2 Petrus 3:17

17 Ihr aber, meine Lieben, weil ihr das zuvor wisset, so verwahret euch, daß ihr nicht durch den Irrtum der ruchlosen Leute samt ihnen verführt werdet und entfallet aus eurer eigenen Festung.

2 Petrus 3:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Peter 3:17

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know [these things] before,
&c.] As that there will be such mockers and scoffers in the last days, and such unlearned and unstable men that will deprave the Scriptures, and wrest them in such a miserable manner:

beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked;
from the simplicity of the Gospel, along with such wicked men, that wax worse and worse, deceivers and being deceived, by giving into any of their errors which respect the grace of God, or the person and offices of Christ, or particularly his second coming; be upon the watch and guard against them, having previous notice of them, for they lie in wait to deceive: lest ye

fall from your own steadfastness;
which was proper to them, and which, by the grace of God, they had, and retained, both in the faith of Christ and doctrine of the Gospel; for though the saints can never finally and totally fall into sin, or from the truth, yet they may fall from their steadfastness, both as to the exercise of the grace of faith, and as to their profession of the doctrine of faith; and to be fluctuating, hesitating, and doubting in either respect, must be very uncomfortable and dishonourable.

2 Petrus 3:17 In-Context

15 und die Geduld unsers HERRN achtet für eure Seligkeit, wie auch unser lieber Bruder Paulus nach der Weisheit, die ihm gegeben ist, euch geschrieben hat,

16 wie er auch in allen Briefen davon redet, in welchen sind etliche Dinge schwer zu verstehen, welche die Ungelehrigen und Leichtfertigen verdrehen, wie auch die andern Schriften, zu ihrer eigenen Verdammnis.

17 Ihr aber, meine Lieben, weil ihr das zuvor wisset, so verwahret euch, daß ihr nicht durch den Irrtum der ruchlosen Leute samt ihnen verführt werdet und entfallet aus eurer eigenen Festung.

18 Wachset aber in der Gnade und Erkenntnis unsers HERRN und Heilandes Jesu Christi. Dem sei Ehre nun und zu ewigen Zeiten! Amen.