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2 Peter 3

1τὴνtēnG3588ThisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208epistleἐπιστολήν,epistolēnG1992,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,IG1125nowἤδη,ēdēG2235writeG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771;inἐνenG1722bothwhichαἷςhaisG3739I stir upδιεγείρωdiegeirōG1326yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771pureεἰλικρινῆeilikrinēG1506mindsδιάνοιανdianoianG1271by way ofἐνenG1722remembranceὑπομνήσειhupomnēseiG5280:

2τῶνtōnG3588τῶνtōnG3588τῆςtēsG3588That ye may be mindfulμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403of the wordsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487which were spoken beforeG4302byὑπὸhupoG5259theG4396holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,andκαὶkaiG2532of the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785of usG1473the apostlesτῶν ἀποστόλωνtōn apostolōnG3588 G652of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962andκαὶkaiG2532Saviourσωτῆρος·sōtērosG4990:

3KnowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778firstG4412,thatὅτιhotiG3754there shall comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909theτῶνtōnG3588lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250scoffersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustsτὰς ἐπιθυμίαςtas epithumiasG3588 G1939,

4AndκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhereποῦpouG4226isἐστινestinG1510the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG3588 G1860ofG3588 G3952hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846comingG3588 G3952?forγὰρgarG1063sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ἧςhēsG3739the fathersπατέρεςpateresG3588 G3962fell asleepἐκοιμήθησαν,ekoimēthēsanG2837,all thingsπάνταpantaG3956continueδιαμένειdiameneiG1265asοὕτωςhoutōsG3779they werefromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of the creationκτίσεως.ktiseōsG2937.

5τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778theyαὐτοὺςautousG846willinglyθέλονταςthelontasG2309are ignorant ofλανθάνειlanthaneiG2990,thatὅτιhotiG3754by the wordλόγῳ,logōG3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772wereἦσανēsanG1510of oldἔκπαλαιekpalaiG1597,andκαὶkaiG2532the earthγῆgēG1093standingσυνεστῶσαsunestōsaG4921out ofἐξexG1537the waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532inδι᾽di᾽G1223the waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204:

6Wherebyδι᾽di᾽G1223the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588 G2889G3739that then wasτότεtoteG5119,being overflowedκατακλυσθεὶςkataklustheisG2626with waterὕδατιhudatiG5204,perishedἀπώλετο.apōletoG622:

7ButδὲdeG1161the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3588 G3772andκαὶkaiG2532the earthγῆgēG3588 G1093,which are nowνῦνnunG3568,byG3056the sameαὐτῷautōG846wordλόγῳlogōG3056areεἰσὶνeisinG1510kept in storeτεθησαυρισμένοιtethēsaurismenoiG2343,reservedτηρούμενοιtēroumenoiG5083unto fireπυρὶpuriG4442againstεἰςeisG1519the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920andκαὶkaiG2532perditionἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684ofG444ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG3588 G765menG444.

8ButδὲdeG1161,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,beG2990ὑμᾶς,humasG4771notμὴmēG3361ignorant ofG2990thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778one thingἛνHenG1520,thatὅτιhotiG3754oneμίαmiaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250iswithπαρὰparaG3844the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962asὡςhōsG5613a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094,andκαὶkaiG2532a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094asὡςhōsG5613oneμία.miaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250.

9The LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962isG1019notοὐouG3756slackG1019concerning his promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG3588 G1860,asὥςhōsG5613some menτινεςtinesG5100countἡγοῦνται·hēgountaiG2233slacknessβραδύτηταbradutētaG1022;butἀλλὰallaG235is longsufferingμακροθυμεῖmakrothumeiG3114toεἰςeisG1519us-wardG1473,notμὴmēG3361willing thatβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014anyτιναςtinasG5100should perishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622,but thatἀλλὰallaG235allπάνταςpantasG3956should comeχωρῆσαι.chōrēsaiG5562toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341.

