And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

Wherefore I will not neglect to put you always in mind of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.

And I deem just, in as far as I am in this tent, to arouse you by putting in mind;

knowing that the deposition of this frail tabernacle of mine is hastily approaching, as our Lord Jesus Christ hath made evident to me.

I will also take care that after I am gone you will be able at any time to call these things to mind.

because you recognize this truth above all else, that no prophecy in Scripture is to be interpreted by one's own mind,

This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you;

So that you may keep in mind the words of the holy prophets in the past, and the law of the Lord and Saviour which was given to you by his Apostles.

But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day.

The Lord is not slow in respect to his promise, as some men account slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to a change of mind.

Therefore, [let me warn you] beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men [who distort doctrine] and fall from your own steadfastness [of mind, knowledge, truth, and faith],