\NormalFont\ShortTitle{2 PETER}
{\MTB This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Peter wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
\par }{\MT 2 Peter

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH 2 Peter 1:1-2
\par }{\SH I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter to you whom God has caused to believe in Christ just like we apostles believe in Christ. I pray that God will bless you greatly.
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}I,
Simon
Peter,
{\ADD{
am
writing
this
letter
to
you.
I}}
serve
Jesus
Christ,
and
am
an apostle
{\ADD{
appointed
by}}
him.
{\ADD{
I
am
sending
this
letter
to
you}}
whom
God
has
caused
to
believe
{\ADD{
in
Christ}}
just
like
he
{\ADD{
caused
us(exc) apostles
to
believe
in
Christ}}.
You
and
we
have ◄equally
been
given
the/both
been
given
the
same► privilege
of
believing
in
Jesus
Christ.
He
{\ADD{
is}}
God,
he
is
righteous,
he
is
the
one
whom
we
{\ADD{
worship}},
and
he
is
our
Savior.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
I
pray
that
God}}
will
continue
to
act
very
kindly towards
you,
and
give
you ◄a
deep/very
much►
{\ADD{
inner}}
peace,
because
you
{\ADD{
truly}}
know
God
and
Jesus,
who
is
our
Lord.
\par }{\SH God
has
given
us
everything
that
we
need
to
receive
eternal
life
and
to
live
godly
lives.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 1:3-4
\par }{\PP \VS{3}{\ADD{
God}} [PRS]
has
given
us
everything
{\ADD{
that
we
need}}
in
order
that
we
might
receive
{\ADD{
eternal}}
life
and
in
order
that
we
might
{\ADD{
live
}} ◄in
a
godly
way/in
a
way
that
pleases
him►.
He
gives
us
that
by
the
power
that
he
has
because
he
is
God,
and
he
has
also
given
it
to
us
as
a
result
of
our
knowing
him.
He
is
the
wonderful
and
perfect
one
who
chose
us
{\ADD{
to
be
his
people}}.
\VS{4}Being
{\ADD{
glorious
and
perfect}},
he
has
promised
us
{\ADD{
that
he
will
do}}
very
great
and ◄priceless/very
precious►
things
{\ADD{
for
us}}.
{\ADD{
He
has
also
promised}}
you
that
by
{\ADD{believing
what
he
has
promised}}
you
will
be
able
to
act
{\ADD{
righteously}},
just
like
God
acts
{\ADD{
righteously}},
and
that
you
will
be
free
from
being
morally
depraved/corrupted,
and
that
you
will
not
be
{\ADD{
like}}
those
who
do
not
believe
in Christ
and
are
morally
depraved
because
of
their
desire
to
do
things
that
are
evil.
\par }{\SH Try
your hardest
to develop
a
stable Christian
character.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 1:5-11
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Because
God
has
done
all
that,
by
trying
very
hard,
make
sure
that
you
not
only
believe
{\ADD{
in Christ}},
but
that
you
are
also
living
morally
good
lives.
And
make
sure
that
you
are
not
only
living
morally
good
lives,
but
that
you
also
know
{\ADD{
what
God
desires}} (OR,
behave
wisely).
\VS{6}And
make
sure
that
you
not
only
know
{\ADD{
what
God
desires}} (OR,
behave
wisely),
but
that
you
also
control
what
you
say
and
do.
And
make
sure
that
you
not
only
control
what
you
say
and
do,
but
that
you
are
also
steadfast/patient.
And
make
sure
that
you
are
not
only ◄steadfast/patient
when
you
suffer►,
but
that
you
are
also
godly.
\VS{7}And
make
sure
that
you
not
only ◄are
godly/live
in
a
way
that
pleases
God►,
but
that
you
also
have
a
concern
for
your
fellow believers,
as
brothers
and
sisters
{\ADD{
ought
to
have}}
for
each
other.
And
make
sure
that
you
not
only
have
a
concern
for
your
fellow believers,
but
that
you
also
love
{\ADD{
others}}.
\VS{8}If
you
do
these
{\ADD{
things}},
and
if
{\ADD{
you
do
them}}
more
and
more,
that
demonstrates
that
knowing
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ ◄is
very effective/produces
good
results► [LIT]
in
your
lives.
