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63 Second Peter 3:1

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܥܝܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܠܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ ܫܦܝܐ ܀ ²ܕܬܬܥܗܕܘܢ ܠܡܠܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܢܒܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܀ ³ܟܕ ܗܕܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܢܐܬܘܢ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡܬܐ ܡܒܙܚܢܐ ܕܡܒܙܚܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܪܓܝܓܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܀ ⁴ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܡܢ ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܐܒܗܬܢ ܫܟܒܘ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܟܬܪ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ ܀ ⁵ܛܥܝܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܕܐ ܟܕ ܨܒܝܢ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܐ ܘܒܝܕ ܡܝܐ ܩܡܬ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀ ⁶ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܗܝܕܝܢ ܛܦ ܒܡܝܐ ܘܐܒܕ ܀ ⁷ܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܫܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܤܝܢܝܢ ܟܕ ܠܢܘܪܐ ܡܬܢܛܪܝܢ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܘܕܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܀ ⁸ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕܐ ܠܐ ܬܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܕܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܦ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܠܦ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܀ ⁹ܠܐ ܡܫܬܘܚܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܡܘܠܟܢܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܫܝܢ ܫܘܘܚܪܐ ܡܤܒܪܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܓܪ ܪܘܚܗ ܡܛܠܬܟܘܢ ܒܕܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܐܒܕ ܐܠܐ ܟܠܢܫ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܀ ¹⁰ܐܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܫܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܫܠܝ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܐܤܛܘܟܤܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܝܩܕܝܢ ܢܫܬܪܘܢ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܒܗ ܬܫܬܟܚ ܀ ¹¹ܟܕ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܒܗܘܦܟܝܟܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܒܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܀ ¹²ܟܕ ܡܤܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܤܘܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܫܡܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܒܚܪܝܢ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܢܫܬܪܘܢ ܘܐܤܛܘܟܤܐ ܟܕ ܝܩܕܝܢ ܢܫܘܚܘܢ ܀ ¹³ܠܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕܬܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܤܟܝܢܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܥܡܪܐ ܀ ¹⁴ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܟܕ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܡܤܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܨܦܘ ܕܕܠܐ ܟܘܬܡܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܡܐ ܠܗ ܬܫܬܟܚܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܀ ¹⁵ܘܠܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܐܚܘܢ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܦܘܠܘܤ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܀ ¹⁶ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܗ ܡܠܠ ܒܗܝܢ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܤܝܩ ܠܤܘܟܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܤܡܝܟܝܢ ܡܥܩܡܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܀ ¹⁷ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܟܕ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܛܪܘ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܕܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܬܪ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܤ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܦܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܤܡܟܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܀ ¹⁸ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܪܒܝܢ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܠܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܠܝܘܡܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܀ (SYP)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: ²That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: ³Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, ⁴And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. ⁵For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: ⁶Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: ⁷But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. ⁸But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, 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 the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. ¹¹Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, ¹²Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? ¹³Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. ¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. ¹⁵And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; ¹⁶As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. ¹⁷Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, 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 for ever. Amen.(KJV)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹This epistle 2, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: ²That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: ³Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, ⁴And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. ⁵For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: ⁶Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: ⁷But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. ⁸But, beloved, be not ignorant of this 1 thing, that 1 day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as 1 day. ⁹The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, 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 the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. ¹¹Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, ¹²Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? ¹³Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. ¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. ¹⁵And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; ¹⁶As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. ¹⁷Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, 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 for ever. Amen.(KJV/NC)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance; ²that ye should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of the Lord and Saviour through your apostles: ³knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts, ⁴and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. ⁵For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God; ⁶by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: ⁷but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. ⁸But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up. ¹¹Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness, ¹²looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? ¹³But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. ¹⁴Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight. ¹⁵And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you; ¹⁶as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. ¹⁷Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness. ¹⁸But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.(ASV)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹IT has been a long time since I have written you, my beloved, but now I write this second epistle; in both of them I have endeavored to stir up your pure: minds by way of remembrance, ²That ,you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment given through us, the apostles of our Lord and Saviour:

³¶ Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days mockers who scoff, following after their own lusts ⁴And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since our fathers died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation. ⁵Of this they are willingly ignorant, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water; ⁶And those men, because of whose deeds the world of that time was overflowed with water, perished; ⁷But the present heavens and earth are sustained by his word and are reserved for fire on the day of judgment, which is the day of destruction of ungodly men.

