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\BibleBook{Peter’s Second Letter}

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\BibleMainTitle{Peter’s Second Letter }

\BibleSectionHeading{Introduction }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Introduction }
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\chapterNumber{1}To|strong="G2532" those|strong="G3588" to|strong="G2532" whom|strong="G3588", through|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" justice|strong="G1343" of|strong="G2316" our|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", there|strong="G2532" has|strong="G2316" been|strong="G2532" granted|strong="H5414" faith|strong="G4102" equally privileged with|strong="G1722" our|strong="G2316" own|strong="H1961", from|strong="G2532" Simon|strong="G4826" Peter|strong="G4074", a|strong="G2532" servant|strong="G1401" and|strong="G2532" an|strong="G2532" apostle of|strong="G2316" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". 
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\verseNumber{2}May|strong="G2532" blessing|strong="G5485" and|strong="G2532" peace|strong="G1515" be|strong="G2532" yours|strong="G4771" in|strong="G1722" ever|strong="H5769" increasing|strong="G4129" measure|strong="G4129", as|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210" advance|strong="H0935" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" knowledge|strong="G1922" of|strong="G2532" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" of|strong="G2532" Jesus|strong="G2424", our|strong="G2316" Lord|strong="G2962". 
\verseNumber{3}For|strong="G1223" his|strong="G3956" divine|strong="G2304" power|strong="G1411" has|strong="G2532" given|strong="G1433" us|strong="G2249" everything|strong="G3956" that|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" needful|strong="H2819" for|strong="G1223" a|strong="G5613" life|strong="G2222" of|strong="G1223" piety|strong="G2150", as|strong="G5613" we|strong="G2249" advance|strong="H0935" in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" knowledge|strong="G1922" of|strong="G1223" him|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" called|strong="G2564" us|strong="G2249" by|strong="G1223" a|strong="G5613" glorious|strong="G1391" manifestation of|strong="G1223" his|strong="G3956" goodness|strong="H2898". 
\verseNumber{4}For|strong="G1223" it|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1096" through|strong="G1223" this|strong="G3778" that|strong="G2443" he|strong="G2532" gave|strong="G2532" us|strong="G2249" what|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" prize|strong="H5549" as|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" greatest|strong="G3173" of|strong="G1223" his|strong="G1223" promises|strong="G1862", that|strong="G2443" through|strong="G1223" them|strong="G3588" you|strong="G3739" might|strong="G2532" participate in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" divine|strong="G2304" nature|strong="G5449", now|strong="G2532" that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2532" fled|strong="H5127" from|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" corruption|strong="G5356" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" world|strong="G2889", resulting|strong="H6884" from|strong="G2532" human|strong="H0120" passions|strong="G1939". 
\verseNumber{5}Yes|strong="G1161", and|strong="G2532" for|strong="G1161" this|strong="G3778" reason|strong="H6440" do|strong="G2532" your|strong="G2532" best|strong="H2459" to|strong="G2532" supplement your|strong="G2532" faith|strong="G4102" by|strong="G1722" goodness|strong="H2898", goodness|strong="H2898" by|strong="G1722" knowledge|strong="G1108", 
\verseNumber{6}knowledge|strong="G1108" by|strong="G1722" self-control|strong="G1466", self-control|strong="G1466" by|strong="G1722" endurance|strong="G5281", endurance|strong="G5281" by|strong="G1722" piety|strong="G2150", 
\verseNumber{7}piety|strong="G2150" by|strong="G1722" mutual affection|strong="H2836", and|strong="G1161" mutual affection|strong="H2836" by|strong="G1722" love|strong="G5360". 
\verseNumber{8}For|strong="G1063", when|strong="G2532" these|strong="G3778" virtues are|strong="G3588" yours|strong="G4771", in|strong="G1519" increasing|strong="G4121" measure|strong="H4058", they|strong="G2532" prevent|strong="H6923" your|strong="G2962" being|strong="G5225" indifferent to|strong="G1519", or|strong="G2532" destitute|strong="H6199" of|strong="G2532", a|strong="G2532" fuller knowledge|strong="G1922" of|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". 
\verseNumber{9}Surely|strong="G3361" the|strong="G3588" person|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" has|strong="G3739" not|strong="G3361" these|strong="G3778" virtues is|strong="G1510" shortsighted even|strong="G1063" to|strong="G3361" blindness|strong="H5575", and|strong="G2983" has|strong="G3739" chosen|strong="H0977" to|strong="G3361" forget|strong="H7911" that|strong="G3739" they|strong="G3588" have|strong="G1510" been|strong="G1510" purified|strong="H2891" from|strong="G3588" their|strong="G3588" sins|strong="H2403" of|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" past|strong="G3819"! 