\VS{9}If
these
{\ADD{qualities}}
are
not
present
in
people,
it
means
they
are
not
aware
{\ADD{
that
these
things
are
important,
just
like
a
blind
person
is
not
aware
of
what
is
around
him}}.
They
{\ADD{
think
only
about earthly
matters,
just
like}} [MET]
a shortsighted
person
{\ADD{
sees
clearly
only
things
that
are
near}}.
It
seems
that
they
have
forgotten
that
God
has
forgiven
them
for
their
former
sinful
lives.
\VS{10}Instead
of
{\ADD{
acting
like
those
people}},
try
to
confirm/prove
by
the
way
you
conduct
your
lives
that
you
are
among
those
whom
{\ADD{
God}}
has
chosen [DOU]
to
be
his
people.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
certainly
never
become
separated
from
God,
\VS{11}and
{\ADD{
God}}
will
very
wholeheartedly
welcome
you
into
the
place
where
our
Lord
and
Savior
Jesus
Christ
will
rule
{\ADD{
his
people}}
forever.
\par }{\SH I
intend
to
keep reminding
you
very frequently
about
these
matters.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 1:12-15
\par }{\PP \VS{12}I
intend
to
keep
on reminding
you
very frequently [HYP]
about
these
{\ADD{
matters}},
even
though
you
{\ADD{
already}}
know
them
and
are
firmly
convinced
that
they
are
true.
\VS{13}I
consider
it
right
that
I
should
help
you
{\ADD{
to
continually
think
about
these
matters}}
by reminding
you
{\ADD{
about
them}}
as
long
as
I
am
alive [EUP],
\VS{14}because
I
know
that
I
shall
die [EUP]
soon,
as
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
clearly
has
revealed
to
me.
\VS{15}Moreover,
I
will ◄make
every
effort/try
hard►
{\ADD{
by
writing
these
things
down}}
to
enable
you
to
remember
them
at
all
times
after
I
have
died [EUP].
\par }{\SH You
can
be
sure
that
these
matters
are
true,
because
we apostles
ourselves
witnessed
that
our
Lord
Jesus Christ
is supremely
great,
and
also
because
what
the
prophets
say
about
him
is
completely
reliable.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 1:16-21
\par }{\PP \VS{16}We
{\ADD{apostles}}
told
you
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
acts}} powerfully
and
that
he
is
coming
back
{\ADD{
some
day}}.
We
were
not basing
{\ADD{
what
we
told
you}}
on
stories
that
we
had
cleverly ◄invented/made
up►.
Instead,
we
told
you
what
we
ourselves
saw
with
our
own
eyes,
that
{\ADD{
the}}
Lord
Jesus
is supremely
great.
\VS{17}God,
our
Father,
greatly
honored
him
when
God’s
great
glory/brightness
surrounded
him,
and
God [MTY]
said, “This
is
my
Son,
whom
I
love
very
much;
I
am
very
pleased
with
him.”
\VS{18}We
{\ADD{(exc)}}
ourselves
heard
{\ADD{
God}} [MTY]
{\ADD{
say}}
that
from
heaven,
when
we
were
with
{\ADD{Christ}}
on
that
holy/sacred
mountain.
\VS{19}We
also
have
{\ADD{
the Scriptures}}
that
the
prophets
{\ADD{
wrote
about
Christ
long
ago}},
which
are
completely
reliable/trustworthy.
You
should ◄pay
attention
to/think
carefully
about►
{\ADD{
what
they
wrote}},
because
{\ADD{
what
they
wrote enables
you
to
know
whether
what
is
taught
to
you
is
true
or
whether
it
is
false}} [SIM],
like
a
lamp
that
is
shining
in
a
dark
place
{\ADD{enables
people
to
see
where
they
are
going}} [SIM].
{\ADD{
You
should}} ◄{\ADD{
pay
attention
to/think
carefully
about}}►
{\ADD{
what
they
wrote}}
until
{\ADD{
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
comes
back
and enables}}
you [SYN]
{\ADD{
to
know
God
fully,
which
will
be
like
when}} [MET] ◄a
day
dawns/daylight
comes►
and
the
morning
star
rises
{\ADD{
and
we
can
see
it
clearly}}.
