2 Peter 3:1

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:

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

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
KJV
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
WEB
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
ASV
This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance;
DARBY
This, a second letter, beloved, I already write to you, in [both] which I stir up, in the way of putting you in remembrance, your pure mind,
BLB
Beloved, this [is] now the second letter I am writing to you⁺ in which I am stirring up your⁺ pure mind in a reminder
ÅB
Dette er nå allerede det andre brevet jeg skriver til dere, dere elskede, for ved påminnelse å vekke den oppriktige innstillingen deres til live,
OTB
Elskede, dette er nå det andre brevet jeg skriver til dere, hvor jeg vekker deres oppriktige sinn ved påminnelse,
B1930
Dette er nu alt det annet brev jeg skriver til eder, I elskede, for atter ved påminnelse å vekke eders rene hu

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