2 Peter 3:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

Seeing

John 16:4

Beware

2 Timothy 4:15

Being

2 Corinthians 11:3

From

General references

Proverbs 16:29

Bible References

Seeing

Therefore I intend to remind you continually concerning these [things], although [you] know [them] and are established in the truth that you have.

for "in vain is the net scattered, in the sight of any {winged bird}."

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!

But I have said these [things] to you so that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told you about them.

Beware

"Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside are ravenous wolves.

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the mutilation.

Beware lest {anyone take you captive} through philosophy and empty deceit, according to {human tradition}, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,

against whom you also be on guard, because he vehemently opposed our words.

Being

{For by speaking high-sounding but empty words}, they entice with desires of the flesh [and] with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce great signs and wonders in order to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of [devotion] to Christ.

From

Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because [if you] do these [things], you will never ever stumble.

{For by speaking high-sounding but empty words}, they entice with desires of the flesh [and] with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,

And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.

So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, [because you] know that your labor is not [in] vain in the Lord.

so that we may no longer be infants, tossed about by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with reference to the scheming of deceit.

for even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of [our] commitment steadfast until the end,

{Resist him}, steadfast in your faith, [because you] know the same [kinds] of sufferings are being accomplished by your community of believers in the world.

General references

A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.