\VS{20}It
is
important
that
you
realize
that
no
one
can
interpret/explain
by
himself
{\ADD{
the
meaning
of}}
what
the
prophets
wrote
{\ADD{
in
the
Scriptures}}
without
{\ADD{
the
help
of
God’s
Spirit}} (OR,
no
{\ADD{
part
of
the}}
Scriptures originated
with
the
prophet
himself),
\VS{21}because
no
human
beings
decided
{\ADD{
to
make
those
prophecies}}.
On
the
contrary,
those
who
spoke
{\ADD{
messages
from
God}}
did
that
because
it
was
the
Holy
Spirit
who
caused
them
to
do
{\ADD{
it,
and
therefore
the
Spirit
must
help
us
to
interpret/understand
their
meaning}}.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH There will be false teachers among you who will behave wickedly and who will entice you to behave just like they do. God will certainly destroy them.
\par }{\SR 2 Peter 2:1-3
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Just
like
there
were
false
prophets
among
the
{\ADD{Israeli}}
people
{\ADD{
long
ago}},
so
there
will
also
be
teachers
who
teach
false
{\ADD{
things}}
among
you.
They
will
enter
{\ADD{
your
congregations}}
without
you realizing
{\ADD{
what/who
they
are}},
and
they
will
{\ADD{spiritually}}
injure
some
people
by
what
they
teach.
Specifically,
these
teachers
will
even
deny
{\ADD{
that}}
the
Lord
{\ADD{
Jesus
died
to}}
pay
{\ADD{
for
the
guilt
of
our
sins}}.
As
a
result,
they
will
soon
destroy
themselves
{\ADD{spiritually,
and
God
will
also
punish
them}}.
\VS{2}And
many
{\ADD{
people}}
will
behave
in
an
extremely immoral
manner, imitating
the
extremely immoral
way
{\ADD{
these
teachers
who
teach
false
things}}
behave.
As
a
result,
{\ADD{unbelievers}}
will ◄discredit
the
true
message/say
the
true
message
is
false►.
\VS{3}Because
{\ADD{
the
teachers
of
false
teaching}}
want
a
lot
of
things
that
other
people
have,
{\ADD{
they
think
that}}
by
telling
you
stories
that
they
themselves
have ◄made
up/invented►,
they
will
get
money
from
you.
{\ADD{
God
decided}}
long
ago
{\ADD{
that
he
would}}
punish
them,
and
he
has
not
fallen
asleep [LIT]!
{\ADD{
He
will
certainly
destroy
them}}!
\par }{\SH It
is
certain
that
God
knows
how
to
rescue
those
who
are
godly,
and
that
he
knows
how
to
punish
those
who
are
unrighteous
at
the
right
time.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 2:4-10c
\par }{\PP \VS{4}God
destroyed [LIT]
the
angels
who
sinned.
He
threw
them
into
the
worst
place
in
hell
and
imprisoned
them
{\ADD{
there}}
in
darkness
in
order
to
keep
them
there
until
he
judges
{\ADD{
and
punishes
them}}.
\VS{5}He
also
got
rid
of [LIT]
{\ADD{
the
people
who
lived
in}} [MTY]
the
world
long
ago.
He
saved
{\ADD{
only}}
eight
of
them,
including
Noah,
who
was
a
righteous
preacher.
God
saved
them
when
he
destroyed
in
a
flood
{\ADD{
all}} ◄the
ungodly
people/the
people
whose
lives
were
not
pleasing
to
him►
{\ADD{
who
were
living
then}}.
\VS{6}He
also
condemned
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
{\ADD{
cities}};
that
is,
he
destroyed
them
by
burning
them
completely
to
ashes.
{\ADD{
By
doing
that}}
he
gave
a
warning
to
those
who
afterwards
would
live
in ◄an
ungodly
way/a
way
that
is
displeasing
to
him►.
\VS{7}But
he
rescued
{\ADD{
Abraham’s
nephew}},
Lot,
who
was
a
righteous
{\ADD{
man.
Lot}}
was ◄greatly
distressed/very
sad►
because
the
people
{\ADD{
in
Sodom}}
were
doing
very immoral
things.
\VS{8}That
righteous
{\ADD{
man’s}}
soul ◄was
tormented/suffered
great
agony►
day
after
day
because
he
saw
and
heard
those
wicked
people
behave
in
a
very
lawless/wicked
{\ADD{
manner
when
he
was}}
living
among
them.
