2 Peter 3:3

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

Cross-reference

2 Peter 2:10 describes false teachers who follow corrupt desires and despise authority — the same kind as the scoffers in 3:3.

2 Peter 1:16 asserts apostles were eyewitnesses of Christ's majesty — the testimony scoffers later mock.

2 Timothy 3:1 also speaks of 'last days' difficulties—a direct parallel to the coming of scoffers.

Jude 1:18 Parallel

In Jude 1:18, the same warning about end-time scoffers following ungodly desires appears with nearly identical wording.

Jude 1:16 Parallel

Jude 1:16 describes the same 'walking after their own lusts' — these are the scoffers of the last days.

1 John 2:18 Parallel

1 John 2:18 warns of antichrists in the last hour—parallel to the scoffers of the last days.

1 Timothy 4:1 also predicts end-time apostasy—a parallel warning about deception in the last days.

Matthew 24:48 describes an evil servant saying 'My lord delayeth his coming' — a direct parallel to the scoffers' complaint about the delayed parousia.

2 Timothy 3:3 lists heartless, unforgiving traits of last-days people — directly paralleling the scoffers' evil desires.

2 Timothy 3:13 describes evildoers worsening and deceiving — matching the scoffers' behavior.

James 4:1 Parallel

James 4:1 traces quarrels to desires within — directly matching the 'evil desires' driving the scoffers.

Malachi 2:17 has people asking 'Where is the God of judgment?' — the same cynical questioning of divine justice that scoffers exhibit.

Daniel 2:28 Parallel

Daniel 2:28 affirms God reveals what will happen in the latter days — directly opposite to the scoffers' denial of any coming judgment.

Ezekiel 12:22 records a proverb about prolonged days and failed visions — the same skepticism Peter says scoffers will express.

Jeremiah 17:15 shows people asking 'Where is the word of the LORD?' — the same mockery of delayed prophecy that the scoffers voice.

John 3:19 Parallel

John 3:19 says people love darkness because their deeds are evil — the same love of sin that drives the scoffers to walk after their own lusts.

Acts 2:17 Contrast

Acts 2:17 declares that in the last days God will pour out His Spirit — contrasting with the scoffers who deny that these last days have any special significance.

Hebrews 1:2 Parallel

Hebrews 1:2 declares God spoke through His Son in these last days — the same period when scoffers arise.

Micah 4:1 Contrast

Micah 4:1 prophesies a glorious future for the last days — contrasting with the scoffers who mock the promise of Christ's return.

Isaiah 5:19 Parallel

Isaiah 5:19 depicts mockers who challenge God to act — reminiscent of last-days scoffers questioning Christ's return.