I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

I stir

I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;

For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Pure

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

Way

Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.

General references

Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;