\VS{9}And
since
the
Lord
God
{\ADD{
rescued
Lot,
you
can
be
sure
that}}
he
knows
how
to
rescue ◄other
godly
people/people
whose
lives
please
him►
from
their
sufferings,
and
{\ADD{
he
is
able}}
to
preserve ◄ungodly
{\ADD{
people/people
whose
lives
do
not
please
him}}►,
{\ADD{
whom
he
has
started
to}}
punish
even
now,
until
the
time
when
he
will
{\ADD{
finish
judging
them
and
punish}}
them.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
He
will
punish
especially
severely}}
those
{\ADD{
ungodly
teachers
who
teach
false
things}}
who
do
the
things
that
their self-directed nature
desires,
things
that ◄defile
them/cause
them
to
be
completely
impure►.
Those
{\ADD{
teachers
of
false
teachings}}
despise
{\ADD{
all
beings
who}}
rule
{\ADD{
over
them}}.
\par }{\SH Because
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
will
behave
wickedly
and
will
entice
people
to
do
the
same
things
that
they
do,
God
will
destroy
them.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 2:10d-16
\par }{\PP Because
{\ADD{
those
teachers
of
false doctrines
are}}
extremely
arrogant/proud [DOU],
they ◄are
not
afraid
to
insult/boldly
speak
evil
about►
glorious
beings
{\ADD{
in
heaven}} (OR,
glorious/wonderful
beings
{\ADD{
who
rule
over
people}}).
\VS{11}In contrast,
angels
do
not
insult
{\ADD{
those
teachers}}
when
those
teachers
accuse
the
angels
{\ADD{
of
blasphemy}}
while
the
Lord
God
is
watching,
even
though
the
angels
are
much
more
powerful [DOU]
{\ADD{
than
the
teachers
of
false doctrines}}.
\VS{12}Because
those
{\ADD{
teachers
of
false doctrines
are}}
like
animals
that
cannot
think
{\ADD{
as humans
do}} [DOU],
they
say
evil
things
about
{\ADD{
spiritual}}
things
which
they
know
nothing
about.
{\ADD{
As
a
result}},
God
will
destroy
them
like
{\ADD{
people}}
destroy
{\ADD{
animals}},
{\ADD{
animals}}
that
are
born
only
in
order
to
be
hunted
and
killed $\{$in
order
that
{\ADD{
people}}
should
hunt
and
kill
them$\}$.
\VS{13}God
will
punish
{\ADD{
those
teachers}}
in
return
for
the
unrighteous
actions/things
that
they
have
done.
They
even
like ◄to
carouse/to
drink
and
revel noisily►
in
the
daytime
{\ADD{
as
well
as
at
night}}.
And
as
they indulge/enjoy
themselves
just
like
they
want
to
while
they
are
feasting
with
you,
they
cause
you
to
become
impure,
{\ADD{
as}} [MET]
stains
and blotches [DOU]
{\ADD{
ruin
a
clean
garment}}.
\VS{14}They
{\ADD{
want
to
commit}} [MTY]
adultery
{\ADD{
with
every
woman}}
whom
they
look
at.
They
never
stop
seeking opportunities
to
sin.
They
entice/persuade
those
who
are
{\ADD{spiritually}}
unstable
{\ADD{
to
join
them
in
doing
the
sinful
things
that
they
do}}.
{\ADD{
Because
of}}
their ever-increasing ◄greed/desire
to
have
more
and
more
things►,
they
are
doomed
{\ADD{
to
eternal
punishment}}.
\VS{15}They
have ◄rejected
good
moral
standards/quit
doing
what
everyone
knows
is
right►.
They
have imitated
{\ADD{
what
the
prophet}}
Balaam,
the
son
of
Bosor,
{\ADD{
did
long
ago}}.
He,
{\ADD{
acting
very}}
unrighteously,
wanted
{\ADD{
the
enemies
of
the
Jews}}
to
pay
him
if
he
{\ADD{
asked
God}} ◄{\ADD{
to
curse/to
do
bad
thing
to}}►
{\ADD{
the
Jews}}.
\VS{16}But
God
rebuked
him
for
having
done
that
which
was
wrong
{\ADD{
and
for}}
behaving
very
foolishly.
