2 Peter 3:17

Faithfulness and loyalty Spiritual warfare Wisdom

¹⁵ Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

¹⁶ He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.

¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
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.
WEB: You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
ASV: Ye therefore, beloved, knowing [these things] beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.
DARBY: *Ye* therefore, beloved, knowing [these] things before, take care lest, being led away along with the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness:
BLB: You⁺, therefore, beloved, knowing [this] beforehand, be on guard, lest, having been led away by the error of the lawless, you⁺ should fall from [your] own steadfastness.

ÅB: Derfor må dere, elskede, som forut vet dette, ta dere i vare at dere ikke skal bli revet med av de ugudeliges villfarelse og falle fra det faste fotfestet deres;
OTB: Dere derfor, elskede, som vet dette på forhånd, vær på vakt så dere ikke blir ført vill av feilene til samvittighetsløse mennesker og faller fra deres egen faste forpliktelse,
B1930: Så må da I, elskede, som forut vet dette, ta eder i vare at I ikke skal bli revet med av de ugudeliges forvillelse og falle ut av eders egen faste stand;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
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Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
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2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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1 Corinthians 10:12
So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.
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Ephesians 4:14
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
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Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
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2 Peter 2:18–22
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
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