2 Peter 3:1

THIS second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I rouse up your sincere mind by awakening your recollection

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The 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:

In Context

2to remember the words, that have been spoken aforetime by the holy prophets, and the injunction of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

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Cross References

Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands hastily on no man, nor share another’s sins: keep thyself pure;

1 Peter 1:1PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners, dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2 Peter 1:12Wherefore I will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:1

The apostle drawing towards the conclusion of his second epistle, begins this last chapter with repeating the account of his design and scope in writing a second time to them, ver. 1-2 . II. He proceeds to mention one thing that induced him to write this second epistle, namely, the coming of scoffers, whom he describes, ver. 3-7 . III. He instructs and establishes them in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to judgment, ver. 8-10 . IV. He sets forth the use and improvement which Christians ought to make of… Read the whole commentary →

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