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\BibleBook{Peter’s Second Letter}

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\BibleMainTitle{Peter’s Second Letter }
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\chapterNumber{1}Simon Peter|strong="G4074", a|strong="G2532" servant|strong="G1401" and|strong="G2532" apostle|strong="G0652" of|strong="G2316" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547",\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{1:1  }“Christ” means “Anointed One”.} to|strong="G2532" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" have|strong="G2532" obtained a|strong="G2532" like precious faith|strong="G4102" with|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1722" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" righteousness|strong="G1343" of|strong="G2316" our|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990", Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547": 
\verseNumber{2}Grace|strong="G5485" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" and|strong="G2532" peace|strong="G1515" be|strong="G2532" multiplied|strong="G4129" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" knowledge|strong="G1922" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" of|strong="G2316" Jesus|strong="G2424" our|strong="G2316" Lord|strong="G2962", 
\verseNumber{3}seeing|strong="G5613" that|strong="G3956" his|strong="G0846" divine|strong="G2304" power|strong="G1411" has|strong="G2532" granted|strong="G1433" to|strong="G4314" us|strong="G2564" all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956" that|strong="G3956" pertain to|strong="G4314" life|strong="G2222" and|strong="G2532" godliness|strong="G2150", through|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3956" knowledge|strong="G1922" of|strong="G1223" him|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3588" called|strong="G2564" us|strong="G2564" by|strong="G1223" his|strong="G0846" own|strong="G2398" glory|strong="G1391" and|strong="G2532" virtue, 
\verseNumber{4}by|strong="G1722" which|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" has|strong="G3739" granted|strong="G1433" to|strong="G2443" us|strong="G1722" his|strong="G1223" precious|strong="G5093" and|strong="G2532" exceedingly great|strong="G3173" promises|strong="G1862"; that|strong="G3739" through|strong="G1223" these|strong="G3778" you|strong="G3739" may|strong="G2532" become|strong="G1096" partakers|strong="G2844" of|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3588" divine|strong="G2304" nature|strong="G5449", having escaped|strong="G0668" from|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" corruption|strong="G5356" that|strong="G3739" is|strong="G3778" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" by|strong="G1722" lust|strong="G1939". 
\verseNumber{5}Yes|strong="G1161", and|strong="G2532" for|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" very|strong="G0846" cause adding on|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2532" part|strong="G0846" all|strong="G3956" diligence|strong="G4710", in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2532" faith|strong="G4102" supply|strong="G2023" moral|strong="G0703" excellence|strong="G0703"; and|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" moral|strong="G0703" excellence|strong="G0703", knowledge|strong="G1108"; 
\verseNumber{6}and|strong="G1161" in|strong="G1722" knowledge|strong="G1108", self-control|strong="G1466"; and|strong="G1161" in|strong="G1722" self-control|strong="G1466", perseverance|strong="G5281"; and|strong="G1161" in|strong="G1722" perseverance|strong="G5281", godliness|strong="G2150"; 
\verseNumber{7}and|strong="G1161" in|strong="G1722" godliness|strong="G2150", brotherly|strong="G5360" affection; and|strong="G1161" in|strong="G1722" brotherly|strong="G5360" affection, love|strong="G0026". 
\verseNumber{8}For|strong="G1063" if|strong="G2532" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" are|strong="G3778" yours|strong="G4771" and|strong="G2532" abound, they|strong="G2532" make|strong="G3756" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G1519" not|strong="G3756" be|strong="G2532" idle|strong="G0692" or|strong="G3761" unfruitful|strong="G0175" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" knowledge|strong="G1922" of|strong="G2962" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". 
\verseNumber{9}For|strong="G1063" he|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3739" lacks these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" blind|strong="G5185", seeing only what|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" near, having forgotten the|strong="G3588" cleansing|strong="G2512" from|strong="G3361" his|strong="G0846" old sins|strong="G0265". 
