2 Peter 3:18

2 Peter 3:18 AFINTLIT

but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity.* 2 Or by the holy prophets and the commandment of your apostles from the Lord and Saviour 7 Or people, as the term is generically understood 9 Or to come to repentance 10 Some ancient manuscripts expand the text at this point to read like a thief in [the] night, in order to harmonise the reading with a parallel construction in 1 Thess. 5:2 10 Greek elements. So also v. 12 10 The past participle done is supplied to the text based on context for the sake of clarity 10 One ancient Greek manuscript omits the latter part of the verse: and the earth and the works [ done ] on it will be exposed 18 Some ancient manuscripts insert Amen at the end of the letter

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