World English Bible
"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;"
— 2 Peter 3:1, World English Bible
“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; ”
“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:”
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;
that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,
and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."