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2 Peter 3:1-13

1This,asecondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208letterἐπιστολήν,epistolēnG1992,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,IalreadyG2235writeG1125toyou,in[both]whichIstirup,inthewayofputtingyouinremembrance,yourpureεἰλικρινῆeilikrinēG1506mindδιάνοιανdianoianG1271,

2tobemindfulofthewordsspokenbeforebytheholyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,andofthecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962andSaviourbyyourapostlesG652;

3knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thisfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,thatthereshallcomeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064at[the] closeofthedaysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250mockerswithmocking,walkingG4198accordingκατὰkataG2596totheirownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustsG1939,

4andsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhereποῦpouG4226isG1510thepromiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860ofhiscoming?forfromthetimethefathersπατέρεςpateresG3962fellasleepἐκοιμήθησαν,ekoimēthēsanG2837allthingsπάνταpantaG3956remainthusG3779from[the]beginningof[the]creationκτίσεως.ktiseōsG2937.

5ForthisisG1510hiddenfromthemthroughtheirownG1438wilfulness,thatheavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772wereG1510ofold,andanearthγῆgēG1093, havingitssubsistenceoutofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andinwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,bythewordλόγῳ,logōG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,

6throughwhich[watersὕδατιhudatiG5204]thethenG5119worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889, delugedwithwaterG5204,perishedἀπώλετο.apōletoG622.

7ButthepresentG3568heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772andtheearthγῆgēG1093byhiswordλόγῳlogōG3056areG1510laidupinstoreG2343,keptG5083forfireπυρὶpuriG4442untoadayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofjudgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920anddestructionἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684ofungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765menG444.

8ButletnotthisoneἛνHenG1520thingG3778behiddenfromyou,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,thatoneμίαmiaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250with[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962[is]asathousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094,andathousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094asoneμία.miaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250.

9[The]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962doesnotdelayhispromiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,assomeaccountG1223ofdelay,butislongsuffering towardsyou,notwillingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014thatanyshouldperishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622,butthatallshouldcometorepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341.

10ButthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962willcomeἥξειhēxeiG2240asathiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812,inwhichtheheavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772willpassπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayG3928witharushing noise,and[the]elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747,burningG2618withheat,shallbedissolved,and[the]earthγῆgēG1093andtheworksἔργαergaG2041initshallbeburntup.

11AllthesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778thenbeingtobedissolved,whatoughtδεῖdeiG1163yetobeinholyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40conversationandgodlinessεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiaisG2150,

12waitingforandhasteningthecomingofthedayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,byreasonofwhich[the]heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772,beingonfire,shallbedissolved,and[the]elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747,burningG4448withheat,shallmelt?

13But,accordingκατὰkataG2596tohispromise,wewaitfornewκαινοὺςkainousG2537heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772andanewκαινὴνkainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093, whereindwellsκατοικεῖ.¶katoikeiG2730righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343.

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