⁸¶ But, my beloved, do not forget this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

⁹¶ The Lord is not negligent concerning his promises, as some men count negligence; but is longsuffering toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, when the heavens shall suddenly pass away and the elements shall separate as they burn, and the earth also and the works that are in it shall not be found.

¹¹¶ Now since all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in your holy conduct and godliness, ¹²Looking for and longing for the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being tested with fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? ¹³Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which dwells righteousness. ¹⁴Therefore, my beloved, while you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless. ¹⁵And consider that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you; ¹⁶As also in all his epistles, he spoke concerning these matters, in which there are certain things so hard to be understood that those who are ignorant and unstable pervert their meaning, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. ¹⁷You therefore, my beloved, seeing that you know these things beforehand, beware lest you follow the error of the lawless, and fall from your own steadfastness. ¹⁸But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and of God the Father. To him be glory both now and for ever and through all eternity. Amen. (LAM)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹This is now the second letter that I have written to you, beloved, and in both of them I have aroused your sincere mind by way of reminder; ²that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles. ³First of all you must understand this, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own passions ⁴and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation." ⁵They deliberately ignore this fact, that by the word of God heavens existed long ago, and an earth formed out of water and by means of water, ⁶through which the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. ⁷But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist have been stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

⁸But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.

¹¹Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, ¹²waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire! ¹³But according to his promise we wait for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

¹⁴Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. ¹⁵And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, ¹⁶speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures. ¹⁷You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, beware lest you be carried away with the error of lawless men and lose your own stability. 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. (RSV)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. ²I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

³First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. ⁴They will say, "Where is this `coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation." ⁵But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. ⁶By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. ⁷By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

⁸But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. ⁹The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

¹¹Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives ¹²as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. ¹³But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

¹⁴So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. ¹⁵Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. ¹⁶He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

¹⁷Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position. ¹⁸But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(NIV)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you; ²that you_P should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior: ³knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts, ⁴and saying, 'Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.' ⁵For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God; ⁶by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished. ⁷But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. ⁸But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. ¹¹Therefore since all these things are thus to be destroyed, what manner of persons ought you_P to be in holy living and godliness, ¹²looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? ¹³But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which dwells righteousness.

¹⁴Therefore, beloved, seeing that you_P look for these things, be diligent_P to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight. ¹⁵Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you; ¹⁶as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. ¹⁷You_P therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, you_P fall from your own steadfastness. ¹⁸But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.(WEB)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you; ²that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the emissaries of the Lord and Savior: ³knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts, ⁴and saying, 'Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.' ⁵For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God; ⁶by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished. ⁷But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. ⁸But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ⁹The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. ¹¹Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness, ¹²looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? ¹³But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

¹⁴Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight. ¹⁵Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you; ¹⁶as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. ¹⁷You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness. ¹⁸But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Yeshua the Messiah. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.(WEB/HNV)

63 Second Peter 3:1-18 ¹IT has been a long time since I have written you, my beloved, but now I write this 2nd epistle; in both of them I have endeavored to stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, ²That you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment given through us, the apostles of our Lord and Savior:

³Knowing this first, that there will come in the last days mockers who scoff, following after their own lusts ⁴And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since our fathers died, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation. ⁵Of this they are willingly ignorant, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water; ⁶And those men, because of whose deeds the world of that time was overflowed with water, perished; ⁷But the present heavens and earth are sustained by his word and are reserved for fire on the day of judgment, which is the day of destruction of ungodly men. ⁸But, my beloved, do not forget this 1 thing, that 1 day is with the Lord as 1,000 years, and 1,000 years is as 1 day. ⁹The Lord is not negligent concerning his promises, as some men count negligence; but is long-suffering toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, when the heavens will suddenly pass away and the elements will separate as they burn, and the earth also and the works that are in it will not be found.

¹¹Now since all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in your holy conduct and godliness, ¹²Looking for and longing for the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being tested with fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? ¹³Nevertheless, we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which lives righteousness. ¹⁴Therefore, my beloved, while you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot and blameless. ¹⁵And consider that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has also written to you; ¹⁶As in all his epistles, he also spoke concerning these matters, in which there are certain things so hard to be understood that those who are ignorant and unstable pervert their meaning, as they also do the other scriptures, to their own destruction. ¹⁷You therefore, my beloved, seeing that you know these things beforehand, beware lest you follow the error of the lawless, and fall from your own steadfastness. ¹⁸But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Messiah and of God the Father. To him be glory both now and forever and through all eternity. Amen. (BRB)