\verseNumber{10}Therefore|strong="G1352", brothers|strong="G0080",\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{1:10  }The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” } be|strong="G2532" more|strong="G3123" diligent|strong="G4704" to|strong="G2532" make|strong="G4160" your|strong="G4160" calling|strong="G2821" and|strong="G2532" election|strong="G1589" sure|strong="G0949". For|strong="G1063" if|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" do|strong="G4160" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778", you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G3778" never|strong="G3756" stumble|strong="G4417". 
\verseNumber{11}For|strong="G1063" thus|strong="G3779" you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G2962" be|strong="G2532" richly|strong="G4146" supplied|strong="G2023" with|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" entrance|strong="G1529" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" eternal|strong="G0166" Kingdom|strong="G0932" of|strong="G0932" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990", Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". 
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\verseNumber{12}Therefore|strong="G1352" I|strong="G2532" will|strong="G3195" not|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" negligent to|strong="G3195" remind|strong="G5279" you|strong="G5210" of|strong="G4012" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778", though|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" know|strong="G1492" them|strong="G1722" and|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3778" established|strong="G4741" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" present|strong="G3778" truth|strong="G0225". 
\verseNumber{13}I|strong="G3778" think it|strong="G2233" right|strong="G1342", as|strong="G1722" long|strong="G3745" as|strong="G1722" I|strong="G3778" am|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" tent, to|strong="G1909" stir|strong="G1326" you|strong="G5210" up by|strong="G1722" reminding you|strong="G5210", 
\verseNumber{14}knowing|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" putting off of|strong="G2962" my|strong="G3708" tent comes|strong="G1510" swiftly, even|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2531" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547" made|strong="G1213" clear|strong="G1213" to|strong="G2532" me|strong="G1473". 
\verseNumber{15}Yes|strong="G1161", I|strong="G2532" will|strong="G3778" make|strong="G4160" every|strong="G4704" effort|strong="G4704" that|strong="G3778" you|strong="G5210" may|strong="G2532" always be|strong="G2532" able|strong="G2192" to|strong="G2532" remember|strong="G4160" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" even|strong="G2532" after|strong="G3326" my|strong="G1699" departure|strong="G1841". 
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\verseNumber{16}For|strong="G1063" we|strong="G2249" didn’t|strong="G3756" follow|strong="G1811" cunningly devised|strong="G4679" fables|strong="G3454" when|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" made|strong="G1096" known|strong="G1107" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" the|strong="G3588" power|strong="G1411" and|strong="G2532" coming|strong="G3952" of|strong="G1411" our|strong="G2424" Lord|strong="G2962" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", but|strong="G0235" we|strong="G2249" were|strong="G1096" eyewitnesses|strong="G2030" of|strong="G1411" his|strong="G2532" majesty|strong="G3168". 
\verseNumber{17}For|strong="G1063" he|strong="G2532" received|strong="G2983" from|strong="G3844" God|strong="G2316" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962" honor|strong="G5092" and|strong="G2532" glory|strong="G1391" when|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" voice|strong="G5456" came|strong="G1510" to|strong="G1519" him|strong="G0846" from|strong="G3844" the|strong="G3588" Majestic|strong="G3169" Glory|strong="G1391", “This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" my|strong="G5259" beloved|strong="G0027" Son|strong="G5207", in|strong="G1519" whom|strong="G3739" I|strong="G1473" am|strong="G1510" well|strong="G2532" pleased|strong="G2106".”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{1:17  }Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35} 
\verseNumber{18}We|strong="G2249" heard|strong="G0191" this|strong="G3778" voice|strong="G5456" come|strong="G1510" out|strong="G1537" of|strong="G1537" heaven|strong="G3772" when|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" were|strong="G1510" with|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" on|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" holy|strong="G0040" mountain|strong="G3735". 
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\verseNumber{19}We|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" more|strong="G0949" sure|strong="G0949" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G3056" prophecy; and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" do|strong="G4160" well|strong="G2573" that|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" heed it|strong="G4160" as|strong="G5613" to|strong="G2193" a|strong="G2192" lamp|strong="G3088" shining|strong="G5316" in|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2192" dark place|strong="G5117", until|strong="G2193" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" dawns|strong="G1306" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" morning|strong="G2250" star|strong="G5459" arises|strong="G0393" in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2192" hearts|strong="G2588", 
\verseNumber{20}knowing|strong="G1097" this|strong="G3778" first|strong="G4413", that|strong="G3754" no|strong="G3756" prophecy|strong="G4394" of|strong="G3956" Scripture|strong="G1124" is|strong="G3778" of|strong="G3956" private interpretation|strong="G1955". 
