The person who rejects me and does not accept my message has One who [will] judge him. The message that I have spoken will judge him on the last day [i.e., the judgment day].
2 Peter 3:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) First of all, you should understand that, in the final days, mockers with evil desires will come [to you] saying, mockingly, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To begin with, you must know and understand this, that scoffers (mockers) will come in the last days with scoffing, [people who] walk after their own fleshly desires American Standard Version (1901) knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts, Common English Bible Most important, know this: in the last days scoffers will come, jeering, living by their own cravings, Catholic Public Domain Version Know this first: that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers, walking according to their own desires, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Knowing this first, that in the last days there shall come deceitful scoffers, walking after their own lusts, |
The person who rejects me and does not accept my message has One who [will] judge him. The message that I have spoken will judge him on the last day [i.e., the judgment day].
Instead, we have renounced [the practice of] secret, disgraceful behavior. We do not practice deception, nor resort to distorting God’s message. But, by making known the truth [i.e., the true message], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the presence of God.
But you should know this: There will be terrible times in the last days [of the Christian age].
[but] during these final days He has spoken to us through His Son [Note: This period refers to the Christian age (See Acts 2:14-36)], whom He appointed to be heir of all things [and] through whom He created the universe. [See John 1:3; Col. 1:16].
Above all, [you should realize] that no prophecy of Scripture originates from a person’s own initiative [Note: This passage is discussing the source of Scripture, not the understanding of it].
[This fate will come upon] those people especially who corrupt themselves with physical desires and despise being ruled by others. They are daring, self-willed, and are not afraid to speak against glorious beings [i.e., angels],
Dear children, it is [now] the last hour [i.e., the final period of God’s dealing with people on earth], and since you have heard that an antichrist [i.e., a person who is against Christ] is coming, even now [you should be aware that] many antichrists have [already] come. This is [one way] we know that this is the last hour.
These people are gripers and complainers, living according to their own [evil] desires, whose mouths speak boastfully, and who show partiality [toward certain people] to gain some advantage.
for they were saying to you people, “In the last times [See I John 2:18; Heb. 1:1-2] there will be mockers [arise], who will live according to their [own] ungodly desires.”