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# Connecting Statement:
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Peter finishes instructing the believers and ends his letter.
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# since you know about these things
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"These things" refers to the truths about the patience of God and the teachings of these false teachers.
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# guard yourselves
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"protect yourselves"
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# so that you are not led astray by the deceit of lawless people
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Here "led astray" is a metaphor for being persuaded to do something wrong. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "so that lawless people do not deceive you and cause you do something wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# you lose your own faithfulness
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Faithfulness is spoken of as if it were a possession that believers could lose. Alternate translation: "you stop being faithful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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