2 Peter 3:16

New Century Version

He writes about this in all his letters. Some things in Paul’s letters are hard to understand, and people who are ignorant and weak in faith explain these things falsely. They also falsely explain the other Scriptures, but they are destroying themselves by doing this.

Cross References

Genesis 49:4

But you are uncontrolled like water, so you will no longer lead your brothers. This is because you got into your father’s bed and shamed me by having sexual relations with my slave girl.

1 Kings 10:1

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to test him with hard questions.

Psalm 56:5

All day long they twist my words; all their evil plans are against me.

Exodus 23:2

“You must not do wrong just because everyone else is doing it. If you are a witness in court, you must not ruin a fair trial. You must not tell lies just because everyone else is.

Exodus 23:6

“You must not be unfair to a poor person when he is in court.

Jeremiah 23:36

But you will never again say, ‘The message of the Lord,’ because the only message you speak is your own words. You have changed the words of our God, the living God, the Lord All-Powerful.

Habakkuk 1:4

So the teachings are weak, and justice never comes. Evil people gain while good people lose; the judges no longer make fair decisions.

Matthew 15:3

Jesus answered, “And why do you refuse to obey God’s command so that you can follow your own teachings?

Matthew 15:6

You teach that person not to honor his father or his mother. You rejected what God said for the sake of your own rules.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered, “You don’t understand, because you don’t know what the Scriptures say, and you don’t know about the power of God.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not judge unfairly or take sides. Do not let people pay you to make wrong decisions, because that kind of payment makes wise people seem blind, and it changes the words of good people.

Philippians 3:19

In the end, they will be destroyed. They do whatever their bodies want, they are proud of their shameful acts, and they think only about earthly things.

Hebrews 5:11

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

1 Peter 1:1

From Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. To God’s chosen people who are away from their homes and are scattered all around Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

1 Peter 2:8

Also, he is “a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey what God says, which is what God planned to happen to them.

2 Peter 2:1

There used to be false prophets among God’s people, just as you will have some false teachers in your group. They will secretly teach things that are wrong—teachings that will cause people to be lost. They will even refuse to accept the Master, Jesus, who bought their freedom. So they will bring quick ruin on themselves.

2 Peter 2:14

Every time they look at a woman they want her, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into the trap of sin, and they have taught their hearts to be greedy. God will punish them!

2 Peter 3:14

Dear friends, since you are waiting for this to happen, do your best to be without sin and without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to think about the words the holy prophets spoke in the past, and remember the command our Lord and Savior gave us through your apostles.

Jude 1:4

Some people have secretly entered your group. Long ago the prophets wrote about these people who will be judged guilty. They are against God and have changed the grace of our God into a reason for sexual sin. They also refuse to accept Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.