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Hard to be understood (δυσνόητα)
Only here in New Testament.
They that are unlearned and unstable (οἱ ἀμαθεῖς καὶ ἀστήρικτοι)
Both words are peculiar to Peter. On the latter, see on 2Pe 2:14.
Wrest (στρεβλοῦσιν)
Only here in New Testament. Meaning, originally, to hoist with a windlass or screw; to twist or dislocate the limbs on a rack. It is a singularly graphic word applied to the perversion of scripture.
The other scriptures (τὰς λοιπὰς γραφὰς)
Showing that Paul's epistles were ranked as scripture. See on Mar 12:10.