New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Peter 3
Purpose of This Letter
1ThisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778is nowἤδη,ēdēG2235,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,the secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208letterἐπιστολήν,epistolēnG1992I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125to you in whichαἷςhaisG3739I amstirringδιεγείρωdiegeirōG1326up your sincereεἰλικρινῆeilikrinēG1506mindδιάνοιανdianoianG1271by wayG1722of reminderὑπομνήσειhupomnēseiG5280,
The Coming Day of the Lord
3KnowγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413of all, thatin the lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250mockersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064with theirmockingG1701,followingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596their ownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,
4and sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhereποῦpouG4226is the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860of HiscomingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952? For eversinceἧςhēsG575G3739the fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962fellG2837asleepἐκοιμήθησαν,ekoimēthēsanG2837,allπάνταpantaG3956continuesδιαμένειdiameneiG1265justοὕτωςhoutōsG3779as it wasfrom the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746of creationκτίσεως.ktiseōsG2937.”
5Forwhen they maintainθέλονταςthelontasG2309thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,it escapesG2990their noticeG2990thatby the wordλόγῳ,logōG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316theheavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772existedἦσανēsanG1510longἔκπαλαιekpalaiG1597agoG1597and theearthγῆgēG1093wasformedσυνεστῶσαsunestōsaG4921out of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204and by waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,
7But by His wordλόγῳlogōG3056the presentνῦνnunG3568heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772and earthγῆgēG1093are being reservedτεθησαυρισμένοιtethēsaurismenoiG2343forfireπυρὶpuriG4442,keptτηρούμενοιtēroumenoiG5083forthe dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920and destructionἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684of ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.
8But do not let thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778oneἛνHenG1520factescapeG2990your noticeG2990,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,that with the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962oneμίαmiaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250is likeὡςhōsG5613a thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094, anda thousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094likeὡςhōsG5613oneμία.miaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250.
9The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is not slowβραδύνειbraduneiG1019about His promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,as someτινεςtinesG5100countἡγοῦνται·hēgountaiG2233slownessβραδύτηταbradutētaG1022, butis patientμακροθυμεῖmakrothumeiG3114towardG1519you,not wishingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014for anyτιναςtinasG5100to perishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622but for allπάνταςpantasG3956to comeχωρῆσαι.chōrēsaiG5562to repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341.
A New Heaven and Earth
10Butthe dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240likeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812,in whichᾗhēG3739the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772will passπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayG3928with a roarῥοιζηδὸνrhoizēdonG4500and theelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747will be destroyedλυθήσεται,luthēsetaiG3089with intenseG2741heatκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741, andthe earthγῆgēG1093andits worksἔργαergaG2041will beburnedG2618up.
12lookingπροσδοκῶνταςprosdokōntasG4328for and hasteningσπεύδονταςspeudontasG4692the comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952of the dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of whichἣνhēnG3739the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772will be destroyedλυθήσονταιluthēsontaiG3089by burningπυρούμενοιpuroumenoiG4448, and theelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747will meltτήκεται;tēketaiG5080with intenseG2741heatκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741!
15and regardἡγεῖσθε,hēgeistheG2233thepatienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962assalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991;justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as alsoG2532our belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325him, wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125to you,
16as alsoG2532in allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hislettersἐπιστολαῖςepistolaisG1992,speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980in them oftheseG3778thingsτούτων·toutōnG3778,in whichαἷςhaisG3739are someG5100thingsG5100hardG1425to understandG1425,whichἃhaG3739the untaughtἀμαθεῖςamatheisG261andunstableἀστήρικτοιastēriktoiG793distortG4761, as they doalsoG2532the restλοιπὰςloipasG3062of the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,to their ownἰδίανidianG2398destructionἀπώλειαν.¶apōleianG684.
17You thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,knowingπρογινώσκοντεςproginōskontesG4267this beforehandG4267,be on your guardφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442soἵνα μὴina mēG2443G3361that you are not carriedG4879awayσυναπαχθέντεςsunapachthentesG4879bythe errorπλάνῃplanēG4106ofunprincipledG113menG113andfallἐκπέσητεekpesēteG1601from your ownἰδίουidiouG2398steadfastnessστηριγμοῦ,stērigmouG4740,
18but growαὐξάνετεauxaneteG837in the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485andknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108of ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962and SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547. To Him bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391,bothG2532nowνῦνnunG3568and to the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of eternityαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165.AmenG281.
Commentaries on 2 Peter 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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