Catholic Public Domain Version
" Consider, most beloved, this second epistle which I am writing to you, in which I stir up, by admonition, your sincere mind, "
— 2 Peter 3:1, Catholic Public Domain Version
“This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:”
“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; ”
“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;”
“The False Teachers’ Denial of the Lord’s Return Dear friends, this is already the second letter I have written you, in which I am trying to stir up your pure mind by way of reminder:”
“Behold this second epistle I write to you, my dearly beloved, in which, I stir up by way of admonition your sincere mind:”
“My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;”
“This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:”
Consider, most beloved, this second epistle which I am writing to you, in which I stir up, by admonition, your sincere mind,
so that you may be mindful of those words that I preached to you from the holy prophets, and of the precepts of the Apostles of your Lord and Savior.
Know this first: that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers, walking according to their own desires,
saying: “Where is his promise or his advent? For from the time that the fathers have slept, all things have continued just as they were from the beginning of creation.”