I told you before and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now, I write to those who until now have sinned and to all others that, if I come again, I will not spare,

Peter, apostle of Jesus, the Christ, to the strangers scattered in Pontus, in Galatia, in Cappadocia, in Asia, and in Bithynia,

I stir

Because I have the right (as long as I am in this tabernacle) to stir you up by reminding you,

Therefore I admonish thee that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

Pure

He that has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken my name in vain, nor sworn deceitfully.

Truly 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 suddenly on no one, neither be partaker of the sins of others; keep thyself pure.

Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth, by the Spirit, in unfeigned brotherly love, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

Way

For this reason, I will not leave off reminding you always of these things, although ye know them and are established in the present truth.

General references

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