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

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

I stir

And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.

Pure

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.

Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart.

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

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

Way

Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you .

General references

Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book: