The parts of this epistle, written not long before St. Peter's death, and the destruction of Jerusalem, with the same design as the former, are likewise three:

I. The inscription, C. i. 1, 2
II. A farther stirring up of the minds of true believers, in which,
1. He exhorts them, having received the precious gift, to give all diligence to "grow in grace," 3-11
2. To this he incites them,
1. From the firmness of true teachers, 12-21
2. From the wickedness of false teachers, C. ii. 1-22
3. He guards them against impostors,
1. By confuting their error C. iii. 1-9
2. By describing the great day, adding suitable exhortations, 10-14
III. The conclusion, in which he,
1. Declares his agreement with St Paul, 15,16
2. Repeats the sum of the epistle, 17,18