And
even
though
donkeys
do
not
speak,
{\ADD{
God
used}}
a
donkey
to
hinder
Balaam
{\ADD{
by enabling
it
to}}
speak
to
him
with
a
human
voice.
\par }{\SH Because
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
will
entice
people
to
behave
wickedly,
God
has
reserved darkest
hell
for
them.
\par }{\SR 2 Peter 2:17-22
\par }{\PP \VS{17}These
{\ADD{
teachers
who
each
false
things
mislead/deceive
people
by
promising
what
they
cannot
do}},
as [MET]
dried-up
springs
{\ADD{
mislead/deceive
people
by
causing
them
to
expect
to
get
water
from
them}}.
They
{\ADD{
mislead/deceive
people}} [MET]
just
like
clouds
that
are
blown
along
by
strong
winds
{\ADD{
mislead/deceive
people
by
causing
them
to
expect
rain,
but
no
rain
falls.
Therefore}},
God
has
reserved
the
darkness
of
hell
{\ADD{
for
those
teachers
of
false doctrines}}.
\VS{18}By
boasting
proudly
as
they
make
speeches
that
are
worthless,
they
entice
people
who
have
recently
{\ADD{
become believers
and}}
have
stopped
doing
the
things
that
wicked
people
do.
Urged
on
by
their self-directed nature,
they
entice
them
{\ADD{
into
sin}}
by encouraging
them
to
{\ADD{
do
}}
evil
things.
\VS{19}{\ADD{
The
false
teachers}}
tell
people
that
they
are
free
{\ADD{
to
do
whatever
they
want
to
do,
even
though}}
they
themselves
are
{\ADD{
like}}
slaves [MET]
{\ADD{
because
their
own self-directed nature
forces
them
to
do}}
sinful
things.
{\ADD{
Think
about
these well-known
words: “Whenever
a
person
is
controlled
by
something}} $\{${\ADD{
something
controls
a
person}}$\}$,
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
that
person
has
become
a
slave
of
what
controls
him.”
\VS{20}Those
{\ADD{
who
teach
false truths}}
learned
about
our
Lord
and
Savior
Jesus
Christ.
As
a
result,
they
stopped
doing
those
things
that ◄defile
{\ADD{
people/cause
people
to
become
impure}}►
{\ADD{spiritually}}.
Since
they
have
begun
to
do
{\ADD{
those
evil
things
again}},
with
the
result
that
they
are
unable
to
stop
doing
them,
they
are
in
a
worse
condition
than
{\ADD{
they
were
in
before
they
knew
Jesus
Christ}}.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
Because
God
will
severely
punish
them}},
it
would
have
been
better
for
them
if
they
had
never
known
what
it
means
to
live
in
a
righteous
way.
It
is
too
bad
that
although
they
knew
{\ADD{
how
to
live
in
a
righteous
way}},
they
stopped
doing
the
things
that
God
commanded
people
to
do,
the
things
that
{\ADD{
were}}
taught
to
them ◄{\ADD{
by
us apostles/by Christ}}► $\{$that ◄{\ADD{
we apostles/Christ}}►
taught
to
them$\}$.
\VS{22}{\ADD{
The
way
they
are
behaving
again}}
is
just
like ◄the
proverbs/what
people
often
say►:
{\ADD{
They
are
like}}
dogs
that
return
to
{\ADD{
eat}}
their
vomit,
and
{\ADD{
they
are
like}} pigs
that
have
been
washed
and
then
roll
{\ADD{
again}}
in
the
mud.

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH I am writing this letter to you in order to help you remember what the holy prophets said and what our Lord and Savior commanded.
\par }{\SR 2 Peter 3:1-2
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}This
letter
that
I
am
now
writing
to
you
whom
I
love,
is
the
second
{\ADD{
letter}}
that
I
have
written
to
you.
{\ADD{
In
both}}
these
letters
I
have reminded
you
{\ADD{
about
the
things
you
already
know,
in
order
that
I
may}}
stimulate/cause
you
to
think
sincerely
{\ADD{
about
those
things}}.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
I
want
you}}
to
remember
the
words
that
were
spoken
by
the
holy
prophets $\{$that
the
holy
prophets
spoke$\}$
long
ago,
and
also
to
remember
what
our
Lord
and
Savior
commanded,
things
that
we,
your apostles,
told
you
about.