\verseNumber{10}Therefore|strong="G1352", friends|strong="H7453", do|strong="G4160" your|strong="G2532" best|strong="H2459" to|strong="G2532" put|strong="G4160" God’s|strong="H0430" call|strong="G2532" and|strong="G2532" selection of|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" beyond|strong="H5676" all|strong="G2532" doubt|strong="G1063"; for|strong="G1063", if|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" do|strong="G4160" this|strong="G3778", you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G2532" never|strong="G3756" fall|strong="G4417". 
\verseNumber{11}For|strong="G1063" in|strong="G1519" this|strong="G3588" way|strong="G3779" you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" given|strong="H5414" a|strong="G2532" triumphant|strong="H7311" admission into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" eternal|strong="H5769" kingdom|strong="H4467" of|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990", Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". 

\BibleSectionHeading{The|strong="G2532" Transfiguration and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" ‘Second|strong="H8145" Coming’ of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Christ|strong="G5547" }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{The|strong="G2532" Transfiguration and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" ‘Second|strong="H8145" Coming’ of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Christ|strong="G5547" }
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\verseNumber{12}I|strong="G2532" will|strong="G3195", therefore|strong="G1352", always|strong="H3605" be|strong="G2532" ready|strong="G3195" to|strong="G2532" remind|strong="G5279" you|strong="G5210" of|strong="G4012" all|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778", even|strong="G2532" though|strong="G2539" you|strong="G5210" know|strong="G1492" it|strong="G2532" and|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3588" firmly|strong="H2388" established|strong="G4741" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" truth|strong="H0571" that|strong="G3588" you|strong="G5210" now|strong="G2532" hold|strong="H2388". 
\verseNumber{13}But|strong="G1161" I|strong="G1161" think|strong="G2233" it|strong="G1161" my|strong="G1722" duty|strong="H2992", as|strong="G3745" long|strong="G3745" as|strong="G3745" I|strong="G1161" live|strong="H3427" in|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" ‘tent|strong="H0168",’ to|strong="G1909" rouse|strong="H5782" you|strong="G5210" by|strong="G1722" awakening memories of|strong="G1909" the|strong="G1722" past|strong="H5674"; 
\verseNumber{14}for|strong="G3754" I|strong="G1473" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G2532" time|strong="H6256" for|strong="G3754" this|strong="G3588" ‘tent’ of|strong="G2532" mine|strong="G1473" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" put|strong="G2532" away|strong="H5493" is|strong="G1510" soon|strong="G5031" coming|strong="H0935", as|strong="G2531" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" himself|strong="H5315" assured|strong="H0571" me|strong="G1473". 
\verseNumber{15}So|strong="G2532" I|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" do|strong="G4160" my|strong="G1699" best|strong="H2459" to|strong="G2532" enable|strong="H7980" you|strong="G5210", at|strong="G1161" any|strong="G2192" time|strong="G1539" after|strong="G3326" my|strong="G1699" departure|strong="G1841", to|strong="G2532" call|strong="G2532" these|strong="G3778" truths to|strong="G2532" mind|strong="G3420". 
\verseNumber{16}For|strong="G1063" we|strong="G2249" were|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" following|strong="G1811" cleverly|strong="G4679" devised|strong="G4679" stories|strong="H3330" when|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" told|strong="H5046" you|strong="G5210" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" coming|strong="G3952" in|strong="G2532" power|strong="G1411" of|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", but|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" had|strong="G2424" been|strong="G1096" eye-witnesses of|strong="G2532" his|strong="G2532" majesty|strong="G3168". 
\verseNumber{17}For|strong="G1063" he|strong="G2532" received|strong="G2983" honor|strong="G5092" and|strong="G2532" glory|strong="G1391" from|strong="G3844" God|strong="G2316" the|strong="G2532" Father|strong="G3962", when|strong="G2532" from|strong="G3844" the|strong="G2532" glory|strong="G1391" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G2532" Divine|strong="H7080" Majesty|strong="H1926" there|strong="G2532" were|strong="G1510" borne|strong="H3205" to|strong="G1519" his|strong="G1519" ears|strong="H0241" words|strong="G2532" such|strong="G3778" as|strong="G1519" these|strong="G3778" – ‘This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" my|strong="G1473" dearly|strong="H0157" loved|strong="H0157" son|strong="G5207", who|strong="G3739" brings|strong="G1510" me|strong="G1473" great|strong="G2532" joy|strong="H8057".’ 
