2 Peter 3:17

Faithfulness and loyalty Spiritual warfare Wisdom

¹⁵ And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

¹⁶ As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

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.

¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. 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;

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Cross references

Hebrews 3:14
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
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Colossians 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
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2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 10:12
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
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Ephesians 4:14
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
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Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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2 Peter 2:18–22
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
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