2 Peter 3:2

that ye may be mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Savior by your apostles;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

That 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:

In Context

1THIS second letter, beloved, I now write to you; in both which I stir up your pure mind by putting you in remembrance;

3knowing this first, that there shall come in the last of the days scoffers, in their scoffings, walking after their own lusts,

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Cross References

Luke 24:27And beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Acts 3:18But thus God fulfilled what he before announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer.

Acts 3:24And also all the prophets from Samuel, both he and they who followed, as many as spoke, also foretold these days.

Acts 28:23And having appointed a day for him, they came to him in greater numbers to his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying fully the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

1 Peter 1:10Concerning which salvation the prophets diligently sought and searched, who prophesied of the grace toward you;

2 Peter 2:21For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:2-3

Adhere to Words of the Prophets and Commandments of the Apostles. ( a. d. 67.) 1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2 That 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: That the apostle might the better reach his end in writing this epistle, which is to make them steady and constant in a fiducial and practical remembrance of the doctrine… Read the whole commentary →

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