1 This is now ἤδη, ēdē G2235 , beloved ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi G27 , the second δευτέραν deuteran G1208 epistle that I write G1125 unto you ; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind διάνοιαν dianoian G1271 by putting you in remembrance; 2 that ye should remember μνησθῆναι mnēsthēnai G3403 the words which were spoken before by the holy ἁγίων hagiōn G40 prophets προφητῶν prophētōn G4396 , and the commandment ἐντολῆς entolēs G1785 of the Lord κυρίου kuriou G2962 and Saviour through your apostles G652 : 3 knowing γινώσκοντες ginōskontes G1097 this first πρῶτον prōton G4413 , that in the last ἐσχάτων eschatōn G2078 days ἡμερῶν hēmerōn G2250 mockers shall come ἐλεύσονται eleusontai G2064 with mockery, walking G4198 after their own ἰδίας idias G2398 lusts G1939 , 4 and saying λέγοντες· legontes G3004 , Where ποῦ pou G4226 is G1510 the promise ἐπαγγελία epangelia G1860 of his coming ? for , from the day that the fathers πατέρες pateres G3962 fell asleep ἐκοιμήθησαν, ekoimēthēsan G2837 , all things πάντα panta G3956 continue as they were G1510 from the beginning of the creation κτίσεως. ktiseōs G2937 . 5 For this they wilfully forget, that there were G1510 heavens οὐρανοὶ ouranoi G3772 from of old, and an earth γῆ gē G1093 compacted out of water ὕδατος hudatos G5204 and amidst water ὕδατος hudatos G5204 , by the word λόγῳ, logō G3056 of God θεοῦ theou G2316 ; 6 by which means the world κόσμος kosmos G2889 that then G5119 was , being overflowed with water ὕδατι hudati G5204 , perished ἀπώλετο. apōleto G622 : 9 The Lord κύριος kurios G2962 is not slack concerning his promise ἐπαγγελίας, epangelias G1860 , as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish ἀπολέσθαι apolesthai G622 , but that all should come to repentance μετάνοιαν metanoian G3341 . 10 But the day ἡμέρα hēmera G2250 of the Lord κυρίου kuriou G2962 will come ἥξει hēxei G2240 as a thief κλέπτης kleptēs G2812 ; in the which the heavens οὐρανοὶ ouranoi G3772 shall pass παρελεύσονται, pareleusontai G3928 away G3928 with a great noise, and the elements στοιχεῖα stoicheia G4747 shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth γῆ gē G1093 and the works ἔργα erga G2041 that are therein shall be burned G2618 up . 11 Seeing that these things τούτων toutōn G3778 are thus all to be dissolved, what manner G391 of persons ought δεῖ dei G1163 ye to be in all holy ἁγίαις hagiais G40 living and godliness εὐσεβείαις eusebeiais G2150 , 12 looking G4328 for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day ἡμέρας, hēmeras G2250 of God θεοῦ theou G2316 , by reason of which the heavens οὐρανοὶ ouranoi G3772 being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements στοιχεῖα stoicheia G4747 shall melt with fervent heat? 13 But , according κατὰ kata G2596 to his promise , we look G4328 for new καινοὺς kainous G2537 heavens οὐρανοὺς ouranous G3772 and a new καινὴν kainēn G2537 earth γῆν gēn G1093 , wherein dwelleth righteousness δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē G1343 . 14 Wherefore , beloved ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi G27 , seeing that ye look G4328 for these things ταῦτα tauta G3778 , give diligence that ye may be found G2147 in peace εἰρήνῃ, eirēnē G1515 , without spot and blameless in his sight . 15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord κυρίου kuriou G2962 is salvation σωτηρίαν sōtērian G4991 ; even G2532 as our beloved ἀγαπητὸς agapētos G27 brother ἀδελφὸς adelphos G80 Paul Παῦλος Paulos G3972 also G2532 , according κατὰ kata G2596 to the wisdom σοφίαν sophian G4678 given G1325 to him , wrote G1125 unto you ; 16 as also G2532 in all his epistles, speaking λαλῶν lalōn G2980 in them of these things τούτων· toutōn G3778 ; wherein are G1510 some things G3778 hard to be G1510 understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also G2532 the other λοιπὰς loipas G3062 scriptures G1124 , unto their own ἰδίαν idian G2398 destruction ἀπώλειαν.¶ apōleian G684 . 17 Ye therefore οὖν, oun G3767 , beloved ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi G27 , knowing προγινώσκοντες proginōskontes G4267 these things beforehand , beware lest G3361 , being carried away συναπαχθέντες sunapachthentes G4879 with the error πλάνῃ planē G4106 of the wicked, ye fall from your own ἰδίου idiou G2398 stedfastness. 18 But grow αὐξάνετε auxanete G837 in the grace χάριτι chariti G5485 and knowledge γνώσει gnōsei G1108 of our Lord κυρίου kuriou G2962 and Saviour Jesus Ἰησοῦ Iēsou G2424 Christ Χριστοῦ. Christou G5547 . To him be the glory δόξα doxa G1391 both now G1161 and for ever . Amen G281 . ← 2 Peter 2 1 John 1 → Commentaries on 2 Peter 3 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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