New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 3:9-15

9The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is not slowβραδύνειbraduneiG1019about His promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,as someτινεςtinesG5100countἡγοῦνται·hēgountaiG2233slownessβραδύτηταbradutētaG1022, butis patientμακροθυμεῖmakrothumeiG3114towardG1519you,not wishingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014for anyτιναςtinasG5100to perishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622but for allπάνταςpantasG3956to comeχωρῆσαι.chōrēsaiG5562to repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341.

10Butthe dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240likeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812,in whichᾗhēG3739the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772will passπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayG3928with a roarῥοιζηδὸνrhoizēdonG4500and theelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747will be destroyedλυθήσεται,luthēsetaiG3089with intenseG2741heatκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741, andthe earthγῆgēG1093andits worksἔργαergaG2041will beburnedG2618up.

11Since allπάντωνpantōnG3956theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778are to be destroyedλυομένωνluomenōnG3089in thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,whatG4217sortG4217of people oughtδεῖdeiG1163you to be in holyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40conductἀναστροφαῖςanastrophaisG391and godlinessεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiaisG2150,

12lookingπροσδοκῶνταςprosdokōntasG4328for and hasteningσπεύδονταςspeudontasG4692the comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952of the dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of whichἣνhēnG3739the heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772will be destroyedλυθήσονταιluthēsontaiG3089by burningπυρούμενοιpuroumenoiG4448, and theelementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747will meltτήκεται;tēketaiG5080with intenseG2741heatκαυσούμεναkausoumenaG2741!

13But accordingκατὰkataG2596to HispromiseἐπάγγελμαepangelmaG1862we are lookingπροσδοκῶμεν,prosdokōmenG4328fornewκαινοὺςkainousG2537heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772and a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093,in whichοἷςhoisG3739righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343dwellsκατοικεῖ.¶katoikeiG2730.

14ThereforeΔιό,DioG1352,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,since you lookπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328for theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,be diligentσπουδάσατεspoudasateG4704to befoundεὑρεθῆναιheurethēnaiG2147by Him in peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,spotlessἄσπιλοιaspiloiG784and blamelessἀμώμητοιamōmētoiG298,

15and regardἡγεῖσθε,hēgeistheG2233thepatienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962assalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991;justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as alsoG2532our belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325him, wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125to you,

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