2 Peter 3:3

3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

2 Peter 3:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
ESV
3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires.
NLT
3 Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires.
MSG
3 First off, you need to know that in the last days, mockers are going to have a heyday. Reducing everything to the level of their puny feelings,
CSB
3 First, be aware of this: scoffers will come in the last days to scoff, following their own lusts,

2 Peter 3:3 In-Context

1 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 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.
3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 3:1
  • 2. 2 Peter 2:10; Jude 18
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