2 Peter 3:1-3

2 Peter 3:1 f. In this, as in his former letter, he is only reminding them of the OT prophecies and of the teaching of the apostles the twofold witness to which he had appealed in ch. 1.

2 Peter 3:1. the second epistle: the author again claims identity with Peter, and refers to 1 P.; what he here says is, however, an inaccurate description of 1 P., and if the genuineness of 2 P. is maintained, it is better to suppose that the reference is not to 1 P. but to some other epistle of Peter's which has not been preserved. unto you: this has been taken to imply that 2 P. was addressed to some particular church or churches, to which Peter had previously sent an epistle; it is better to regard it (like the references in 2 Peter 1:12) as part of the literary drapery of the letter; cf. also 2 Peter 3:15.

2 Peter 3:2. your apostles: in the parallel passage in Jude (Jude 1:17) the author implies that he was not himself an apostle; some commentators see here a similar disclaimer, but this interpretation is not necessary; the meaning is, those apostles who were your teachers.

2 Peter 3:3. On the relation of this verse to Jude, see on Jude 1:18.