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2 Peter 3:2

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of you” (ὑμῶν) before commandment here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of us” (ἡμῶν) before commandment here.

μνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaito That ye may be mindfulμιμνῄσκομαι (mimnēskomai)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to That ye may be mindful”, a single actionG3403I remember, call to mind, recall, mention.That ye may be mindfulτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προειρημένωνproeirēmenōnforewarnπρολέγω (prolégō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect passive participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “forewarn”, a completed action with a present resultG4302I tell (say) beforehand, forewarn, declare, tell plainly.Strong’s files this form under G4280 (προερέω, say).which were spoken beforeῥημάτωνrhēmatōndeclarationῥῆμα (rhēma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “declaration”, the of-formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.byτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίωνhagiōnholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.the holyπροφητῶνprophētōnprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.the apostlesὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐντολῆςentolēscommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “commandment”, the of-formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσωτῆροςsōtērosSaviourσωτήρ (sōtēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Saviour”, the of-formG4990a savior, deliverer, preserver.Saviour

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ἡμῶνhēmōnof usἡμῶνpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “of us”, the of-formG2257of us

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

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American Standard Version (1901)

that ye should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Saviour through your apostles:

Young’s Literal Translation

to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

World English Bible

that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

Darby Translation

to be mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles;

Douay-Rheims

That you may be mindful of those words which I told you before from the holy prophets, and of your apostles, of the precepts of the Lord and Saviour.

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