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

15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given to him hath written to you; 16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. 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 steadfastness. 18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. 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

• Yeὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• beforeπρογινώσκωproginōskō · to know/chooseG4267
• bewareφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: protectG5442
• lestἵνα μήhina mē · lest/so that... notG3363
• alsoἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601
• awayσυναπάγωsunapagō · to lead away withG4879
• errorπλάνηplanē · errorG4106
• wickedἄθεσμοςathesmos · lawlessG113
• ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• steadfastnessστηριγμόςstērigmos · securityG4740

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:17

• 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.
• Proverbs 1:17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
• Matthew 24:24For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect.
• Mark 13:23But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
• John 16:4But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
• Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
• Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
• Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.
• Colossians 2:8Beware lest any man make a prey of you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
• 2 Timothy 4:15Of whom beware thou also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
• 2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that are just escaping from them who live in error.
• Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
• Romans 16:18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own body; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the innocent.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his craftiness, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
• 2 Peter 1:10Therefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
• Acts 2:42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in 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