2 Peter 3
3
1This, a second letter, beloved, I already write to you, in both which I stir up, in the way of putting you in remembrance, your pure mind, 2to be mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles;
3knowing this first, that there shall come at the close of the days mockers with mocking, walking according to their own lusts, 4and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from the beginning of the creation. 5For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God, 6through which waters the then world, deluged with water, perished. 7But the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
8But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and the earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
11All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness, 12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements, burning with heat, shall melt? 13But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness. 14Wherefore, beloved, as ye wait for these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15and account the longsuffering of our Lord to be salvation; according as our beloved brother Paul also has written to you according to the wisdom given to him, 16as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; among which some things are hard to be understood, which the untaught and ill-established wrest, as also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. 17Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things before, take care lest, being led away along with the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness: 18but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
2 Peter 3
3
The Coming Day of the Lord
1 Dear friends, this is already the second letter I am writing to you, in both of which I am attempting to stir up your sincere mind by a reminder, 2to remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles, 3above all knowing this, that in the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, following according to their own desires 4and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since#Literally “from which time” the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued just as they have been from the beginning of creation.” 5For when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“maintain”) which is understood as temporal they maintain this, it escapes their notice that the heavens existed long ago and the earth held together out of water and through water by the word of God, 6by means of which things the world that existed at that time was destroyed by#*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being inundated”) which is understood as means being inundated with water. 7But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
8Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day. 9The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“want”) which is understood as causal does not want any to perish, but all to come to repentance. 10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed by#*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being burned up”) which is understood as means being burned up, and the earth and the deeds done on it will be disclosed. 11Because#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are being destroyed”) which is understood as causal all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of people must you be in holy behavior and godliness, 12while#*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“waiting for”) which is understood as temporal waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by#*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being burned up”) which is understood as means being burned up and the celestial bodies will melt as they#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are consumed by heat”) which is understood as temporal are consumed by heat! 13But according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides.
Final Exhortations and Conclusion
14Therefore, dear friends, because you#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are waiting for”) which is understood as causal are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him. 15And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him, 16as he does also in all his#*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun#Some manuscripts do not explicitly state “his” letters, speaking in them about these things, in which there are some things hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable distort to their own destruction, as they also do the rest of the scriptures. 17Therefore, dear friends, because you#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know beforehand”) which is understood as causal know this beforehand, guard yourselves so that you do not lose your own safe position because you#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have been led away”) which is understood as causal have been led away by the error of lawless persons. 18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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