω ὑμῶν ἐν ὑπομνήσει τὴν εἰλικρινῆ διάνοιανRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• epistleἐπιστολήepistolē · epistleG1992
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• Iγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I stir upδιεγείρωdiegeirō · to arouseG1326
• pureεἰλικρινήςeilikrinēs · pureG1506
• mindsδιάνοιαdianoia · mindG1271
• remembranceὑπόμνησιςhupomnēsis · remembranceG5280

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:1

• 2 Corinthians 13:2I have already warned those who have sinned in the past and all the rest as well, and I warn them now even though I am absent [from you] as I did when I was with you the second time, that if I come back I will not spare anyone,
• 1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ, To those [elect—both Jewish and Gentile believers] who live as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia [Minor], and Bithynia, who are chosen
• 2 Peter 1:13I think it right, as long as I am in this earthly tent, to inspire you by reminding you,
• 2 Timothy 1:6That is why I remind you to fan into flame the gracious gift of God, [that inner fire—the special endowment] which is in you through the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination].
• Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.
• Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.
• Matthew 5:8“Blessed [anticipating God’s presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God.
• 1 Timothy 5:22Do not hurry to lay hands on anyone [ordaining and approving someone for ministry or an office in the church, or in reinstating expelled offenders], and thereby share in the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.
• 1 Peter 1:22Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another],
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and are established in the truth which is held firmly in your grasp.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1This second epistle - In order to guard them against the seductions of false teachers, he calls to their remembrance the doctrine of the ancient prophets, and the commands or instructions of the apostles, all founded on the same basis. He possibly refers to the prophecies of Enoch, as mentioned by Jude, Judges 1:14, Judges 1:15; of David, Psalm 1:1, etc.; and of Daniel, Daniel 12:2, relative to the coming of our Lord to judgment: and he brings in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you - This expression proves that he had written a former epistle, and that it was addressed to the same persons as this. Compare Introduction, Section 3. In both which I stir up your pure minds … - That is, the main object of both epistles is the same - to call to your remembrance important truths which you have before heard, but which you are in danger of forgetting, or from which you are in danger of being…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The design here is to remind of Christ's final coming to judgement. (1-4) He will appear unexpectedly, when the present frame of nature will be dissolved by fire. (5-10) From thence is inferred the need for holiness, and stedfastness in the faith. (11-18) Verses 1-4 The purified minds of Christians are to be stirred up, that they may be active and lively in the work of holiness. There will be scoffers in the last days, under the gospel, men who make light…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This is now my second letter to you: The first letter was probably 1 Peter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182Pe 3:1-18. Sureness of Christ's Coming, and Its Accompaniments, Declared in Opposition to Scoffers about to Arise. God's Long Suffering a Motive to Repentance, as Paul's Epistles Set Forth; Concluding Exhortation to Growth in the Knowledge of Christ. 1. now--"This now a second Epistle I write." Therefore he had lately written the former Epistle. The seven Catholic Epistles were written by James, John, and Jude, shortly before their deaths; previously…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Peter 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings