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

This second epistle, beloved, I now write to you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2That 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: 3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

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

• Thisταύτῃtautē tautēn tautēs · herG5026
• secondδεύτεροςdeuteros · secondlyG1208
• epistleἐπιστολήepistolē · epistleG1992
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• Iγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• upδιεγείρωdiegeirō · to arouseG1326
• yourὑμῶνhumōn · of youG5216
• pureεἰλικρινήςeilikrinēs · pureG1506
• mindsδιάνοιαdianoia · mindG1271
• remembranceὑπόμνησιςhupomnēsis · remembranceG5280

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:1

• 2 Corinthians 13:2I told you before, and foretell, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them who have sinned before, and to all others, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
• 1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
• 2 Peter 1:13Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
• 2 Timothy 1:6For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the laying on of my hands.
• Psalms 24:4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
• Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
• Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
• 1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.
• 1 Peter 1:22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to a sincere love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
• 2 Peter 1:12Therefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.

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

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:1

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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