2 Peter 3:17

Final Exhortations And Conclusion

¹⁶ speaking of it as he does in all his letters. In them are some things hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsteady twist to their ruin, as they do the rest of the Scriptures. ¹⁷ So, dearly beloved, since you have been forewarned, you must always be on your guard against being led astray by the errors of lawless men, and so against falling away from your present firmness; ¹⁸ but instead, you must continue to grow in the spiritual strength and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now and forever!

Be on Your Guard

In Christ

Keep Watch

Take Heed

Christ

Matthew 7:15

"Look out for false prophets, who come to you under the guise of sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.

Matthew 16:6

And Jesus said to them, "Look out, and keep on guarding yourselves against the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees!"

Matthew 16:11

How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread, when I said, keep on guarding yourselves against the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees?"

Matthew 24:24-25

for false Christs and false prophets will announce themselves, and they will show great signs and wonders to mislead, if possible, God's chosen people.

Mark 13:22-23

For false Christs and false prophets will announce themselves, and they will do signs and wonders to mislead, if possible, even God's chosen people.

John 16:4

But I have told you these things that when the time does come, you may remember that I told you. I did not tell you these things at the start, because I was with you.

Acts 2:42

And they devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship with one another, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Romans 16:18

For such men are really not serving our Lord Christ but their own base appetites, and by their fair and flattering talk they are deceiving the hearts of unsuspecting people.

1 Corinthians 10:12

So the man who thinks he stands securely must be on the lookout not to fall.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers, continue to be firm, incapable of being moved, always letting the cup run over in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the service of the Lord is never thrown away.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts may be turned aside from single-hearted devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such men are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

Ephesians 4:14

so that we may not be babies any longer, or like sailors tossed about and driven around by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men through their cunning in inventing new methods of error.

Philippians 3:2

Look out for those dogs, those mischief-makers, those self-mutilators!

Colossians 2:5

For though I am far away in person, still I am with you in spirit, and I am glad to note your fine order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Colossians 2:8

Take care that nobody captures you by the idle fancies of his so-called philosophy, following human tradition and the world's crude notions instead of Christ.

2 Timothy 4:15

You too must be on your guard against him, for he has vigorously opposed my teaching.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become real sharers in Christ, if we keep firm to the end the faith we had at first,

1 Peter 5:9

Resist him and be strong in faith, because you know that your brotherhood all over the world is experiencing the same sort of sufferings.

2 Peter 1:10-12

Therefore, brothers, be all the more in earnest to make certain to yourselves God's call and choice of you. For if you cultivate these qualities, you will never slip,

2 Peter 2:18-22

For by uttering arrogant nonsense, through base desires of the lower nature, they entice into immorality men who are just escaping from those who live in error,

Revelation 2:5

So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent and do as you did at first, or else I will surely come and move your lampstand from its place -- if you do not repent.