2 Peter 3:2

Contextual Overview

¹Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. ¹ Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. ¹ This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you; ¹ This second epistle, beloved, I now write to you, in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, ¹ This letter which I am now writing to you, dear friends, is my second letter. In both my letters I seek to revive in your honest minds the memory of certain things, ¹ This second Epistle (beloued) I now write vnto you, in both which I stir vp your pure mindes by way of remembrance: ¹ Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle, in which by reminder I stir up your sincere mind to remember ¹ This is the seconde Epistle that I now wryte vnto you (ye dearly beloued) wherin I stere vp and warne youre pure mynde, that ye maye remembre ¹ This is the second letter I now write to you, my brethren, by which I would awaken your sincere attention, ¹My dear friends, this is now the second time I've written to you, both letters reminders to hold your minds in a state of undistracted attention. Keep in mind what the holy prophets said, and the command of our Master and Savior that was passed on by your apostles.

Bible Verse Review
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ye may: 2 Peter 1:19-21, Luke 1:70, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:44, Acts 3:18, Acts 3:24-26, Acts 10:43, Acts 28:23, 1 Peter 1:10-12, Revelation 19:10

and of: 2 Peter 3:15, 2 Peter 2:21, Ephesians 2:20, 1 John 4:6, Jude 1:17

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 8:2 - remember Deuteronomy 11:18 - ye lay up 2 Kings 4:9 - this is Psalms 89:19 - Then Zechariah 1:5 - General Matthew 28:20 - them Luke 6:13 - apostles John 20:30 - General Acts 1:2 - the apostles Acts 2:42 - they Acts 3:21 - holy Acts 10:22 - and to Acts 13:23 - raised Romans 15:15 - as 1 Corinthians 14:37 - let Ephesians 3:5 - as it 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - because 1 Timothy 4:6 - thou put 2 Timothy 1:10 - our Titus 1:4 - our Titus 3:1 - Put Hebrews 11:32 - the prophets Revelation 18:20 - and ye Revelation 22:6 - the holy

Cross-References

Psalms 58:4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

Psalms 58:4
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

Psalms 58:4
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear,

Psalms 58:4
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like the deaf adder he stops his ear,

Psalms 58:4
Their anger is as deadly as the poison of a snake. They shut their ears like a deaf cobra

Psalms 58:4
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; Like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

Psalms 58:4
Their poison is like the poyson of a serpent; they are like the deafe adder that stoppeth her eare:

Psalms 58:4
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Psalms 58:4
They are as furious as the serpent, euen like the deaf Adder that stoppeth hir eares.

Psalms 58:4
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That ye may be mindful,.... This is an explanation of the above mentioned end of his writing this and the other epistle; which was, that those saints might be mindful of two things more especially:

of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets; that is, the prophets of the Old Testament, who were holy men of God, and therefore their words are to be regarded, and retained in memory; the Gospel itself was spoken by them, and so was Christ, and the things relating to his person and offices, and to his incarnation, sufferings, and death, and the glory that should follow; and indeed the apostles said no other than what they did, only more clearly and expressly; and particularly many things, were said by them concerning the second coming of Christ to judge the world, and destroy it, and to prepare new heavens and a new earth for his people, which is what the apostle has chiefly in view; see Judges 1:14;

and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour; that is, Jesus Christ, as Judges 1:17 expresses it, and the Ethiopic version adds here; and which likewise, and also the Syriac version, and some ancient copies, read, "our Lord and Saviour", and omit the us before the apostles; by whom are meant the twelve apostles of Christ, of which Peter was one, and therefore says, "us the apostles"; though the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions, and the Complutensian edition, read "your apostles", and so the Alexandrian copy; but the former is the received reading: now "the commandment" of these intends either the Gospel in general, so called because it was the commandment of our Lord to his apostles to preach it; and therefore the word "commandment", in the original, stands between "us the apostles", and "the Lord and Saviour", as being the commandment of the one to the other; unless it can be thought any regard is had to the new commandment of love, or that of faith, inculcated both by Christ and his apostles; John 13:34; or rather, particularly the instructions, directions, and predictions of the apostles concerning the second coming of Christ, and what should go before it, as appears from the following words, and the parallel place in Judges 1:17, the words of the prophets and apostles being here put together, show the agreement there is between them, and what regard is to be had to each of them, and to anything and every thing in which they agree.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That 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 prophets before the advent of the Saviour, respecting his character and work. Peter had before appealed to them 2 Peter 1:19-21, as furnishing important evidence in regard to the truth of the Christian religion, and valuable instruction in reference to its nature. See the notes at that passage. Many of the most important doctrines respecting the kingdom of the Messiah are stated as clearly in the Old Testament as in the New Testament (compare Isaiah 53:1-12), and the prophecies therefore deserve to be studied as an important part of divine revelation. It should be added here, however, that when Peter wrote there was this special reason why he referred to the prophets, that the canon of the New Testament was not then completed, and he could not make his appeal to that. To some parts of the writings of Paul he could and did appeal 2 Peter 3:15-16, but probably a very small part of what is now the New Testament was known to those to whom this epistle was addressed.

And of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour - As being equally entitled with the prophets to state and enforce the doctrines and duties of religion. It may be observed, that no man would have used this language who did not regard himself and his fellow apostles as inspired, and as on a level with the prophets.