1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
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Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.
2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
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I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.