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2 Peter 3:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ye
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
therefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
, beloved
agapetos (Greek #27)
beloved
KJV usage: (dearly, well) beloved, dear.
Pronounce: ag-ap-ay-tos'
Origin: from 25
, seeing ye know
proginosko (Greek #4267)
to know beforehand, i.e. foresee
KJV usage: foreknow (ordain), know (before).
Pronounce: prog-in-oce'-ko
Origin: from 4253 and 1097
these things before
proginosko (Greek #4267)
to know beforehand, i.e. foresee
KJV usage: foreknow (ordain), know (before).
Pronounce: prog-in-oce'-ko
Origin: from 4253 and 1097
, beware
phulasso (Greek #5442)
to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
KJV usage: beward, keep (self), observe, save. Compare 5083.
Pronounce: foo-las'-so
Origin: probably from 5443 through the idea of isolation
lest
hina (Greek #2443)
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
KJV usage: albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare 3363.
Pronounce: hin'-ah
Origin: probably from the same as the former part of 1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare 3588)
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
ye also
ekpipto (Greek #1601)
to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient
KJV usage: be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect.
Pronounce: ek-pip'-to
Origin: from 1537 and 4098
, being led away
sunapago (Greek #4879)
to take off together, i.e. transport with (seduce, passively, yield)
KJV usage: carry (lead) away with, condescend.
Pronounce: soon-ap-ag'-o
Origin: from 4862 and 520
with the error
plane (Greek #4106)
objectively, fraudulence; subjectively, a straying from orthodoxy or piety
KJV usage: deceit, to deceive, delusion, error.
Pronounce: plan'-ay
Origin: feminine of 4108 (as abstractly)
of the wicked
athesmos (Greek #113)
lawless, i.e. (by implication) criminal
KJV usage: wicked.
Pronounce: ath'-es-mos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 5087 (in the sense of enacting)
, fall
ekpipto (Greek #1601)
to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient
KJV usage: be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect.
Pronounce: ek-pip'-to
Origin: from 1537 and 4098
from
sterigmos (Greek #4740)
stability (figuratively)
KJV usage: stedfastness.
Pronounce: stay-rig-mos'
Origin: from 4741
your own
idios (Greek #2398)
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
KJV usage: X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private(-ly), proper, severally, their (own).
Pronounce: id'-ee-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
stedfastness
sterigmos (Greek #4740)
stability (figuratively)
KJV usage: stedfastness.
Pronounce: stay-rig-mos'
Origin: from 4741
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Ministry on This Verse

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seeing.
2 Peter 1:12• 12Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in mind of those things, though knowing [these] and established in the present truth. (2 Peter 1:12)
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Prov. 1:17•  (Prov. 1:17)
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Matt. 24:24‑25• 24for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
 25Behold, I have told you before. (Matt. 24:24‑25)
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Mark 13:23• 23{i}But{/i} take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand. (Mark 13:23)
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John 16:4• 4But I have said these things to you, that when the hour shall have come, ye may remember them that I told you; but these things I told you not from [the] beginning, because I was with you. (John 16:4)
beware.
Matt. 7:15• 15But beware of false prophets, which come unto you in sheep's clothing but within are ravening wolves. (Matt. 7:15)
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Matt. 16:6,11• 6{i}And Jesus said to them, See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.{/i}
 11{i}How do ye not understand that [it was] not concerning bread I said to you, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?{/i} (Matt. 16:6,11)
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Phil. 3:2• 2See to dogs, see to evil workers, see to the concision; (Phil. 3:2)
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Col. 2:8• 8See that there shall be no one that leadeth you a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ. (Col. 2:8)
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2 Tim. 4:15• 15of whom be thou ware also, for he exceedingly withstood our words. (2 Tim. 4:15)
being.
2 Peter 2:18‑20• 18For uttering overswellings of vanity, they allure in lusts of the flesh, by dissolutenesses, those that are just escaping from them that walk in error,
 19promising them liberty while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is worsted, by him is he also held in bondage.
 20For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but again entangled and worsted thereby, the last for them is become worse than the first. (2 Peter 2:18‑20)
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Matt. 24:24• 24for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. (Matt. 24:24)
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Mark 13:22• 22for false Christs and false prophets shall arise, and give signs and wonders {i}to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.{/i} (Mark 13:22)
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Rom. 16:18• 18For such as they serve not our Lord [Jesus] Christ, but their own belly, and by kind speaking and fairness of speech deceive the hearts of the harmless. (Rom. 16:18)
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2 Cor. 11:3,13‑15• 3But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, your thoughts should be corrupted from the simplicity that is toward Christ.
 13For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ:
 14and no wonder, for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light:
 15[it is] no great thing then if his servants also transform themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Cor. 11:3,13‑15)
from.
2 Peter 1:10‑11• 10Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure; for in doing these things ye shall never stumble.
 11For thus shall be richly furnished to you the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:10‑11)
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2 Peter 2:18‑22• 18For uttering overswellings of vanity, they allure in lusts of the flesh, by dissolutenesses, those that are just escaping from them that walk in error,
 19promising them liberty while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is worsted, by him is he also held in bondage.
 20For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, but again entangled and worsted thereby, the last for them is become worse than the first.
 21For it were better for them not to have known well the way of righteousness than knowing well to have turned back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
 22[But] there hath happened to them the [saying] of the true proverb, A dog returned to his own vomit, and A sow washed into rolling in mire. (2 Peter 2:18‑22)
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Acts 2:42• 42And they persevered in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, the breaking of bread and the prayers. (Acts 2:42)
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1 Cor. 15:58• 58Wherefore, my brethren beloved, be firm, immoveable, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that your toil is not empty in [the] Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58)
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Eph. 4:14• 14that we may no longer be babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of doctrine in the sleight of men, in craftiness for the scheming of error, (Eph. 4:14)
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Col. 2:5• 5For if even in the flesh I am absent, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. (Col. 2:5)
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Heb. 3:14• 14For we are become companions of Christ if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the confidence firm unto the end. (Heb. 3:14)
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1 Peter 5:9• 9whom resist, steadfast in faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brotherhood that [is] in the world. (1 Peter 5:9)
• “Beware lest ye  .  .  .  fall from your own steadfastness.” This is a warning to avoid the errors of false teachers (Acts 20:29-30; Eph. 4:14; 2 Tim. 3:13-14). (“Help on Hard Verses” by A.C. Brown)
• The error of the wicked was fully exposed in chapter 2. (“2 Peter 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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*Ye* therefore, beloved, knowinga these things before, take care lest, being led away along with the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness:

JND Translation Notes

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Ginosko, as ver. 3; ch. 1.20. It is oida in ch. 1.12,14; 2.9. see 1 Cor. 8.1.

W. Kelly Translation

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Ye therefore, beloved, knowing beforehand, be on your guard lest, led away along with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.