Berean Standard Bible

2 Peter 3

(Genesis 7:1–24; Jude 1:17–23)

1Belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,thisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778isnowἤδη,ēdēG2235mysecondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208letterγράφω ἐπιστολήν,graphō epistolēnG1992 G1125to youὑμῖνhuminG4771. BothἐνenG1722ofαἷςhaisG3739them areremindersἐν ὑπομνήσειen hupomnēseiG1722 G5280to stirδιεγείρωdiegeirōG1326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771to wholesomeεἰλικρινῆeilikrinēG1506τὴνtēnG3588thinkingδιάνοιανdianoianG1271

2by recallingμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403whatτῶνtōnG3588was foretoldῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487 G4302byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588commandedἐντολῆςentolēsG1785τῶνtōnG3588byτοῦtouG3588ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532Saviorσωτῆρος·sōtērosG4990through yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652.

3Most importantlyG4412,you must understandγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097τοῦτοtoutoG3778thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909theτῶνtōnG3588lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250scoffersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064,scoffingἐνenG1722 G1701andfollowingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198κατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἰδίαςidiasG2398τὰςtasG3588evil desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.

4“WhereποῦpouG4226isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952καὶkaiG2532?”they will askλέγοντες·legontesG3004. “Everἀφ᾽ γὰρaph᾽ garG1063 G575sinceἧςhēsG3739ourοἱhoiG3588fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962fell asleepἐκοιμήθησαν,ekoimēthēsanG2837,everythingπάνταpantaG3956continuesδιαμένειdiameneiG1265as it hasοὕτωςhoutōsG3779fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thebeginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of creationκτίσεως.ktiseōsG2937.”

5ButγὰρgarG1063theyαὐτοὺςautousG846deliberatelyθέλονταςthelontasG2309overlookλανθάνειlanthaneiG2990the fact thatτοῦτο ὅτιtouto hotiG3778 G3754long agoἔκπαλαιekpalaiG1597byτῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316wordλόγῳ,logōG3056theheavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772existedἦσανēsanG1510andκαὶkaiG2532theearthγῆgēG1093was formedσυνεστῶσαsunestōsaG4921out ofἐξexG1537waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532byδι᾽di᾽G1223waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,

6throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whichG3739theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889of that timeτότεtoteG5119perishedἀπώλετο.apōletoG622in the floodὕδατι κατακλυσθεὶςhudati kataklustheisG2626 G5204.

7AndδὲdeG1161by thatοἱhoiG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846wordλόγῳlogōG3056ἡhēG3588,the presentνῦνnunG3568heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588earthγῆgēG1093areεἰσὶνeisinG1510reservedτεθησαυρισμένοιtethēsaurismenoiG2343for fireπυρὶpuriG4442,being keptτηρούμενοιtēroumenoiG5083forεἰςeisG1519thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920andκαὶkaiG2532destructionἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684of ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.

The Day of the Lord

(Zephaniah 1:7–18; Malachi 4:1–6; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11)

8δὲdeG1161Belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27ὅτιhotiG3754,do not letμὴmēG3361thisoneἛνHenG1520thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778escape your noticeλανθανέτω ὑμᾶς,lanthanetō humasG2990 G4771:WithπαρὰparaG3844theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962aμίαmiaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250islikeὡςhōsG5613a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094,andκαὶkaiG2532a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094arelikeὡςhōsG5613aμία.miaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250.

9The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is not slowοὐ βραδύνειou braduneiG3756 G1019in keeping HisτῆςtēsG3588promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860asὥςhōsG5613someτινεςtinesG5100understandἡγοῦνται·hēgountaiG2233slownessβραδύτηταbradutētaG1022,butἀλλὰallaG235is patientμακροθυμεῖmakrothumeiG3114withεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,notμὴmēG3361wantingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014anyoneτιναςtinasG5100to perishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622butἀλλὰallaG235everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956to comeχωρῆσαι.chōrēsaiG5562toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341.