\par }{\SH Although
certain
people
will
ridicule
the
idea
that
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
is
going
to
come
back,
the
reason
why
he
has
not
yet
come
back
to
judge
people
is
that
God
is
being
patient
with
people;
but
Jesus
will
certainly
come
back
and
judge
people.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 3:3-10
\par }{\PP \VS{3}It
is
important
for
you
to
understand
that
in
the
time
{\ADD{
immediately}}
before Christ
comes
back,
there
will
be
people
who
will
ridicule
{\ADD{
the
idea
of
his
coming
back.
Those
people
will
do
whatever}}
evil
things
they
wish
to
do.
\VS{4}They
will
say, “{\ADD{
Although
it
was}}
promised
{\ADD{
that Christ}}
will
come
back, ◄{\ADD{
nothing
has
happened
that
would indicate}}
that
he
is
coming
back./{\ADD{
what
happened
to
the
promise}}
that
he
is
coming
back?► [RHQ]
We
say
that
because
ever
since
the
{\ADD{Christian}}
leaders
{\ADD{
who
lived}}
long
ago
died [EUP],
everything
{\ADD{
has
remained
the
same}}.
Things
are
as
{\ADD{
they
always
have
been}}
since
God
created
{\ADD{
the
world!}}”
\VS{5}{\ADD{
They
will
say
that
because}}
they ◄deliberately
overlook
{\ADD{
the
fact/have
decided
to
ignore
what
they
know}}►
that
God,
by
commanding
{\ADD{
long
ago
that
it
should
be
so}},
caused
the
heavens
to
exist,
and
he
caused
the
earth
to
appear
out
of
water
and
to
be
separate
from
the
water.
\VS{6}And
God,
by
{\ADD{
commanding
that
it
should
be
so}},
later
destroyed
the
world
{\ADD{
that
existed}}
at
that
time,
by
causing
the
earth
to
be
flooded
with
water $\{$water
to
flood
the
earth$\}$.
\VS{7}Furthermore,
{\ADD{
God}},
commanded
that
the
heavens
and
the
earth
{\ADD{
that
exist}}
now
remain
until
the
time
when
{\ADD{
he}}
will
judge ◄ungodly
people/people
whose
lives
are
not
pleasing
to
him►.
And
at
that
time
{\ADD{
he}}
will
destroy
the
heavens
and
the
earth
by
burning
them.
\VS{8}Dear
friends,
I
want
you
to
understand
well
that
the
Lord
{\ADD{
God
is
willing
to
wait
a
long
time
to
judge
the
people
in
the
world!
How
much
time
passes
before}}
the
Lord
God
{\ADD{
judges
the
people
in
the
world
does
not
matter
to
him!
He
considers}}
that
one
day
{\ADD{
passes
no
more
quickly
than}} 1,000
years,
and
{\ADD{
he
also
considers}}
that 1,000
years
{\ADD{
pass
as
quickly
as}}
one
day
passes
{\ADD{
to
us}}!
\VS{9}{\ADD{
Therefore,
you
should
not
think
that
because
Christ
has
not
yet
come
back
to
judge
people}},
the
Lord
God
is ◄delaying/slow
to
do►
what
he
promised.
Some
people
think
that
this
is
so,
{\ADD{
and
they
say
that
Christ
will
never
come
back}}.
But
{\ADD{
you
should
understand
that
the
reason
why
Christ
has
not
yet
come
back
to
judge
people
is
that}}
God
is
being
patient
with
you,
because
he
does
not
want
anyone
to
be
lost
{\ADD{
eternally}}.
Instead,
he
wants
everyone
to
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
\VS{10}Although
{\ADD{
God
is
being
patient,
at}}
the
time [MTY]
{\ADD{
that
he
has
chosen}},
the
Lord
{\ADD{
Jesus
Christ}}
will
{\ADD{
certainly}}
come
back
{\ADD{
to
judge
people}}.
He
will
come
back
{\ADD{
unexpectedly}},
like
a
thief [SIM]
{\ADD{
comes
unexpectedly}}.
At
that
time
there
will
be
a
great
roaring
sound.
