2 Peter 3:16

The Passion Translation

He consistently speaks of these things in all of his letters, even though he writes some concepts that are overwhelming to our understanding, which the unlearned and unstable love to twist to their spiritual ruin, as they do to other Scriptures.

Cross References

Genesis 49:4

You are unstable—as turbulent as floodwaters; you will no longer excel, for you have slept with my concubine and defiled yourself in your father’s bed!

Psalm 56:5

Day after day cruel critics distort my words; constantly they plot my collapse.

Jeremiah 23:36

But stop using the expression ‘This is Yahweh’s message,’ for their message is nothing more than their own opinion. Otherwise, you distort the words of Yahweh our God, the living God, the Commander of Angel Armies.

Matthew 15:3

Jesus answered, “And why do you ignore the commandment of God because of your traditions?

Matthew 15:6

This doesn’t honor your father or mother. And you have elevated your tradition above the words of God.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered them, “You are deluded, because your hearts are not filled with the revelation of the Scriptures or the power of God.

Philippians 3:19

doom awaits them. Their god has possessed them and made them mute. Their boast is in their shameful lifestyles and their minds are in the dirt.

Hebrews 5:11

We have much to say about this topic although it is difficult to explain, because you have become too dull and sluggish to understand.

1 Peter 1:1

From Peter, an apostle of Jesus the Anointed One, to the chosen ones who have been scattered like “seed” into the nations living as refugees in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, and throughout the Roman provinces of Asia and Bithynia.

1 Peter 2:8

And A stone that makes them stumble and a rock to trip over. They keep stumbling over the message because they refuse to believe it. And this they were destined to do.

2 Peter 2:1

In the past there arose false prophets among God’s people, just as there will continue to be false teachers who will secretly infiltrate in your midst to divide you, bringing with them their destructive heresies. They will even deny the Master, who paid the price for them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

2 Peter 2:14

They are addicted to adultery, with eyes that are insatiable, with sins that never end. They seduce the vulnerable and are experts in their greed—they are but children of a curse!

2 Peter 3:14

So, my beloved friends, with all that you have to look forward to, may you be eager to be found living pure lives when you come into his presence, without blemish and filled with peace.

2 Peter 3:2

So never forget both the prophecies spoken by the holy prophets of old and the teaching of our Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles.

Jude 1:4

There have been some who have sneaked in among you unnoticed. They are depraved people whose judgment was prophesied in Scripture a long time ago. They have perverted the message of God’s grace into a license to commit immorality and turn against our only absolute Master, our Lord Jesus Christ.