2 Peter 3:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

My dear friends, this is the second letter I have written to encourage you to do some honest thinking. I don't want you to forget

Cross References

2 Timothy 1:6

So I ask you to make full use of the gift God gave you when I placed my hands on you. Use it well.

1 Peter 1:22

You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.

1 Timothy 5:22

Don't be too quick to accept people into the service of the Lord by placing your hands on them. Don't sin because others do, but stay close to God.

Matthew 5:8

God blesses those people whose hearts are pure. They will see him!

Psalm 73:1

God is truly good to Israel, especially to everyone with a pure heart.

Psalm 24:4

Only those who do right for the right reasons, and don't worship idols or tell lies under oath.

2 Corinthians 13:2

During my second visit I warned you that I would punish you and anyone else who doesn't stop sinning. I am far away from you now, but I give you the same warning.

Hebrews 6:9

My friends, we are talking this way. But we are sure that you are doing those really good things people do when they are being saved.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.

2 Peter 3:8

Dear friends, don't forget that for the Lord one day is the same as 1,000 years, and 1,000 years is the same as one day.

2 Peter 3:14

My friends, while you are waiting, you should make certain the Lord finds you pure, spotless, and living at peace.

2 Peter 3:17

My dear friends, you have been warned ahead of time! So don't let the errors of evil people lead you down the wrong path and make you lose your balance.

Jude 1:5

Don't forget what happened to those people the Lord rescued from Egypt. Some of them did not have faith, and he later destroyed them.