Revised Version 1895

2 Peter 3

1ThisG3778isnowἤδη,ēdēG2235,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,theτὴνtēnG3588secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208epistlethatG3739IG3739writeγράφωgraphōG1125untoyouG5210;andG3778inG1722bothofG1722themG1722IG3739stirδιεγείρωdiegeirōG1326upyourG1722sincereεἰλικρινῆeilikrinēG1506mindδιάνοιανdianoianG1271byG1722puttingyouG5210inG1722remembrance;

2thatG4487yeshouldG2532rememberμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403theG3588wordsG4487whichG3588were spokenbeforeG3588byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,andG2532theG3588commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785ofG2962theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andG2532Saviour throughyourG2962apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652:

3knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thisG3778firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,thatὅτιhotiG3754inG1722theG3588lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250mockersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703shallG3778comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064withG1722mockery,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198afterκατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownἰδίαςidiasG2398lustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939,

4andG2532sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhereποῦpouG4226isG1510theG3956promiseἐπαγγελίαepangeliaG1860ofG575hisG846comingπαρουσίαςparousiasG3952?forγὰρgarG1063,fromG575theG3956daythatἧςhēsG3739theG3956fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962fellG2837asleepἐκοιμήθησαν,ekoimēthēsanG2837,allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956continueG2532asG2532theyG846wereG1510fromG575theG3956beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746ofG575theG3956creationκτίσεως.ktiseōsG2937.

5ForγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778theyαὐτοὺςautousG846wilfully forget,thatὅτιhotiG3754thereG1510wereG1510heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772fromG1537ofG1537old,andκαὶkaiG2532anG1510earthγῆgēG1093compactedoutG1537ofG1537waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532amidstwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,byδι᾽di᾽G1223theG3588wordλόγῳ,logōG3056ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

6byG1223whichG3739meansG1223theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889thatG3739thenτότεtoteG5119was, being overflowedwithG1223waterὕδατιhudatiG5204,perishedἀπώλετο.apōletoG622:

7butG1161theοἱhoiG3588heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772thatG846nowG1161areG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588earthγῆgēG1093,byG2250theτῷtōG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846wordλόγῳlogōG3056haveG1510beenG1510storedτεθησαυρισμένοιtethēsaurismenoiG2343upG1519forG1519fireπυρὶpuriG4442,beingG1510reservedτηρούμενοιtēroumenoiG5083againstG1519theτῶνtōnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofG3056judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920andκαὶkaiG2532destructionἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684ofG3056ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.

8ButδὲdeG1161forgetnotμὴmēG3361thisG3778oneἛνHenG1520thingG3778,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,thatὅτιhotiG3754oneμίαmiaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250iswithπαρὰparaG3844theG2532LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962asὡςhōsG5613athousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094,andG2532athousandχίλιαchiliaG5507yearsἔτηetēG2094asὡςhōsG5613oneμία.miaG1520dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250.

9TheG3956LordκύριοςkuriosG2962isnotG3756slack concerninghisG3956promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,asὥςhōsG5613someG5100countἡγοῦνται·hēgountaiG2233slackness;butἀλλὰallaG235is longsufferingtoεἰςeisG1519you-ward,notG3756wishingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014thatG3956anyG5100shouldG5100perishἀπολέσθαιapolesthaiG622,butἀλλὰallaG235thatG3956allG3956shouldG5100comeχωρῆσαι.chōrēsaiG5562toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341.

10ButG1161theG3588dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250ofG2250theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962willG3739comeἥξειhēxeiG2240asὡςhōsG5613athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812;inG1722theG3588whichG3739theG3588heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772shallG2532passπαρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiG3928awayG3928withG1722a great noise,andG2532theG3588elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747shallG2532beG2532dissolvedwithG1722fervent heat,andG2532theG3588earthγῆgēG1093andG2532theG3588worksἔργαergaG2041thatG3739are thereinshallG2532beG2532burnedG2618upG2618.

11SeeingthatG3778theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778arethusG3767allG3956toG2532beG1163dissolved,whatποταποὺςpotapousG4217mannerἀναστροφαῖςanastrophaisG391ofG3956personsoughtδεῖdeiG1163yetoG2532beG1163inἐνenG1722allG3956holyἁγίαιςhagiaisG40livingandG2532godlinessεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiaisG2150,

12lookingπροσδοκῶνταςprosdokōntasG4328forG1223andG2532earnestly desiringtheG3588comingπαρουσίανparousianG3952ofG2250theG3588dayἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250ofG2250GodθεοῦtheouG2316,byG1223reasonG1223ofG2250whichἣνhēnG3739theG3588heavensοὐρανοὶouranoiG3772beingG2250onλυθήσονταιluthēsontaiG3089fireshallG2532beG2532dissolved,andG2532theG3588elementsστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747shallG2532meltτήκεται;tēketaiG5080withG1223fervent heat?

13ButδὲdeG1161,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846promiseἐπάγγελμαepangelmaG1862,weοἷςhoisG3739lookπροσδοκῶμεν,prosdokōmenG4328forἐνenG1722newκαινοὺςkainousG2537heavensοὐρανοὺςouranousG3772andκαὶkaiG2532anewκαινὴνkainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093, wherein dwellethrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343.

14WhereforeΔιό,DioG1352,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27, seeingthatG3778yelookπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328forG1722theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, give diligencethatG3778yemayG2532beG2532foundεὑρεθῆναιheurethēnaiG2147inG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ,eirēnēG1515,withoutG2532spotandG2532blamelessἀμώμητοιamōmētoiG298inG1722hisG846sightG846.

15AndG2532accountthatG846theG3588longsufferingofG2962ourG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962issalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991;evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ourG2532belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972alsoG2532,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325toG2596himG846,wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125untoyouG5210;

16asὡςhōsG5613alsoκαὶkaiG2532inG1722allG3956hisG846epistles,speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980inG1722themG846ofG5100theseG3778thingsτούτων·toutōnG3778; whereinareG1510someG5100thingsG3778hardδυσνόητάdusnoētaG1425toπρὸςprosG4314beG1510understood,whichG3739theG3956ignorantandκαὶkaiG2532unstedfast wrest,asὡςhōsG5613theyG846doG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532theG3956otherλοιπὰςloipasG3062scripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124, untotheirG846ownἰδίανidianG2398destructionἀπώλειαν.¶apōleianG684.

17Yethereforeοὖν,ounG3767,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,knowingπρογινώσκοντεςproginōskontesG4267theseG3588thingsG3588beforehandG4267, bewarelestG3361,beingὑμεῖςhumeisG4771carriedG4879awayσυναπαχθέντεςsunapachthentesG4879withG3767theG3588errorπλάνῃplanēG4106ofG3588theG3588wicked, ye fallfromG3361yourG3588ownἰδίουidiouG2398stedfastness.

18ButG1161growαὐξάνετεauxaneteG837inἐνenG1722theτοῦtouG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485andG2532knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108ofἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andG2532SaviourJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.ToG1519himαὐτῷautōG846beG2532theἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391bothG2532nowG1161andG2532forG1519everαἰῶνος,aiōnosG165.AmenG281.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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