\verseNumber{21}For|strong="G1063" no|strong="G3756" prophecy|strong="G4394" ever|strong="G4218" came by|strong="G5259" the|strong="G2316" will|strong="G2307" of|strong="G4151" man|strong="G0444", but|strong="G0235" holy|strong="G0040" men|strong="G0444" of|strong="G4151" God|strong="G2316" spoke|strong="G2980", being|strong="G0444" moved|strong="G5342" by|strong="G5259" the|strong="G2316" Holy|strong="G0040" Spirit|strong="G4151". 
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\chapterNumber{2}But|strong="G1161" false|strong="G5578" prophets|strong="G5578" also|strong="G2532" arose|strong="G1096" among|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" people|strong="G2992", as|strong="G5613" false|strong="G5578" teachers|strong="G5572" will|strong="G1510" also|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" among|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", who|strong="G3588" will|strong="G1510" secretly|strong="G3919" bring|strong="G1863" in|strong="G1722" destructive|strong="G0684" heresies|strong="G0139", denying|strong="G0720" even|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" Master|strong="G1203" who|strong="G3588" bought|strong="G0059" them|strong="G0846", bringing|strong="G1863" on|strong="G1722" themselves|strong="G1438" swift|strong="G5031" destruction|strong="G0684". 
\verseNumber{2}Many|strong="G4183" will|strong="G3739" follow|strong="G1811" their|strong="G0846" immoral\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:2  }TR reads “destructive” instead of “immoral”} ways|strong="G3598", and|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2532" a|strong="G3739" result, the|strong="G3588" way|strong="G3598" of|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225" will|strong="G3739" be|strong="G2532" maligned|strong="G0987". 
\verseNumber{3}In|strong="G1722" covetousness|strong="G4124" they|strong="G0846" will|strong="G3739" exploit|strong="G1710" you|strong="G5210" with|strong="G1722" deceptive words|strong="G3056": whose|strong="G3739" sentence|strong="G2917" now|strong="G2532" from|strong="G1722" of|strong="G3056" old doesn’t|strong="G3756" linger, and|strong="G2532" their|strong="G0846" destruction|strong="G0684" will|strong="G3739" not|strong="G3756" slumber. 
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\verseNumber{4}For|strong="G1063" if|strong="G1487" God|strong="G2316" didn’t|strong="G3756" spare|strong="G5339" angels|strong="G0032" when|strong="G0032" they|strong="G1487" sinned|strong="G0264", but|strong="G0235" cast|strong="G5020" them|strong="G3860" down|strong="G3860" to|strong="G1519" Tartarus,\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:4  }Tartarus is another name for Hell} and|strong="G2316" committed|strong="G3860" them|strong="G3860" to|strong="G1519" pits of|strong="G2316" darkness|strong="G2217" to|strong="G1519" be|strong="G2316" reserved|strong="G5083" for|strong="G1063" judgment|strong="G2920"; 
\verseNumber{5}and|strong="G2532" didn’t|strong="G3756" spare|strong="G5339" the|strong="G2532" ancient|strong="G0744" world|strong="G2889", but|strong="G0235" preserved|strong="G5442" Noah|strong="G3575" with|strong="G2532" seven|strong="G3590" others|strong="G3590", a|strong="G2532" preacher|strong="G2783" of|strong="G1343" righteousness|strong="G1343", when|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" brought|strong="G1863" a|strong="G2532" flood|strong="G2627" on|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" world|strong="G2889" of|strong="G1343" the|strong="G2532" ungodly|strong="G0765", 
\verseNumber{6}and|strong="G2532" turning the|strong="G2532" cities|strong="G4172" of|strong="G4172" Sodom|strong="G4670" and|strong="G2532" Gomorrah|strong="G1116" into|strong="G4172" ashes|strong="G5077", condemned|strong="G2632" them to|strong="G3195" destruction|strong="G2692", having made|strong="G5087" them an|strong="G2532" example|strong="G5262" to|strong="G3195" those|strong="G3195" who|strong="G2532" would|strong="G3195" live|strong="G0764" in|strong="G2532" an|strong="G2532" ungodly|strong="G0765" way|strong="G0764", 