\verseNumber{18}These|strong="G3778" were|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1722" words|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3588" we|strong="G2249" heard|strong="H8085", borne|strong="H3205" to|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2532" ears|strong="H0241" from|strong="G1537" heaven|strong="G3772", when|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" were|strong="G1510" with|strong="G1722" him|strong="G3588" on|strong="G1722" that|strong="G3588" sacred|strong="H6944" mountain|strong="G3735". 
\verseNumber{19}And|strong="G2532" still|strong="G2193" stronger|strong="H2388" is|strong="G3588" the|strong="G1722" assurance|strong="H0539" that|strong="G3739" we|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2192" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" teaching|strong="G3056" of|strong="G3056" the|strong="G1722" prophets|strong="G4397"; to|strong="G2532" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G2532" do|strong="G4160" well|strong="G2573" to|strong="G2532" pay|strong="G4337" attention|strong="G4337" (as|strong="G5613" if|strong="G5613" it|strong="G2532" were|strong="G3588" a|strong="G2192" lamp|strong="G3088" shining|strong="G5316" in|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2192" gloomy|strong="H6205" place|strong="G5117"), until|strong="G2193" the|strong="G1722" day|strong="G2250" dawns|strong="G1306" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" morning|strong="G2250" star|strong="G5459" rises|strong="H6965" in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2192" hearts|strong="G2588". 
\verseNumber{20}But|strong="G3778" first|strong="G4413" be|strong="G1096" assured|strong="H0571" of|strong="G3956" this|strong="G3778": There|strong="G3754" is|strong="G3778" no|strong="G3756" prophetic|strong="G4394" teaching|strong="H8451" found|strong="G1096" in|strong="G3956" scripture|strong="G1124" that|strong="G3754" can|strong="H4310" be|strong="G1096" interpreted|strong="H6622" by|strong="G1097" a|strong="G1096" person’s|strong="H3820" unaided reason|strong="H6440"; 
\verseNumber{21}for|strong="G1063" no|strong="G3756" prophetic|strong="G4394" teaching|strong="G2980" ever|strong="G4218" came|strong="G5342" in|strong="G2316" the|strong="G1063" old|strong="H1121" days|strong="H3117" at|strong="G3756" the|strong="G1063" mere|strong="H1892" wish|strong="H2896" of|strong="G5259" people|strong="H5971", but|strong="G1063" people|strong="H5971", moved|strong="G5342" by|strong="G5259" the|strong="G1063" Holy|strong="G4151" Spirit|strong="G4151", spoke|strong="G2980" direct|strong="H3559" from|strong="G5259" God|strong="G2316". 

\BibleSectionHeading{Warning against separating Christianity from a Holy Life }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Warning against separating Christianity from a Holy Life }
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\chapterNumber{2}But|strong="G1161" there|strong="G2532" were|strong="G1510" false|strong="G5578" prophets|strong="G5578" also|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" nation|strong="H1471", just|strong="G5613" as|strong="G5613" there|strong="G2532" will|strong="G1510" be|strong="G1096" false|strong="G5578" teachers|strong="G5572" among|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", people|strong="G2992" who|strong="G3588" will|strong="G1510" secretly|strong="G3919" introduce|strong="G3919" ruinous|strong="H5327" divisions|strong="H4256", disowning even|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" Lord|strong="G1203" who|strong="G3588" bought|strong="H7069" them|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" bringing|strong="G1863" speedy|strong="H2363" ruin|strong="H2723" on|strong="G1722" themselves|strong="G1438". 
\verseNumber{2}There|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" many|strong="G4183", too|strong="G2532", who|strong="G3739" will|strong="G2532" follow|strong="G1811" their|strong="G2532" licentious courses|strong="H4256", and|strong="G2532" cause|strong="G1223" the|strong="G2532" way|strong="G3598" of|strong="G1223" the|strong="G2532" truth|strong="H0571" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" maligned. 
\verseNumber{3}In|strong="G1722" their|strong="G2532" covetousness|strong="G4124" they|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" try|strong="H0974" to|strong="G2532" make|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" a|strong="G2532" source|strong="H4725" of|strong="G3056" profit|strong="H3276" by|strong="G1722" their|strong="G2532" fabrications; but|strong="G2532" for|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2532" long|strong="G1597" time|strong="G1597" past|strong="H5674" their|strong="G2532" sentence|strong="G2917" has|strong="G3739" not|strong="G3756" been|strong="G2532" standing|strong="H5975" idle|strong="H7503", nor|strong="G2532" their|strong="G2532" ruin|strong="H2723" slumbering. 
