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Berean Standard Bible

“Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking”

2 Peter 3:1

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After a stern chapter about false teachers, Peter turns tenderly to his readers as beloved. He notes that this is now his second letter to them, likely referring to First Peter, and that in both he has aimed to stir up their sincere minds by way of reminder.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking

World English Bible (WEB)

This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you;

King James Version (KJV)

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

American Standard Version (ASV)

This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding you,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

CARÍSIMOS, yo os escribo ahora esta segunda carta, por las cuales ambas despierto con exhortación vuestro limpio entendimiento;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Amados, esta es la segunda carta que les escribo,

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