\verseNumber{7}and|strong="G2532" delivered|strong="G4506" righteous|strong="G1342" Lot|strong="G3091", who|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" very|strong="G2532" distressed by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" lustful life|strong="G0391" of|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" wicked 
\verseNumber{8}(for|strong="G1063" that|strong="G0846" righteous|strong="G1342" man|strong="G1342" dwelling among|strong="G1722" them|strong="G0846" was|strong="G3588" tormented|strong="G0928" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" righteous|strong="G1342" soul|strong="G5590" from|strong="G1537" day|strong="G2250" to|strong="G2532" day|strong="G2250" with|strong="G1722" seeing and|strong="G2532" hearing|strong="G0189" lawless|strong="G0459" deeds|strong="G2041"), 
\verseNumber{9}then|strong="G1161" the|strong="G1161" Lord|strong="G2962" knows|strong="G1492" how to|strong="G1519" deliver|strong="G4506" the|strong="G1161" godly|strong="G2152" out|strong="G1537" of|strong="G1537" temptation|strong="G3986" and|strong="G1161" to|strong="G1519" keep|strong="G5083" the|strong="G1161" unrighteous|strong="G0094" under|strong="G1537" punishment|strong="G2849" for|strong="G1519" the|strong="G1161" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G1537" judgment|strong="G2920", 
\verseNumber{10}but|strong="G1161" chiefly those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" walk after|strong="G3694" the|strong="G3588" flesh|strong="G4561" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" lust|strong="G1939" of|strong="G1391" defilement and|strong="G2532" despise|strong="G2706" authority|strong="G2963". Daring|strong="G5113", self-willed|strong="G0829", they|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" afraid|strong="G5141" to|strong="G2532" speak evil|strong="G0987" of|strong="G1391" dignitaries, 
\verseNumber{11}whereas|strong="G3699" angels|strong="G0032", though|strong="G2532" greater|strong="G3173" in|strong="G2596" might|strong="G2479" and|strong="G2532" power|strong="G1411", don’t|strong="G3756" bring|strong="G5342" a|strong="G1510" slanderous judgment|strong="G2920" against|strong="G2596" them|strong="G0846" before|strong="G3844" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962". 
\verseNumber{12}But|strong="G1161" these|strong="G3778", as|strong="G5613" unreasoning|strong="G0249" creatures|strong="G2226", born|strong="G1080" natural|strong="G5446" animals|strong="G2226" to|strong="G1519" be|strong="G2532" taken and|strong="G2532" destroyed|strong="G5351", speaking evil|strong="G0987" in|strong="G1722" matters about|strong="G5613" which|strong="G3739" they|strong="G0846" are|strong="G3778" ignorant|strong="G0050", will|strong="G3739" in|strong="G1722" their|strong="G0846" destroying surely be|strong="G2532" destroyed|strong="G5351", 
\verseNumber{13}receiving|strong="G2865" the|strong="G3588" wages|strong="G3408" of|strong="G2250" unrighteousness|strong="G0093"; people|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3588" count|strong="G2233" it|strong="G0846" pleasure|strong="G2237" to|strong="G2532" revel|strong="G5172" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" daytime|strong="G2250", spots and|strong="G2532" defects, reveling|strong="G1792" in|strong="G1722" their|strong="G0846" deceit|strong="G0539" while|strong="G1722" they|strong="G0846" feast|strong="G4910" with|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210"; 
\verseNumber{14}having|strong="G2192" eyes|strong="G3788" full|strong="G3324" of|strong="G5043" adultery|strong="G3428", and|strong="G2532" who|strong="G2532" can’t cease|strong="G0180" from|strong="G2532" sin|strong="G0266", enticing|strong="G1185" unsettled souls|strong="G5590", having|strong="G2192" a|strong="G2192" heart|strong="G2588" trained|strong="G1128" in|strong="G2532" greed|strong="G4124", accursed|strong="G2671" children|strong="G5043"! 
