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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-Peter finishes instructing the believers and ends his letter.
-
 # since you know about these things
 
 "These things" refers to the truths about the patience of God and the teachings of these false teachers.
@@ -12,9 +8,9 @@ Peter finishes instructing the believers and ends his letter.
 
 # so that you are not led astray by the deceit of lawless people
 
-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]])
+"so that lawless people do not deceive you and cause you do something wrong"
 
 # you lose your own faithfulness
 
-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]])
+"you stop being faithful"