“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,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Peter 3 contains 18 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.