Warning to Pay Attention

2 Therefore we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

¹⁵ But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.

¹² Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you know them already and are established in the truth that has come to you.^{(A) 13} I think it right, as long as I am in this body,^[a] to refresh your memory,^(B)

The False Attractions of Adultery

God Has Spoken by His Son

1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, ² but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son,^[a] whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.^(A)

The Value of Wisdom

⁹ “But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s children^(A)—

The Promise of the Lord’s Coming

3 This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you

¹⁵ And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

The True Security