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2 Peter 3:1
2 Peter 3:1 is verse 1 of 2 Peter chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
King James Version
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
World English Bible
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
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2 Peter 3:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
2 by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
3 Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Corinthians 13:2I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
1 Peter 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
2 Peter 1:13I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
2 Peter 1:14because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
2 Peter 1:15And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
2 Timothy 1:6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
1 Timothy 5:22Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
2 Peter 1:12Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.