New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Peter 3:1-4

1 1BelovedG27, thisG3778 is nowG2235 the secondG1208 letterG1992 I am writingG1125 to you in whichG3739 I am 2stirringG1326 upG1326 your sincereG1506 mindG1271 by wayG1722 of a reminderG5280,

2to 3rememberG3403 the wordsG4487 spokenG4275 beforehandG4275 by 4the holyG40 prophetsG4396 and 5the commandmentG1785 of the LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 spoken by your apostlesG652.

3 6KnowG1097 thisG3778 firstG4413 of all, that 7in the lastG2078 daysG2250 8mockersG1703 will comeG2064 with their mockingG1701, 9followingG4198 afterG2596 their ownG2398 lustsG1939,

4and sayingG3004, “10WhereG4226 is the promiseG1860 of His 11comingG3952? For ever sinceG575 G3739 the fathersG3962 12 13fellG2837 asleepG2837, allG3956 thingsG3956 continueG1265 justG3779 as they were 14from the beginningG746 of creationG2937.”

Notes

1. 2 Peter 3:1 1 Pet 2:11; 2 Pet 3:8, 14, 17 ↩
2. 2 Peter 3:1 2 Pet 1:13 ↩
3. 2 Peter 3:2 Jude 17 ↩
4. 2 Peter 3:2 Luke 1:70; Acts 3:21; Eph 3:5 ↩
5. 2 Peter 3:2 Gal 6:2; 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Pet 2:21 ↩
6. 2 Peter 3:3 2 Pet 1:20 ↩
7. 2 Peter 3:3 1 Tim 4:1; Heb 1:2 ↩
8. 2 Peter 3:3 Jude 18 ↩
9. 2 Peter 3:3 2 Pet 2:10 ↩
10. 2 Peter 3:4 Is 5:19; Jer 17:15; Ezek 11:3; 12:22, 27; Mal 2:17; Matt 24:48 ↩
11. 2 Peter 3:4 1 Thess 2:19; 2 Pet 3:12 ↩
12. 2 Peter 3:4 I.e., died ↩
13. 2 Peter 3:4 Acts 7:60 ↩
14. 2 Peter 3:4 Mark 10:6 ↩