10ButδὲdeG1161the dayἡμέραhēmeraG3588 G2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240asὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812inG1722the nightG3571;inG1722the whichᾗhēG3739the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3588 G3772shall pass awayπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928with a great noiseῥοιζηδὸνrhoizēdonG4500,andδὲdeG1161the elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747shall meltλυθήσεται,luthēsetaiG3089with fervent heatκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741,the earthγῆgēG1093alsoκαὶkaiG2532andκαὶkaiG2532the worksἔργαergaG2041that areG3588thereinG1722αὐτῇautēaG846shall be burned upG2618.

11SeeingthenG3767thatallπάντωνpantōnG3956these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778shall be dissolvedλυομένωνluomenōnG3089,what mannerποταποὺςpotapousG4217of personsoughtδεῖdeiG1163yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771to beὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225inἐνenG1722allholyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40conversationἀναστροφαῖςanastrophaisG391andκαὶkaiG2532godlinessεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiaisG2150,

12τὴνtēnG3588Looking forπροσδοκῶνταςprosdokōntasG4328andκαὶkaiG2532hasting untoσπεύδονταςspeudontasG4692the comingπαρουσίαν τῆςparousian tēsG3588 G3952of the dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,ἣνhēnG3739whereinδι᾽di᾽G1223the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772being on fireπυρούμενοιpuroumenoiG4448shall be dissolvedλυθήσονταιluthēsontaiG3089,andκαὶkaiG2532the elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747shall meltτήκεται;tēketaiG5080with fervent heatκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741?

13NeverthelessδὲdeG1161weG4328,according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846promiseτὸ ἐπάγγελμαto epangelmaG3588 G1862,look forG4328newκαινοὺςkainousG2537heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772andκαὶkaiG2532a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093,οἷςhoisG3739whereinἐνenG1722dwellethκατοικεῖ.¶katoikeiG2730righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343.

14WhereforeΔιό,DioG1352,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,seeing that ye look forπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328such thingsταῦταtautaG3778,be diligent thatσπουδάσατεspoudasateG4704ye may be foundεὑρεθῆναιheurethēnaiG2147of himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,without spotἄσπιλοιaspiloiG784,andκαὶkaiG2532blamelessἀμώμητοιamōmētoiG298.

15G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532accountἡγεῖσθε,hēgeistheG2233thatthe longsufferingμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962issalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991;even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ourG1473belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG3588 G27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972alsoκαὶkaiG2532according toκατὰkataG2596the wisdomσοφίανsophianG3588 G4678givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325unto himαὐτῷautōG846hath writtenἔγραψενegrapsenG1125unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771;

16ταῖςtaisG3588οἱhoiG3588τὰςtasG3588AsὡςhōsG5613alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hisepistlesἐπιστολαῖς τὴνepistolais tēnG3588 G1992,speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980inἐνenG1722themαὐταῖςautaisG846ofπερὶperiG4012these thingsτούτων·toutōnG3778;inἐνenG1722whichαἷςhaisG3739areἐστινestinG1510some thingsτινα,tinaG5100hard to be understoodδυσνόητάdusnoētaG1425,whichἃhaG3739they that are unlearnedἀμαθεῖςamatheisG261andκαὶkaiG2532unstableἀστήρικτοιastēriktoiG793wrestG4761,asὡςhōsG5613they doalsoκαὶkaiG2532the otherλοιπὰςloipasG3062scripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,untoπρὸςprosG4314theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἰδίανidianG2398destructionἀπώλειαν.¶apōleianG684.

17YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,seeing ye knowπρογινώσκοντεςproginōskontesG4267these thingsbeforeG4267,bewareφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442lestἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361ye alsoG1601,being led awayσυναπαχθέντεςsunapachthentesG4879with the errorτῇ πλάνῃtēa planēG3588 G4106of the wickedτῶν ἀθέσμωνtōn athesmōnG3588 G113,fallἐκπέσητεekpesēteG1601fromG4740your ownτοῦ ἰδίουtou idiouG3588 G2398stedfastnessG4740.

18ButδὲdeG1161growαὐξάνετεauxaneteG837inἐνenG1722graceχάριτιcharitiG5485,andκαὶkaiG2532inthe knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962andκαὶkaiG2532SaviourσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.To himαὐτῷautōG846begloryδόξαdoxaG3588 G1391bothκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519ἡμέρανhēmeranG2250everαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165.AmenG281.

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