2 Peter 3:2 Explained in Context

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Verse 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:

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Quick Meaning

This verse names prophetic words and apostolic command concerning the Lord and Savior as the public memory base.

Read It With

2 Peter 3:1–2

Read 2 Peter 3:2 with 3:1–2. This verse names prophetic words and apostolic command concerning the Lord and Savior as the public memory base. The complete unit establishes this movement: The writer calls the recipients beloved and says this second letter awakens sincere minds to remember holy prophets and the Lord-and-Savior command mediated by apostles.

Why This Verse Appears Here

The renewed address separates the readers from the polemical caricature and frames end-times correction as remembered public teaching rather than a new secret timetable. Within that movement, this verse names prophetic words and apostolic command concerning the Lord and Savior as the public memory base.

What Remains True

Discernment begins with traceable received witness rather than novelty or secret access.

How It Can Shape Life

Test new predictions against complete prophetic and apostolic contexts.

Continue in Context

The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.

Read 2 Peter 3:1–2 — A Second Reminder Joins Prophets and Apostles

Sources used for this Verse Lens

How certain is this explanation? probable

Where care is needed

The first letter and exact syntax of apostolic mediation are debated.

These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.

Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.

Exact location: 2 Peter 3:1–2, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and the base text used for original-language discussion.

Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 2Pet.txt, 3:1–2

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Translation and textual notes

NET Bible — 2 Peter with translators' and textual notes

Biblical Studies Press

Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition

Supports: Verse-level Greek, syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.

Exact location: NET Bible 2 Peter PDF, 3:1–2 translation and attached translator, study, and textual notes

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