\verseNumber{4}Remember|strong="H2142", God|strong="G2316" did|strong="G2316" not|strong="G3756" spare|strong="G5339" angels|strong="H4397" when|strong="G3588" they|strong="G3588" sinned|strong="H2398", but|strong="G1487" sent|strong="G2316" them|strong="G3588" down|strong="G3860" to|strong="G1519" Tartarus, and|strong="G2316" consigned them|strong="G3588" to|strong="G1519" caverns|strong="H5366" of|strong="G2316" darkness|strong="G2217", to|strong="G1519" be|strong="G3756" kept|strong="G5083" under|strong="G3756" guard|strong="G5083" for|strong="G1063" judgment|strong="G2920". 
\verseNumber{5}Nor|strong="G2532" did|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" spare|strong="G5339" the|strong="G2532" world|strong="G2889" of|strong="G2532" old|strong="G2532"; though|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" preserved|strong="G5442" Noah|strong="G3575", the|strong="G2532" preacher|strong="G2783" of|strong="G2532" righteousness|strong="G1343", and|strong="G2532" seven|strong="G3590" others|strong="G3590", when|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" brought|strong="G1863" a|strong="G2532" flood|strong="G2627" on|strong="G3756" the|strong="G2532" godless|strong="H2611" world|strong="G2889". 
\verseNumber{6}He|strong="G2532" condemned|strong="G2632" the|strong="G2532" cities|strong="G4172" of|strong="G2532" Sodom|strong="G4670" and|strong="G2532" Gomorrah|strong="G1116" and|strong="G2532" reduced|strong="H7739" them|strong="G2532" to|strong="G2532" ashes|strong="G5077", holding|strong="H2388" them|strong="G2532" up|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" warning|strong="H2094" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" godless|strong="H2611" of|strong="G2532" what|strong="G2532" was|strong="G2532" in|strong="G2532" store|strong="H4543" for|strong="G2532" them|strong="G2532"; 
\verseNumber{7}but|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" rescued|strong="G4506" righteous|strong="G1342" Lot|strong="G3091", whose|strong="G3588" heart|strong="H3820" was|strong="G3588" vexed|strong="G2669" by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" wanton|strong="H8265" licentiousness of|strong="G5259" his|strong="G1722" neighbors|strong="H7934"; 
\verseNumber{8}for|strong="G1063", seeing|strong="H7200" and|strong="G2532" hearing|strong="H0241" what|strong="G3588" he|strong="G2532" did|strong="G2532", as|strong="G1722" he|strong="G2532" lived|strong="G2532" his|strong="G1722" righteous|strong="G1342" life|strong="G5590" among|strong="G1722" them|strong="G3588", day|strong="G2250" after|strong="G2532" day|strong="G2250", Lot’s|strong="H3876" righteous|strong="G1342" soul|strong="G5590" was|strong="G3588" tortured by|strong="G1722" their|strong="G2532" wicked|strong="G3588" doings|strong="H4611". 
\verseNumber{9}The|strong="G1519" Lord|strong="G2962", therefore|strong="G1161", knows|strong="G1492" how|strong="G1492" to|strong="G1519" deliver|strong="G4506" the|strong="G1519" pious from|strong="G1537" temptation|strong="G3986", and|strong="G1161" to|strong="G1519" keep|strong="G5083" the|strong="G1519" wicked|strong="H7563", who|strong="H0834" are|strong="G2250" even|strong="G1161" now|strong="G1161" suffering|strong="H6040" punishment|strong="G2849", in|strong="G1519" readiness|strong="H6261" for|strong="G1519" ‘the|strong="G1519" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G1537" judgment’ – 
\verseNumber{10}especially|strong="G3122" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588", following|strong="G4198" the|strong="G1722" promptings of|strong="G2532" their|strong="G2532" lower|strong="H8481" nature, indulge|strong="G4198" their|strong="G2532" polluting|strong="H2490" passions|strong="G1939" and|strong="G2532" despise|strong="G2706" all|strong="G2532" control|strong="H3027". Audacious and|strong="G2532" self-willed, they|strong="G2532" feel|strong="H4184" no|strong="G3756" awe|strong="H1481" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" celestial beings|strong="H2421", maligning them|strong="G3588", 
\verseNumber{11}even|strong="G2532" where|strong="G3699" angels|strong="H4397", though|strong="G2532" excelling them|strong="G5342" in|strong="G2596" strength|strong="G2479" and|strong="G2532" power|strong="G1411", do|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" bring|strong="G5342" against|strong="G2596" them|strong="G5342" a|strong="G2532" malignant|strong="H3992" charge|strong="H4931" before|strong="G3844" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962". 
