2 Peter 3:17

2 Peter 3:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

Context of 2 Peter 3:17

15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing. 18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

2 Peter 3:17 word by word

ὑμεῖς οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, προγινώσκοντες φυλάσσεσθε ἵνα μὴ τῇ τῶν ἀθέσμων πλάνῃ συναπαχθέντες ἐκπέσητε τοῦ ἰδίου στηριγμοῦ,Read the interlinear

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• youσύsu · youG4771
• already knowπρογινώσκωproginōskō · to know/chooseG4267
• be on your guardφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: protectG5442
• so thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• you will notμήmē · notG3361
• be carried awayσυναπάγωsunapagō · to lead away withG4879
• by theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• errorπλάνηplanē · errorG4106
• lawlessἄθεσμοςathesmos · lawlessG113
• fall fromἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601
• ·ἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• secure standingστηριγμόςstērigmos · securityG4740

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:17

• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
• Proverbs 1:17How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
• Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
• Mark 13:23So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
• John 16:4But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
• Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
• Matthew 16:6“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
• Philippians 3:2Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
• Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
• 2 Timothy 4:15You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.
• 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
• Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
• Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
• 2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
• Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Seeing ye know - before - Seeing that by prophets and apostles you have been thus forewarned, beware, , keep watch, be on your guard; cleave to God and the word of his grace, lest ye be led away from the truth delivered by the prophets and apostles, by the error of the wicked, , of the lawless - those who wrest the Scriptures to make them countenance their lusts, exorbitant exactions, and lawless practices. Fall from your own steadfastness - From that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Seeing that ye know these things before - Being aware of this danger, and knowing that such results may follow. People should read the Bible with the feeling that it is possible that they may fall into error, and be deceived at last. This apprehension will do much to make them diligent, and candid, and prayerful, in studying the Word of God. With the error of the wicked - Wicked men. Such as he had referred to in 2 Peter 2, who became public teachers of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 From the doctrine of Christ's second coming, we are exhorted to purity and godliness. This is the effect of real knowledge. Very exact and universal holiness is enjoined, not resting in any low measure or degree. True Christians look for new heavens and a new earth; freed from the vanity to which things present are subject, and the sin they are polluted with. Those only who are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and sanctified by the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18Peter repeats his purpose. He wants to protect his audience from false teachers so that they can grow in grace. He ends the letter with words of praise to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Ye--warned by the case of those "unlearned and unstable" persons (2Pe 3:16). knowing ... before--the event. led away with--the very term, as Peter remembers, used by Paul of Barnabas' being "carried," Greek, "led away with" Peter and the other Jews in their hypocrisy. wicked--"lawless," as in 2Pe 2:7. fall from--(grace, Ga 5:4: the true source of) "steadfastness" or stability in contrast with the "unstable" (2Pe 3:16): "established" (2Pe 1:12): all…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:17

• Apostasy
• Decision
• Fellowship
• Perseverance
• Temptation
• Watchfulness

In the dictionaries

• Asleep
• Dissolve
• Hard
• Promise
• Wrest
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Carry
• Jude, the Epistle of
• Peter, Simon
• Stedfastness

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