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 Living Translation (NLT)You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.

Context of 2 Peter 3:17

15and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. 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; 18but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yeσύsu · youG4771
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• seeing ye knowπρογινώσκωproginōskō · to know/chooseG4267
• bewareφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: protectG5442
• lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• lestμήmē · notG3361
• ye alsoἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601
• being led awayσυναπάγωsunapagō · to lead away withG4879
• with the errorὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• with the errorπλάνηplanē · errorG4106
• of the wickedἄθεσμοςathesmos · lawlessG113
• fromστηριγμόςstērigmos · securityG4740
• your ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:17

• 2 Peter 1:12For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.
• Proverbs 1:17Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird;
• Matthew 24:24For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• Mark 13:23But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.
• John 16:4But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
• Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
• Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”
• Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation!
• Colossians 2:8Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
• 2 Timothy 4:15You also must beware of him, for he has greatly resisted our words.
• 2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error.
• Mark 13:22For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• Romans 16:18For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
• 2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
• Acts 2:42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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