Berean Standard Bible

2 Peter 3

(Genesis 7:1–24; Jude 1:17–23)

1BelovedG27, thisG3778 is nowG2235 my secondG1208 letterG1992 G1125 to youG4771. Both ofG3739 them are remindersG1722 G5280 to stirG1326 youG4771 to wholesomeG1506 thinkingG1271 2by recallingG3403 whatG3588 was foretoldG4487 G4302 byG5259 theG3588 holyG40 prophetsG4396 andG2532 commandedG1785 byG3588 our LordG2962 andG2532 SaviorG4990 through yourG4771 apostlesG652.

3Most importantlyG4412, you must understandG1097 thatG3754 inG1909 theG3588 lastG2078 daysG2250 scoffersG1703 will comeG2064, scoffingG1722 G1701 and followingG4198 theirG846 ownG2398 evil desiresG1939.1 4“WhereG4226 isG1510 theG3588 promiseG1860 ofG3588 HisG846 comingG3952 ?” they will askG3004. “EverG1063 G575 sinceG3739 our fathersG3962 fell asleepG2837, everythingG3956 continuesG1265 as it hasG3779 fromG575 the beginningG746 of creationG2937.”

5But theyG846 deliberatelyG2309 overlookG2990 the fact thatG3778 G3754 long agoG1597 byG3588 God’sG2316 wordG3056 the heavensG3772 existedG1510 andG2532 the earthG1093 was formedG4921 out ofG1537 waterG5204 andG2532 byG1223 waterG5204, 6throughG1223 whichG3739 2 theG3588 worldG2889 of that timeG5119 perishedG622 in the floodG2626 G5204. 7AndG1161 by thatG3588 sameG846 wordG3056 , the presentG3568 heavensG3772 andG2532 earthG1093 areG1510 reservedG2343 for fireG4442, being keptG5083 forG1519 the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920 andG2532 destructionG684 of ungodlyG765 menG444.

BelovedG27 , do not letG3361 this oneG1520 thingG3778 escape your noticeG2990 G4771: WithG3844 the LordG2962 aG1520 dayG2250 is likeG5613 a thousandG5507 yearsG2094, andG2532 a thousandG5507 yearsG2094 are likeG5613 aG1520 dayG2250.3 9The LordG2962 is not slowG3756 G1019 in keeping His promiseG1860 asG5613 someG5100 understandG2233 slownessG1022, butG235 is patientG3114 withG1519 youG4771, notG3361 wantingG1014 anyoneG5100 to perishG622 butG235 everyoneG3956 to comeG5562 toG1519 repentanceG3341.

10ButG1161 the DayG2250 of the LordG2962 will comeG2240 likeG5613 a thiefG2812 . TheG3588 heavensG3772 will disappearG3928 with a roarG4500 , the elementsG4747 will be destroyedG3089 4 by fireG2741, andG2532 the earthG1093 andG2532 its worksG2041 will be laid bareG3756 G2147.5

11Since everythingG3956 G3778 will be destroyedG3089 in this wayG3779, what kind ofG4217 people oughtG1163 youG4771 to beG5225? You ought to conduct yourselvesG391 inG1722 holinessG40 andG2532 godlinessG2150 12as you anticipateG4328 andG2532 hastenG4692 theG3588 comingG3952 of theG3588 dayG2250 of GodG2316, whenG1223 G3739 the heavensG3772 will be destroyedG3089 by fireG4448 andG2532 the elementsG4747 will meltG5080 in the heatG2741. 13ButG1161 in keeping withG2596 God’s promiseG1862, we are looking forward toG4328 a newG2537 heavenG3772 andG2532 a newG2537 earthG1093, whereG1722 G3739 righteousnessG1343 dwellsG2730.

14ThereforeG1352, belovedG27, as you anticipateG4328 these thingsG3778, make every effortG4704 to be foundG2147 atG1722 peaceG1515—spotlessG784 andG2532 blamelessG298 in HisG846 sight.6

15Consider also thatG2532 G2233 ourG1473 Lord’sG2962 patienceG3115 brings salvationG4991, just asG2531 ourG1473 belovedG27 brotherG80 PaulG3972 alsoG2532 wroteG1125 youG4771 withG2596 theG3588 wisdomG4678 God gave himG1325 G846. 16He writes this wayG5613 G2532 inG1722 allG3956 his lettersG1992,7 speakingG2980 inG1722 themG846 aboutG4012 such matters. SomeG5100 parts ofG1722 his letters areG1510 hard to understandG1425, whichG3739 ignorantG261 andG2532 unstableG793 people distortG4761,8 asG5613 they do theG3588 rest ofG3062 the ScripturesG1124, toG4314 theirG846 ownG2398 destructionG684.

17ThereforeG3767, belovedG27, since youG4771 already knowG4267 these things, be on your guardG5442 so thatG2443 you will notG3361 be carried awayG4879 by theG3588 errorG4106 of theG3588 lawlessG113 and fall fromG1601 your secure standingG4740. 18ButG1161 growG837 inG1722 the graceG5485 andG2532 knowledgeG1108 of ourG1473 LordG2962 andG2532 SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. To HimG846 be theG3588 gloryG1391 bothG2532 nowG3568 andG2532 toG1519 the dayG2250 of eternityG165.

1. 2 Peter 3:3 See Jude 1:18. ↩
2. 2 Peter 3:6 NA through whom ↩
3. 2 Peter 3:8 See Psalm 90:4. ↩
4. 2 Peter 3:10 Or dissolved; also in verses 11 and 12. ↩
5. 2 Peter 3:10 Or will not be found. BYZ and TR will be burned up; SBL, NE, and WH will be found, i.e., will be unable to hide. ↩
6. 2 Peter 3:14 Or to be found by Him in peace, without spot and without blemish. ↩
7. 2 Peter 3:16 Or in all the letters ↩
8. 2 Peter 3:16 NA will distort ↩
9. 2 Peter 3:18 NE, WH, and NA do not include Amen. ↩