2 Peter 3:16

Good News Translation

This is what he says in all his letters when he writes on the subject. There are some difficult things in his letters which ignorant and unstable people explain falsely, as they do with other passages of the Scriptures. So they bring on their own destruction.

Cross References

Genesis 49:4

You are like a raging flood, But you will not be the most important, For you slept with my concubine And dishonored your father's bed.

1 Kings 10:1

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, and she traveled to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.

Psalm 56:5

My enemies make trouble for me all day long; they are always thinking up some way to hurt me!

Exodus 23:2

Do not follow the majority when they do wrong or when they give testimony that perverts justice.

Exodus 23:6

“Do not deny justice to a poor person when he appears in court.

Jeremiah 23:36

So they must no longer use the words ‘the Lord's burden,’ because if any of them do, I will make my message a real burden to them. The people have perverted the words of their God, the living God, the Lord Almighty.

Habakkuk 1:4

The law is weak and useless, and justice is never done. Evil people get the better of the righteous, and so justice is perverted.

Matthew 15:3

Jesus answered, “And why do you disobey God's command and follow your own teaching?

Matthew 15:6

they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered them, “How wrong you are! It is because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power.

Deuteronomy 16:19

They are not to be unjust or show partiality in their judgments; and they are not to accept bribes, for gifts blind the eyes even of wise and honest men, and cause them to give wrong decisions.

Philippians 3:19

They are going to end up in hell, because their god is their bodily desires. They are proud of what they should be ashamed of, and they think only of things that belong to this world.

Hebrews 5:11

There is much we have to say about this matter, but it is hard to explain to you, because you are so slow to understand.

1 Peter 1:1

From Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ— To God's chosen people who live as refugees scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

1 Peter 2:8

And another scripture says, “This is the stone that will make people stumble, the rock that will make them fall.” They stumbled because they did not believe in the word; such was God's will for them.

2 Peter 2:1

False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction.

2 Peter 2:14

They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse!

2 Peter 3:14

And so, my friends, as you wait for that Day, do your best to be pure and faultless in God's sight and to be at peace with him.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words that were spoken long ago by the holy prophets, and the command from the Lord and Savior which was given you by your apostles.

Jude 1:4

For some godless people have slipped in unnoticed among us, persons who distort the message about the grace of our God in order to excuse their immoral ways, and who reject Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord. Long ago the Scriptures predicted the condemnation they have received.