^{1 Ref} My loved ones, this is now my second letter to you, and in this as in the first, I am attempting to keep your true minds awake;

^{1 Ref} This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance;

^{1 Ref} This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you;