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

My friends, this is the second letter that I have written to you. I have written both these letters to help you to understand some things. You already know these things. I want you to think about them in a good way. 2I want you to remember the messages from God that his own prophets spoke a long time ago. Also, I want you to remember what our Lord Jesus told you to do. He is the one who saves us. He sent us, his apostles, to teach you his message. 3The first thing that you should understand is this. In the last days of this world, some people will laugh at you because you believe in God. These people will do whatever bad things they want to do.

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 people who did wrong things before. I did that when I was with you on my second visit. Now I am warning them again, while I am away from you. So, when I come to you the next time, nobody will go free. I will punish those people and all the others who have done wrong things.
• 1 Peter 1:1This letter is from me, Peter. I am an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you, God's own people that he has chosen. You are now living in many different places, in the regions called Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia. You are living in these foreign places as strangers.
• 2 Peter 1:13While I am still alive on this earth I will continue to make sure that you remember them. I think that it is right for me to do that.
• 2 Timothy 1:6For that reason, I want you to remember the gift that God gave you when I put my hands on you. Use that gift more and more to serve God well.
• Psalms 24:4Only the person who does what is right, and who has pure thoughts. He does not worship idols and he does not make false promises.
• Psalms 73:1God is truly good to the people of Israel, to people who want to serve him honestly.
• Matthew 5:8Happy are the people who have only good thoughts. They will come near to God and see him.
• 1 Timothy 5:22Do not hurry to put your hands on anyone to choose him as a leader of the church. Perhaps that man has done something wrong. Then people might think that you agree with his sins. You yourself must always be careful to do what is right and good.
• 1 Peter 1:22You have obeyed God's true message. As a result, you have become clean inside, and now you can really love other believers. So continue to love each other very well, with honest thoughts.
• 2 Peter 1:12You already know these things. You know that they are completely true. But because they are important, I will continue to tell you about them again and again.

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