2 Peter 3:1
in 2 Peter 3Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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;
KJV
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
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This verse in 2 Peter 3
Commentary
9 notes on this versePeter makes a point of mentioning that this is his second letter, so that the recipients will not doubt its authenticity.
This site's exposition
this is now my second letter to you
on 2 Peter 3:1-2
Peter calls both his letters reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking, eilikrine, tested and found clear. Verse 2 sets the holy prophets beside what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles, one rule for the church.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
I am writing to you, dear ones, in these letters, in which I stir up your sincere mind in remembrance: that you should be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of …
The Medieval Church1 voice
From this we learn that the epistles of the Apostle Peter are only two. "I stir up by way of reminder in them" means: in these epistles or by these epistles I stir up your pure mind. For it is characteristic of a pure mind …
The Reformation1 voice
By saying, I stir up your pure mind, he means the same as though he had said, "I wish to awaken you to a sincerity of mind." And the words ought to be thus explained, "I stir up your mind that it may be pure and bright." For the meaning is, that the minds of the godly become dim, and as it were contract rust, when admonitions cease.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Opposite to "having the understanding darkened." ALFORD explains, The mind, will, and affection, in relation to the outer world, being turned to God [the Sun of the soul], and not obscured by fleshly and selfish regards. by way of--Greek, "in," "in putting you in remembrance" (2Pe 1:12, 13). Ye already know (2Pe 3:3); it is only needed that I remind you (Jude 5).
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
This second epistle - In order to guard them against the seductions of false teachers, he calls to their remembrance the doctrine of the ancient prophets, and the commands or instructions of the apostles, all founded on the same basis. He possibly refers to the prophecies of Enoch, as mentioned by Jude, Jud 1:14, Jud 1:15; of David, Psa 1:1, etc.; and of Daniel, Dan 12:2, relative to the coming of our Lord to judgment: and he brings in the instructions of the apostles of Christ, by which they were directed how to prepare to meet their God.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you - This expression proves that he had written a former epistle, and that it was addressed to the same persons as this. Compare Introduction, Section 3. In both which I stir up your pure minds ... - That is, the main object of both epistles is the same - to call to your remembrance important truths which you have before heard, but which you are in danger of forgetting, or from which you are in danger of being turned away by prevailing errors. Compare the notes at 2Pe 1:12-
The words behind it
16 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ταύτην | tauten | This | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| ἤδη, | ede | now, | G2235 → | |
| ἀγαπητοί, | agapetoi | beloved, | G27 → | 61 times |
| δευτέραν | deuteran | [is the] second | G1208 → | |
| ὑμῖν | humin | to you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| γράφω | grapho | I am writing | G1125 → | |
| ἐπιστολήν, | epistolen | letter, | G1992 → | |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| αἷς | hais | which | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| διεγείρω | diegeiro | I am stirring up | G1326 → | |
| ὑμῶν | humon | of you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ὑπομνήσει | hupomnesei | putting [you] in remembrance | G5280 → | |
| τὴν | ten | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| εἰλικρινῆ | eilikrine | pure | G1506 → | |
| διάνοιαν | dianoian | mind | G1271 → |
ΤαύτηνThis
tautenG3778 →1381 times
ἤδη,now,
edeG2235 →
ἀγαπητοί,beloved,
agapetoiG27 →61 times
δευτέραν[is the] second
deuteranG1208 →
ὑμῖνto you
huminG4771 →2973 times
γράφωI am writing
graphoG1125 →
ἐπιστολήν,letter,
epistolenG1992 →
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
αἷςwhich
haisG3739 →1405 times
διεγείρωI am stirring up
diegeiroG1326 →
ὑμῶνof you
humonG4771 →2973 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ὑπομνήσειputting [you] in remembrance
hupomneseiG5280 →
τὴν<the>
tenG3588 →19766 times
εἰλικρινῆpure
eilikrineG1506 →
διάνοιανmind
dianoianG1271 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
it leads to
- Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 5:8
Through
2 Timothy 1:6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 4:14
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
- 1 Peter 4:10–11
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- Romans 12:6–8
We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19
Do not extinguish the Spirit.
- 2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- 1 Timothy 4:14
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Peter
This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Hilary of Arles, INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Oecumenius, Commentary on 2 Peter and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 Peter.