10ButδὲdeG1161theDayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240likeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812ἐνenG1722ᾗhēG3739.TheοἱhoiG3588heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772will disappearπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928with a roarῥοιζηδὸνrhoizēdonG4500δὲdeG1161, theelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747will be destroyedλυθήσεται,luthēsetaiG3089by fireκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741,andκαὶkaiG2532theearthγῆgēG1093andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722itsαὐτῇautēaG846τὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041will be laid bareοὐχ εὑρεθήσεται.ouch heurethēsetaiG3756 G2147.

11Sinceeverythingτούτων πάντωνtoutōn pantōnG3956 G3778will be destroyedλυομένωνluomenōnG3089in this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,what kind ofποταποὺςpotapousG4217peopleoughtδεῖdeiG1163youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to beὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225?You ought to conduct yourselvesἀναστροφαῖςanastrophaisG391inἐνenG1722holinessἁγίαιςhagiaisG40andκαὶkaiG2532godlinessεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiaisG2150

12as you anticipateπροσδοκῶνταςprosdokōntasG4328andκαὶkaiG2532hastenσπεύδονταςspeudontasG4692theτὴνtēnG3588comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952of theτῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whenδι᾽ ἣνdi᾽ hēnG1223 G3739theheavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772will be destroyedλυθήσονταιluthēsontaiG3089by fireπυρούμενοιpuroumenoiG4448andκαὶkaiG2532theelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747will meltτήκεται;tēketaiG5080in the heatκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741.

13ButδὲdeG1161in keeping withκατὰkataG2596God’sαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588promiseἐπάγγελμαepangelmaG1862,we are looking forward toπροσδοκῶμεν,prosdokōmenG4328a newκαινοὺςkainousG2537heavenοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772andκαὶkaiG2532a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093,whereἐν οἷςen hoisG1722 G3739righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343dwellsκατοικεῖ.¶katoikeiG2730.

Final Exhortations

14ThereforeΔιό,DioG1352,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,as you anticipateπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,make every effortσπουδάσατεspoudasateG4704to be foundεὑρεθῆναιheurethēnaiG2147atἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515—spotlessἄσπιλοιaspiloiG784andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀμώμητοιamōmētoiG298in HisαὐτῷautōG846sight.

15Consider also thatκαὶ ἡγεῖσθε,kai hēgeistheG2532 G2233ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588patienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115bringssalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ourG1473belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972alsoκαὶkaiG2532wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125youὑμῖν,huminG4771withκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678Godgave himδοθεῖσαν αὐτῷdotheisan autōG1325 G846.

16He writesthis wayὡς καὶhōs kaiG5613 G2532inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hisταῖςtaisG3588lettersἐπιστολαῖςepistolaisG1992,speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980inἐνenG1722themαὐταῖςautaisG846aboutπερὶperiG4012such mattersτούτων·toutōnG3778.Someτινα,tinaG5100partsofἐνenG1722his lettersαἷςhaisG3739areἐστινestinG1510hard to understandδυσνόητάdusnoētaG1425,whichἃhaG3739οἱhoiG3588ignorantἀμαθεῖςamatheisG261andκαὶkaiG2532unstableἀστήρικτοιastēriktoiG793peopledistortG4761,asὡςhōsG5613they doκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588rest ofλοιπὰςloipasG3062theScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,toπρὸςprosG4314theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἰδίανidianG2398τὴνtēnG3588destructionἀπώλειαν.¶apōleianG684.

17Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27, sinceyouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771already knowπρογινώσκοντεςproginōskontesG4267these things,be on your guardφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442so thatἵναinaG2443you will notμὴmēG3361be carried awayσυναπαχθέντεςsunapachthentesG4879by theτῇtēaG3588errorπλάνῃplanēG4106of theτῶνtōnG3588lawlessἀθέσμωνathesmōnG113andfall fromἐκπέσητεekpesēteG1601yourτοῦtouG3588ἰδίουidiouG2398secure standingστηριγμοῦ,stērigmouG4740.

18ButδὲdeG1161growαὐξάνετεauxaneteG837inἐνenG1722thegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.To HimαὐτῷautōG846betheἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391bothκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of eternityαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165.AmenG281.

(Genesis 7:1–24; Jude 1:17–23)

The Day of the Lord

(Zephaniah 1:7–18; Malachi 4:1–6; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11)

Final Exhortations

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3