The
heavens
will
cease
to exist. ◄The
elements/The
parts
{\ADD{
of
which
the universe
consists}}►
will
be
destroyed
by
fire,
and
the
earth
{\ADD{
that
God
made}}
and
everything
on
it
{\ADD{
that
people
have
made}}
will
disappear (OR,
will
be
burned
up).
\par }{\SH You
certainly
ought
to
behave
in
a
godly
manner,
because
God
will
destroy
everything,
and
because
only
those
people
who
are
righteous
will
live
in
the
new
heavens
and
on
the
new
earth.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 3:11-13
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Because
God
will
certainly
destroy
all
these
things
like
{\ADD{
I
just
said}},
you
certainly
know
how
you
should
behave. [RHQ]
You
should
behave ◄in
a
{\ADD{
godly
manner/}}in
a
{\ADD{
manner
that
pleases
God}}►
\VS{12}while
you
{\ADD{
eagerly/expectantly}}
wait
for
{\ADD{Christ}}
to
return
on
the
day
that
God
{\ADD{
has
chosen}} [MTY],
and
you
should
try
to
make
that
day
come
soon.
Because
of
what
{\ADD{
God}} [PRS]
{\ADD{
will
do
on
that
day}},
the
heavens
will
be
destroyed. ◄The
elements/The
parts
of
which
the universe consist►
will
melt
and
burn
up.
\VS{13}Although
{\ADD{
all
those
events/things
will
happen,
we
rejoice
because}}
we
are
waiting
for
the
new
heavens
and
new
earth
that
{\ADD{
God}}
has
promised.
The
{\ADD{
only
people
who
will
be}}
in
the
new
heavens
and
on
this
new
earth
will
be
{\ADD{
people
who
are}} [PRS]
righteous.
\par }{\SH Do
all
you
can
to
conduct
your
lives
in
a
godly
manner.
Guard
against
those
who
would
entice
you
to
doubt
what
you
now
firmly
believe.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 3:14-18a
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Therefore,
dear
friends,
because
you
are
waiting
for
these
things
{\ADD{
to
happen}},
do
all
that
you
can
{\ADD{
live}} ◄in
a
{\ADD{
godly
manner/}}in
a
{\ADD{
manner
that
pleases
God}}►,
{\ADD{
in
order
that Christ}}
will
see
that
you
{\ADD{
are}}
completely
pure [DOU]
{\ADD{
and
that
you
are
living}}
peacefully
{\ADD{
with
each
other}}.
\VS{15}And
think
about
this:
Our
Lord
{\ADD{
Jesus
Christ
is}}
patient
{\ADD{
because
he
wants}}
people
to
be
saved.
Our
dear ◄brother/fellow believer►
Paul
also
wrote
wise
words
to
you
{\ADD{
about
these
same
matters}},
because
God
enabled
him
to
understand
{\ADD{
these}} ◄{\ADD{
events/things
that
will
happen}}►.
\VS{16}In
the
{\ADD{
letters}}
that
Paul
wrote
there
are
certain
things
that
are
difficult
for
people
to
understand.
People
{\ADD{
who
are spiritually}}
ignorant
and ◄unstable/do
not
believe
firmly
in
Christ►
interpret
these
things wrongly,
as
they
also ◄interpret/explain
the
meaning
of►
the
other
parts
of
the
Scriptures wrongly.
The
result
is
that
they
will
destroy
themselves
{\ADD{spiritually}},
and
{\ADD{
God}}
will
punish
them.
\VS{17}Therefore,
dear
friends,
{\ADD{
since
you
already
know
about
those
who
teach
what
is
false}}, ◄guard
against
them/beware►.
Do
not
let
those
wicked
people
deceive
you
by
telling
you
things
that
are
wrong,
with
the
result
that
you
yourselves
begin
to
doubt
{\ADD{
what
you
now
firmly
believe}}.
\VS{18}{\ADD{
Instead,
live
in
such
a
manner
that
you}}
experience
more
and
more
our
Savior
Jesus
Christ
being
kind
{\ADD{
to
you}},
and
that
you
get
to
know
him
{\ADD{
better
and
better}}.
\par }{\SH I
pray
that
Jesus
Christ
will
always
be
honored.
\par }{\SR 2
Peter 3:18b
\par }{\PP {\ADD{
I
pray/desire
that
Jesus
Christ}}
will
be
honored
both
now
and
forever!\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:18 }
Amen./So be it. At the end.}
\par }