\verseNumber{12}These|strong="G3778" people|strong="G3588", however|strong="G1161", like|strong="G5613" animals|strong="G2226" without|strong="G2532" reason|strong="H6440", intended|strong="H1819" by|strong="G1722" nature to|strong="G1519" be|strong="G2532" caught|strong="H3920" and|strong="G2532" killed|strong="G5356" – these|strong="G3778" people|strong="G3588", I|strong="G3739" say|strong="G2532", malign those|strong="G3588" of|strong="G2532" whom|strong="G3739" they|strong="G2532" know|strong="G1722" nothing|strong="H3808", and|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" assuredly|strong="H3045" perish|strong="G5356" through|strong="G1722" their|strong="G2532" own|strong="H1961" corruption|strong="G5356", 
\verseNumber{13}suffering|strong="G1722" themselves|strong="G1792", as|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" penalty|strong="H1780" for|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" suffering|strong="G1722" that|strong="G3588" they|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2532" inflicted|strong="H5221". They|strong="G2532" think|strong="G2233" that|strong="G3588" pleasure|strong="G2237" consists|strong="H1961" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" self-indulgence of|strong="G2250" the|strong="G1722" moment|strong="H7281". They|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3588" a|strong="G2532" stain|strong="H1351" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" disgrace|strong="H3639", indulging|strong="G1792", as|strong="G1722" they|strong="G2532" do|strong="G2532", in|strong="G1722" their|strong="G2532" wanton|strong="H8265" revelry, even|strong="G2532" while|strong="G1722" joining|strong="H1695" you|strong="G5210" at|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2532" feasts|strong="H4150". 
\verseNumber{14}They|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" eyes|strong="G3788" only|strong="G2532" for|strong="G2532" adulteresses|strong="G3428", eyes|strong="G3788" never|strong="H3808" tired|strong="H3021" of|strong="G2532" sin|strong="H2403"; they|strong="G2532" entice|strong="G1185" weak|strong="H2470" souls|strong="G5590"; their|strong="G2532" minds|strong="G2588" are|strong="G2532" trained|strong="G1128" to|strong="G2532" covet|strong="H2530"; they|strong="G2532" live|strong="G2532" under|strong="G2192" a|strong="G2192" curse|strong="G2671". 
\verseNumber{15}Leaving|strong="G2641" the|strong="G3588" straight|strong="G2117" road|strong="G3598", they|strong="G3588" have|strong="G3588" gone|strong="G4105" astray|strong="G4105" and|strong="G3588" followed|strong="G1811" in|strong="G3408" the|strong="G3588" steps|strong="H4609" of|strong="G3598" Balaam|strong="H1109", the|strong="G3588" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="G3598" Beor|strong="H1160", who|strong="G3739" set|strong="H7760" his|strong="G3739" heart|strong="H3820" on|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" reward|strong="G3408" for|strong="G2641" wrongdoing|strong="H5766", 
\verseNumber{16}but|strong="G1161" was|strong="G3588" rebuked|strong="G1649" for|strong="G1161" his|strong="G1722" offense|strong="H6292". A|strong="G2192" dumb|strong="H0481" animal|strong="H0929" spoke|strong="H1696" with|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2192" human|strong="H0120" voice|strong="G5456", and|strong="G1161" checked|strong="H6113" the|strong="G1722" prophet’s|strong="G4396" madness|strong="G3913". 
\verseNumber{17}These|strong="G3778" people|strong="G1510" are|strong="G1510" like|strong="H3644" springs|strong="G4077" without|strong="G2532" water|strong="H4325", or|strong="G2532" mists driven|strong="G1643" before|strong="G3588" a|strong="G2532" gale|strong="G2978"; and|strong="G2532" for|strong="G2532" them|strong="G3588" the|strong="G2532" blackest darkness|strong="G4655" has|strong="G3739" been|strong="G1510" reserved|strong="G5083". 
\verseNumber{18}With|strong="G1722" boastful|strong="H1984" and|strong="G4561" foolish|strong="H3684" talk|strong="H1696", they|strong="G3588" appeal|strong="H6817" to|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" passions|strong="G1939" of|strong="G1722" people’s|strong="H5971" lower|strong="H8481" nature, and|strong="G4561", by|strong="G1722" their|strong="G1722" profligacy, entice|strong="G1185" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" are|strong="G3588" just|strong="G3588" escaping|strong="H6413" from|strong="G3588" the|strong="G1722" people|strong="G4561" who|strong="G3588" live|strong="H3427" such|strong="G3588" misguided lives|strong="H5315". 
