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2 Peter 3:8-14

8ButforgetnotthisoneἛνHenG1520thingG3778,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,thatoneμίαmiaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250iswiththeLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962asathousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094,andathousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094asoneμία.miaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250.

9TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962isnotslack concerninghispromiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,assomecountslackness;butislongsufferingtoyou-ward,notwishingthatanyshouldperishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622,butthatallshouldcometorepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341.

10ButthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962willcomeἥξειhēxeiG2240asathiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812;inthewhichtheheavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772shallpassπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayG3928withagreat noise,andtheelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747shallbedissolvedwithfervent heat,andtheearthγῆgēG1093andtheworksἔργαergaG2041thatarethereinshallbeburnedG2618up.

11SeeingthatthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778arethusalltobedissolved,whatmannerG391ofpersonsoughtδεῖdeiG1163yetobeinallholyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40livingandgodlinessεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiaisG2150,

12lookingG4328forandearnestly desiringthecomingofthedayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,byreasonofwhichtheheavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772beingonfireshallbedissolved,andtheelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747shallmeltwithfervent heat?

13But,accordingκατὰkataG2596tohispromise,welookG4328fornewκαινοὺςkainousG2537heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772andanewκαινὴνkainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093, wherein dwellethrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343.

14Wherefore,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27, seeingthatyelookG4328forthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778, give diligencethatyemaybefoundG2147inpeaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,withoutspotandblamelessinhissight.

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