2 Peter 3:17 (KJV)

Passage

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

2 Peter 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "beloved", "seeing", "things", "before", "beware", "lest", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "beloved", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "As also in all his epistles speaking..." into verse 18's "But grow in grace and in the...", so "therefore" and "beloved" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "beloved" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.