\verseNumber{19}They|strong="G2532" promise|strong="G1861" them|strong="G3588" freedom|strong="G1657", while|strong="G3739" they|strong="G2532" themselves|strong="G3778" are|strong="G3588" slaves|strong="G1401" to|strong="G2532" corrupt|strong="H7843" habits; for|strong="G1063" a|strong="G2532" person|strong="G3739" is|strong="G3588" the|strong="G2532" slave|strong="G1401" of|strong="G2532" anything|strong="G5100" to|strong="G2532" which|strong="G3739" they|strong="G2532" give|strong="H5414" way|strong="G3739". 
\verseNumber{20}If|strong="G1487", after|strong="G1161" having|strong="G2532" escaped|strong="H4422" the|strong="G1722" polluting|strong="H2490" influences|strong="H4575" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" world|strong="G2889", through|strong="G1722" knowing|strong="G1922" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990", Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", people|strong="G3588" are|strong="G3588" again|strong="G3825" entangled|strong="G1707" in|strong="G1722" them|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" give|strong="G1096" way|strong="G1722" to|strong="G2532" them|strong="G3588", their|strong="G2532" last|strong="G2078" state|strong="H1696" has|strong="G2962" become|strong="G1096" worse|strong="G5501" than|strong="G2532" their|strong="G2532" first|strong="G4413". 
\verseNumber{21}It|strong="G1063" would|strong="G1510", indeed|strong="G1063", have|strong="G1510" been|strong="G1510" better|strong="G2909" for|strong="G1063" them|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3361" to|strong="G3361" have|strong="G1510" known|strong="G1921" the|strong="G1537" way|strong="G3598" of|strong="G1537" righteousness|strong="G1343", than|strong="G2228", after|strong="G1063" knowing|strong="G1921" it|strong="G1063", to|strong="G3361" turn|strong="G3860" away|strong="G5290" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G1537" holy|strong="H6944" command|strong="G1785" delivered|strong="G3860" to|strong="G3361" them|strong="G3588". 
\verseNumber{22}In|strong="G1519" their|strong="G2532" case|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" seen|strong="H7200" the|strong="G2532" truth|strong="H0571" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" proverb|strong="G3942" – ‘A|strong="G2532" dog|strong="G2965" returns|strong="G1994" to|strong="G1519" what|strong="G3588" it|strong="G2532" has|strong="G2532" vomited’ and|strong="G2532" ‘A|strong="G2532" sow|strong="G5300" after|strong="G1909" washing|strong="G3068" to|strong="G1519" her|strong="G1519" wallowing-place in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" mud|strong="H2916".’ 

\BibleSectionHeading{A Reassertion of the ‘Second Coming’ of the Christ }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{A Reassertion of the ‘Second Coming’ of the Christ }
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\chapterNumber{3}This|strong="G3778", dear|strong="H3357" friends|strong="H7453", is|strong="G3588" my|strong="G1722" second|strong="G1208" letter|strong="G1992" to|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210". In|strong="G1722" both|strong="G3588" of|strong="G1722" them|strong="G3588" I|strong="G3739" have|strong="G5210" tried|strong="H6884", by|strong="G1722" appealing to|strong="G1722" your|strong="G1722" remembrance|strong="G5280", to|strong="G1722" arouse|strong="H5782" your|strong="G1722" better|strong="H2896" feelings|strong="H3629". 
\verseNumber{2}I|strong="G2532" want|strong="H4270" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2532" recall|strong="G3403" what|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" foretold by|strong="G5259" the|strong="G2532" holy|strong="H6944" prophets|strong="G4396", as|strong="G2532" well|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" command|strong="G1785" of|strong="G5259" our|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990" given|strong="H5414" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" through|strong="G5210" your|strong="G2962" apostles. 
\verseNumber{3}First|strong="G4413" be|strong="G3588" assured|strong="H0571" of|strong="G2250" this|strong="G3778", that|strong="G3754", as|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" age|strong="H3117" draws|strong="H7138" to|strong="G2596" an|strong="G1722" end|strong="G2078", scoffers|strong="G1703", led|strong="H1980" by|strong="G1722" their|strong="G2596" own|strong="G2398" passions|strong="G1939", 
\verseNumber{4}will|strong="G1510" come|strong="G1510" and|strong="G2532" ask|strong="G3004" scoffingly – ‘Where|strong="G4226" is|strong="G1510" his|strong="G3956" promised|strong="G1860" coming|strong="G3952"? Ever|strong="H5769" since|strong="G1063" our|strong="G2532" ancestors|strong="G3962" passed|strong="G3779" to|strong="G2532" their|strong="G2532" rest|strong="G1510", everything|strong="G3956" remains|strong="H7604" just|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2532" it|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" when|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" world|strong="H8398" was|strong="G1510" first|strong="G3588" created|strong="G2937"!’ 
