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- Greetings (1:1–2)
- Exhortation to Growth in Christian Virtues (1:3–11)
- The Divine Enablement (1:3–4)
- The Call for Growth (1:5–7)
- The Value of Such Growth (1:8–11)
- The Purpose and Authentication of Peter’s Message (1:12–21)
- His Aim in Writing (1:12–15)
- The Basis of His Authority (1:16–21)
- Warning against False Teachers (ch. 2)
- Their Coming Predicted (2:1–3a)
- Their Judgment Assured (2:3b–9)
- Their Characteristics Set Forth (2:10–22)
- The Fact of Christ’s Return (3:1–16)
- Peter’s Purpose in Writing Restated (3:1–2)
- The Coming of Scoffers (3:3–7)
- The Certainty of Christ’s Return (3:8–10)
- Exhortations Based on the Fact of Christ’s Return (3:11–16)
- Conclusion and Doxology (3:17–18)