2 Peter 3:2

2 Peter 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
• New International Version (NIV)I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
• New King James Version (NKJV)that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

Context of 2 Peter 3:2

1Dear friends, this is the second letter I’m writing to you. In both letters I’m trying to refresh your memory. I want you to remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and what the Lord and Savior commanded you through your apostles. 3First, you must understand this: In the last days people who follow their own desires will appear. These disrespectful people will ridicule ⌞God’s promise⌟ 4by saying, “What’s happened to his promise to return? Ever since our ancestors died, everything continues as it did from the beginning of the world.”

2 Peter 3:2 word by word

μνησθῆναι τῶν προειρημένων ῥημάτων ὑπὸ τῶν ἁγίων προφητῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν ἀποστόλων ὑμῶν ἐντολῆς τοῦ κυρίου καὶ σωτῆρος·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• That ye may be mindfulμιμνήσκωmimnēskō · to rememberG3403
• of the wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• which were spoken beforeπρολέγωprolegō · to foretellG4302
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• theπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• of the commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• of usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:2

• 2 Peter 1:19So we regard the words of the prophets as confirmed beyond all doubt. You’re doing well by paying attention to their words. Continue to pay attention as you would to a light that shines in a dark place as you wait for day to come and the morning star to rise in your hearts.
• Luke 1:70He made this promise through his holy prophets long ago.
• Luke 24:27Then he began with Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets to explain to them what was said about him throughout the Scriptures.
• Acts 3:18But in this way God made the sufferings of his Messiah come true. God had predicted these sufferings through all the prophets.
• Acts 10:43In addition, all the prophets testify that people who believe in the one named Jesus receive forgiveness for their sins through him.”
• Acts 28:23On a designated day a larger number of influential Jews ⌞than expected⌟ went to the place where Paul was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining God’s kingdom to them. He was trying to convince them about Jesus from Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets.
• 1 Peter 1:10The prophets carefully researched and investigated this salvation. Long ago they spoke about God’s kindness that would come to you.
• Revelation 19:10I bowed at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Don’t do that! I am your coworker and a coworker of the Christians who hold on to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy!”
• 2 Peter 3:15Think of our Lord’s patience as an opportunity ⌞for us⌟ to be saved. This is what our dear brother Paul wrote to you about, using the wisdom God gave him.
• 2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them never to have known the way of life that God approves of than to know it and turn their backs on the holy life God told them to live.
• Ephesians 2:20You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
• 1 John 4:6We belong to God. The person who knows God listens to us. Whoever doesn’t belong to God doesn’t listen to us. That’s how we can tell the Spirit of truth from the spirit of lies.
• Jude 1:17Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told you to expect:

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2That ye may be mindful of the words - Of the doctrines, the truths; the prophetic statements. Jude Jude 1:18 says that it had been foretold by the apostles, that in the last days there would be scoffers. Peter refers to the instructions of the apostles and prophets in general, though evidently designing that his remarks should bear particularly on the fact that there would be scoffers. Which were spoken before by the holy prophets - The predictions of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The holy prophets of the Old Testament predicted the day of the Lord, when God would judge his enemies (see study note on 1:19). commanded by our Lord and Savior: Jesus had taught the church through the apostles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. prophets--of the Old Testament. of us--The oldest manuscripts and Vulgate read, "And of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour (declared) by YOUR apostles" (so "apostle of the Gentiles," Ro 11:13)--the apostles who live among you in the present time, in contrast to the Old Testament "prophets."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