\verseNumber{5}For|strong="G1063" they|strong="G2532" willfully|strong="H2102" shut|strong="H5462" their|strong="G1438" eyes|strong="H5869" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" fact|strong="G3754" that|strong="G3754" long|strong="G1597" ago|strong="G1597" the|strong="G2532" heavens|strong="G3772" existed|strong="G1510"; and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" earth|strong="G1093", also|strong="G2532" – formed|strong="G4921" out|strong="G1537" of|strong="G1537" water|strong="G5204" and|strong="G2532" by|strong="G1223" the|strong="G2532" action|strong="H6213" of|strong="G1537" water|strong="G5204", by|strong="G1223" the|strong="G2532" fiat of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316"; 
\verseNumber{6}and|strong="G5204" that|strong="G3739" by|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1223" same|strong="G3739" means|strong="G1223" the|strong="G1223" world|strong="G2889" which|strong="G3739" then|strong="G5119" existed|strong="H1961" was|strong="G3588" destroyed|strong="H4229" in|strong="G1223" a|strong="G3739" deluge of|strong="G1223" water|strong="G5204". 
\verseNumber{7}But|strong="G1161" the|strong="G2532" present|strong="G3568" heavens|strong="G3772" and|strong="G2532" earth|strong="G1093", by|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" same|strong="G2532" fiat, have|strong="G2532" been|strong="G1510" reserved|strong="G5083" for|strong="G1519" fire|strong="G4442", and|strong="G2532" are|strong="G1510" being|strong="G1510" kept|strong="G5083" for|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G3056" the|strong="G2532" judgment|strong="G2920" and|strong="G2532" destruction|strong="H7667" of|strong="G3056" the|strong="G2532" godless|strong="H2611". 
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\verseNumber{8}But|strong="G1161" you|strong="G5210", dear|strong="H3357" friends|strong="G3844", must|strong="G1520" never|strong="G3361" shut|strong="H5462" your|strong="G2962" eyes|strong="H5869" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" fact|strong="G3754" that|strong="G3754", to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962", one|strong="G1520" day|strong="G2250" is|strong="G3778" the|strong="G2532" same|strong="G3778" as|strong="G5613" a|strong="G5613" thousand|strong="G5507" years|strong="G2094", and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G5613" thousand|strong="G5507" years|strong="G2094" as|strong="G5613" one|strong="G1520" day|strong="G2250". 
\verseNumber{9}The|strong="G1519" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" slow|strong="G1019" to|strong="G1519" fulfill|strong="H4390" his|strong="G3956" promise|strong="G1860", as|strong="G5613" some|strong="G5100" count|strong="G2233" slowness|strong="G1022"; but|strong="G3361" he|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" forbearing|strong="H0639" with|strong="G1223" you|strong="G5210", as|strong="G5613" it|strong="G2233" is|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" his|strong="G3956" will|strong="G1014" that|strong="G3588" any|strong="G5100" of|strong="G1223" you|strong="G5210" should|strong="G5100" perish|strong="H0006", but|strong="G3361" that|strong="G3588" all|strong="G3956" should|strong="G5100" be|strong="G3756" brought|strong="G1519" to|strong="G1519" repentance|strong="G3341". 
\verseNumber{10}The|strong="G1722" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G2250" the|strong="G1722" Lord|strong="G2962" will|strong="G2532" come|strong="G2240" like|strong="G5613" a|strong="G5613" thief|strong="G2812"; and|strong="G2532" on|strong="G1722" that|strong="G3739" day|strong="G2250" the|strong="G1722" heavens|strong="G3772" will|strong="G2532" pass|strong="G3928" away|strong="G3928" with|strong="G1722" a|strong="G5613" crash|strong="H7667", the|strong="G1722" elements|strong="G4747" will|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" burnt|strong="G2532" up|strong="G2618" and|strong="G2532" dissolved|strong="G3089", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" earth|strong="G1093" and|strong="G2532" all|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3739" is|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" it|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" disclosed|strong="H5046". 
