2 Peter 3:2 (YLT)

Passage

to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:1 This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding <FI>you<Fi> ,

2 Peter 3:2 to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

2 Peter 3:3 this first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end of the days scoffers, according to their own desires going on,

2 Peter 3:4 and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mindful", "sayings", "said", "before", "holy", "prophets", "command", and "apostles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mindful" and "sayings", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "This now beloved a second letter to..." into verse 3's "this first knowing that there shall come...", so "mindful" and "sayings" 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 "mindful" and "sayings" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.