New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Peter 3:14-18

14ThereforeΔιό,DioG1352,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,since you lookG4328forG4328theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,be diligentσπουδάσατεspoudasateG4704to befoundεὑρεθῆναιheurethēnaiG2147spotlessἄσπιλοιaspiloiG784and blamelessἀμώμητοιamōmētoiG298by Him, at peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,

15and regardἡγεῖσθε,hēgeistheG2233thepatienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962assalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991;justG2531asG2531alsoG2532our belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325him, wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125to you,

16as alsoG2532in allπάσαιςpasaisG3956hislettersἐπιστολαῖςepistolaisG1992,speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980in them oftheseG3778thingsτούτων·toutōnG3778,in whichαἷςhaisG3739there are someG5100thingsG5100that are hardG1425toG1425understandG1425,whichἃhaG3739the untaughtἀμαθεῖςamatheisG261andunstableἀστήρικτοιastēriktoiG793distortG4761, as they doalsoG2532the restλοιπὰςloipasG3062of the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,to their ownἰδίανidianG2398destructionἀπώλειαν.¶apōleianG684.

17You thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,knowingπρογινώσκοντεςproginōskontesG4267this beforehandG4267,be on your guardφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442soG2443thatG2443you are not carriedG4879awayσυναπαχθέντεςsunapachthentesG4879bythe errorπλάνῃplanēG4106ofunscrupulousG113peopleG113andloseἐκπέσητεekpesēteG1601your ownἰδίουidiouG2398firmG4740commitmentG4740,

18but growαὐξάνετεauxaneteG837in the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485andknowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108of ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962and SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547. To Him bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391,bothG2532nowνῦνnunG3568and to the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of eternityαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165.AmenG281.

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