\verseNumber{11}Now|strong="G2532", since|strong="H3588" all|strong="G3956" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3956" are|strong="G3956" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" process|strong="H1992" of|strong="G2532" dissolution, think|strong="H2803" what|strong="G4217" you|strong="G5210" yourselves|strong="G4771" ought|strong="G1163" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" – what|strong="G4217" holy|strong="H6944" and|strong="G2532" pious lives|strong="H5315" you|strong="G5210" ought|strong="G1163" to|strong="G2532" lead|strong="G2532", 
\verseNumber{12}while|strong="G2250" you|strong="G3739" wait|strong="H0693" for|strong="G1223" the|strong="G2532" coming|strong="G3952" of|strong="G2250" the|strong="G2532" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G2250" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" strive|strong="H7378" to|strong="G2532" make|strong="G2532" it|strong="G2532" come|strong="G2532" soon|strong="H3512"\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{3.12  }Or: and desire its coming.}. At|strong="G1223" its|strong="G1223" coming|strong="G3952" the|strong="G2532" heavens|strong="G3772" will|strong="G2316" be|strong="G2532" dissolved|strong="G3089" in|strong="G2532" fire|strong="G4448", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" elements|strong="G4747" melted|strong="H4549" by|strong="G1223" heat|strong="G2741", 
\verseNumber{13}but|strong="G1161" we|strong="G3739" look|strong="G4328" for|strong="G1161" new|strong="G2537" heavens|strong="G3772" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" new|strong="G2537" earth|strong="G1093", where|strong="G3739" righteousness|strong="G1343" will|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2532" its|strong="H3605" home|strong="H1004", in|strong="G1722" fulfillment|strong="H1697" of|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" promise|strong="G1862" of|strong="G2532" God|strong="G2532". 
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\verseNumber{14}Therefore|strong="G1352", dear|strong="H3357" friends|strong="H7453", in|strong="G1722" expectation|strong="G4328" of|strong="G2532" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778", make|strong="G4704" every|strong="G1722" effort|strong="G4704" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" found|strong="G2147" by|strong="G1722" him|strong="G2532" spotless, blameless|strong="H8549", and|strong="G2532" at|strong="G1722" peace|strong="G1515". 
\verseNumber{15}Regard|strong="G2233" our|strong="G2532" Lord’s|strong="G2962" forbearance|strong="H0753" as|strong="G2531" your|strong="G2962" one|strong="G3588" hope|strong="G2532" of|strong="G2532" salvation|strong="G4991". This|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" what|strong="G3588" our|strong="G2532" dear|strong="H3357" friend|strong="H7453" Paul|strong="G3972" wrote|strong="G1125" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210", with|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" wisdom|strong="G4678" that|strong="G3588" God|strong="G2532" gave|strong="G1325" him|strong="G3588". 
\verseNumber{16}It|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1722" same|strong="G3778" in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" his|strong="G3956" letters|strong="G1992", when|strong="G5613" he|strong="G2532" speaks|strong="G2980" in|strong="G1722" them|strong="G3588" about|strong="G4012" these|strong="G3778" subjects|strong="H5650". There|strong="G2532" are|strong="G1510" some|strong="G5100" things|strong="G3956" in|strong="G1722" them|strong="G3588" difficult|strong="H6381" to|strong="G4314" understand|strong="G1425", which|strong="G3739" untaught and|strong="G2532" weak|strong="H2470" people|strong="G3956" distort|strong="G4761", just|strong="G5613" as|strong="G5613" they|strong="G2532" do|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" other|strong="G3062" writings, to|strong="G4314" their|strong="G2532" own|strong="G2398" ruin|strong="H2723". 
\verseNumber{17}You|strong="G5210" must|strong="G3588", therefore|strong="G3767", dear|strong="H3357" friends|strong="G2398", now|strong="G3767" that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G5210" know|strong="G4267" this|strong="G3588" beforehand|strong="G4267", be|strong="G3361" on|strong="G2443" your|strong="G3588" guard|strong="G5442" against|strong="G3361" being|strong="G2443" led|strong="G3767" away|strong="G4879" by|strong="G3361" the|strong="G3588" errors|strong="H7691" of|strong="G3588" reckless|strong="H6348" people|strong="G3767", and|strong="G3767" so|strong="G2443" lapsing from|strong="G3588" your|strong="G3588" present|strong="H7126" steadfastness|strong="G4740"; 
\verseNumber{18}and|strong="G2532" advance|strong="H0935" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" love|strong="H0157" and|strong="G2532" knowledge|strong="G1108" of|strong="G2250" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990", Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". All|strong="G2532" glory|strong="G1391" be|strong="G2532" to|strong="G1519" him|strong="G3588" now|strong="G1161" and|strong="G2532" for|strong="G1519" ever|strong="G1519".
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