17 Therefore, dear friends, because you[a] know this beforehand, guard yourselves so that you do not lose your own safe position because you[b] have been led away by the error of lawless persons. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:17 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know beforehand”) which is understood as causal
  2. 2 Peter 3:17 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have been led away”) which is understood as causal

17 You hymeis therefore oun, dear friends agapētos, knowing this beforehand proginōskō, be on your guard phylassō that hina you are synapagō not led astray synapagō by the ho error planē of these ho lawless athesmos people and fall ekpiptō from ho your idios stable position stērigmos. 18 But de grow auxanō in en the grace charis and kai knowledge gnōsis of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios and kai Savior sōtēr Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. To him autos be the ho glory doxa both kai now nyn and kai in eis the eternal aiōn day hēmera. Amen amēn.

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