1This[G5026]second[G1208]epistle[G1992], beloved[G27], I[G1125]now[G2235]write[G1125] unto you[G5213]; in[G1722] both which[G3739]I[G1125] stir up[G1326]your[G5216]pure[G1506]minds[G1271] by way[G1722] of remembrance[G5280]:
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That ye may be mindful[G3415] of the words[G4487] which were spoken before[G4280]by[G5259] the holy[G40]prophets[G4396], and[G2532] of the commandment[G1785] of us[G2257] the apostles[G652] of the Lord[G2962]and[G2532]Saviour[G4990]:
3Knowing[G1097]this[G5124]first[G4412], that[G3754] there shall come[G2064]in[G1909] the last[G2078]days[G2250]scoffers[G1703], walking[G4198]after[G2596]their[G846]own[G2398]lusts[G1939],
4And[G2532]saying[G3004], Where[G4226]is[G2076] the promise[G1860] of his[G846]coming?[G3952]for[G1063]since[G575] the fathers[G3962] fell asleep[G2837], all things[G3956]continue[G3779] as they were from[G575] the beginning[G746] of the creation[G2937].
5For[G1063]this[G5124]they[G846]willingly[G2309] are ignorant of[G2990], that[G3754] by the word[G3056]of[G1537]God[G2316] the heavens[G3772]were[G2258]of[G1537]old[G1597], and[G2532] the earth[G1093] standing out[G4921]of[G1537] the water[G5204]and[G2532]in[G1223] the water[G5204]:
6Whereby[G1223] the world[G2889] that then was[G5119], being overflowed[G2626] with water[G5204], perished[G622]:
7But[G1161] the heavens[G3772]and[G2532] the earth[G1093], which are[G1526]now[G3568], by the same[G846]word[G3056]are[G1526] kept in store[G2343], reserved[G5083] unto fire[G4442]against[G1519] the day[G2250] of judgment[G2920]and[G2532]perdition[G684] of ungodly[G765]men[G444].
8But[G1161], beloved[G27], be[G2990]not[G3361]ignorant[G2990] of this one[G1520]thing[G5124], that[G3754]one[G3391]day[G2250] is with[G3844] the Lord[G2962]as[G5613] a thousand[G5507]years[G2094], and[G2532] a thousand[G5507]years[G2094]as[G5613]one[G3391]day[G2250].
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The Lord[G2962]is[G1019]not[G3756]slack[G1019] concerning his promise[G1860], as[G5613] some men[G5100]count[G2233]slackness[G1022]; but[G235]is[G1019]longsuffering[G3114]to[G1519]us-ward[G2248], not[G3361]willing[G1014] that any[G5100] should perish[G622], but[G235] that all[G3956] should come[G5562]to[G1519]repentance[G3341].
10But[G1161] the day[G2250] of the Lord[G2962] will come[G2240]as[G5613] a thief[G2812]in[G1722] the night[G3571]; in[G1722] the which[G3739] the heavens[G3772] shall pass away[G3928] with a great noise[G4500], and[G1161] the elements[G4747] shall melt[G3089] with fervent heat[G2741], the earth[G1093]also[G2532]and[G2532] the works[G2041] that are therein[G1722] shall be burned up[G2618].
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Seeing then[G3767] that all[G3956] these things[G5130] shall be[G5225]dissolved[G3089], what manner[G4217] of persons ought[G1163]ye[G5209] to be[G5225]in[G1722]all[G3956]holy[G40]conversation[G391]and[G2532]godliness[G2150],
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Looking for[G4328]and[G2532]hasting[G4692] unto the coming[G3952] of the day[G2250] of God[G2316], wherein[G1223] the heavens[G3772] being on fire[G4448] shall be dissolved[G3089], and[G2532] the elements[G4747] shall melt[G5080] with fervent heat?[G2741]
13Nevertheless[G1161]we[G4328], according to[G2596]his[G846]promise[G1862], look for[G4328]new[G2537]heavens[G3772]and[G2532] a new[G2537]earth[G1093], wherein[G1722]dwelleth[G2730]righteousness[G1343].
14Wherefore[G1352], beloved[G27], seeing that ye look for[G4328] such things[G5023], be diligent[G4704] that ye may be found[G2147] of him[G846]in[G1722]peace[G1515], without spot[G784], and[G2532]blameless[G298].
15And[G2532]account[G2233] that the longsuffering[G3115] of our[G2257]Lord[G2962] is salvation[G4991]; even as[G2531]our[G2257]beloved[G27]brother[G80]Paul[G3972]also[G2532] according to[G2596] the wisdom[G4678]given[G1325] unto him[G846] hath written[G1125] unto you[G5213];
16As[G5613]also[G2532]in[G1722]all[G3956] his epistles[G1992], speaking[G2980]in[G1722]them[G846]of[G4012] these things[G5130]; in[G1722]which[G3739]are[G2076] some things[G5100] hard to be understood[G1425], which[G3739] they that are[G2076]unlearned[G261]and[G2532]unstable[G793]wrest[G4761], as[G5613] they do also[G2532] the other[G3062]scriptures[G1124], unto[G4314]their[G846]own[G2398]destruction[G684].
17Ye[G5210]therefore[G3767], beloved[G27], seeing ye[G5210] know these things before[G4267], beware[G5442]lest[G3363]ye[G5210]also[G1601], being led away[G4879] with the error[G4106] of the wicked[G113], fall from[G1601] your own[G2398]stedfastness[G4740].
18But[G1161]grow[G837]in[G1722]grace[G5485], and[G2532]in[G1722] the knowledge[G1108] of our[G2257]Lord[G2962]and[G2532]Saviour[G4990]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547]. To him[G846] be glory[G1391]both[G2532]now[G3568]and[G2532]for[G1519]ever[G165]. Amen[G281].