\verseNumber{15}Forsaking|strong="G2641" the|strong="G3588" right|strong="G2117" way|strong="G3598", they|strong="G3739" went astray|strong="G4105", having followed|strong="G1811" the|strong="G3588" way|strong="G3598" of|strong="G3598" Balaam|strong="G0903" the|strong="G3588" son of|strong="G3598" Beor, who|strong="G3739" loved|strong="G0025" the|strong="G3588" wages|strong="G3408" of|strong="G3598" wrongdoing; 
\verseNumber{16}but|strong="G1161" he|strong="G1161" was|strong="G3588" rebuked|strong="G1649" for|strong="G1722" his|strong="G2192" own|strong="G2398" disobedience. A|strong="G2192" speechless donkey|strong="G5268" spoke with|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2192" man’s|strong="G0444" voice|strong="G5456" and|strong="G1161" stopped the|strong="G3588" madness|strong="G3913" of|strong="G5456" the|strong="G3588" prophet|strong="G4396". 
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\verseNumber{17}These|strong="G3778" are|strong="G1510" wells without|strong="G0504" water|strong="G0504", clouds driven|strong="G1643" by|strong="G5259" a|strong="G1510" storm|strong="G2978", for|strong="G5083" whom|strong="G3739" the|strong="G3588" blackness of|strong="G3588" darkness|strong="G4655" has|strong="G3739" been|strong="G1510" reserved|strong="G5083" forever. 
\verseNumber{18}For|strong="G1063", uttering great swelling words of|strong="G1722" emptiness, they|strong="G1722" entice|strong="G1185" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" lusts|strong="G1939" of|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" flesh|strong="G4561", by|strong="G1722" licentiousness|strong="G0766", those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" are|strong="G3588" indeed|strong="G1063" escaping from|strong="G1722" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" live|strong="G0390" in|strong="G1722" error|strong="G4106"; 
\verseNumber{19}promising|strong="G1861" them|strong="G0846" liberty|strong="G1657", while|strong="G0846" they|strong="G0846" themselves|strong="G0846" are|strong="G3778" bondservants of|strong="G5100" corruption|strong="G5356"; for|strong="G1063" a|strong="G3739" man|strong="G3778" is|strong="G3778" brought into|strong="G1401" bondage|strong="G1402" by|strong="G2532" whoever|strong="G3739" overcomes him|strong="G0846". 
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\verseNumber{20}For|strong="G1063" if|strong="G1487", after|strong="G1161" they|strong="G0846" have|strong="G2532" escaped|strong="G0668" the|strong="G3588" defilement of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" through|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" knowledge|strong="G1922" of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", they|strong="G0846" are|strong="G3778" again|strong="G3825" entangled|strong="G1707" in|strong="G1722" it|strong="G0846" and|strong="G2532" overcome|strong="G2274", the|strong="G3588" last|strong="G2078" state has|strong="G2962" become|strong="G1096" worse|strong="G5501" for|strong="G1063" them|strong="G0846" than|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" first|strong="G4413". 
\verseNumber{21}For|strong="G1063" it|strong="G0846" would|strong="G0846" be|strong="G1510" better|strong="G2909" for|strong="G1063" them|strong="G0846" not|strong="G3361" to|strong="G2228" have|strong="G1510" known|strong="G1921" the|strong="G3588" way|strong="G3598" of|strong="G1537" righteousness|strong="G1343", than|strong="G2228" after|strong="G1537" knowing it|strong="G0846", to|strong="G2228" turn|strong="G3860" back|strong="G5290" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" holy|strong="G0040" commandment|strong="G1785" delivered|strong="G3860" to|strong="G2228" them|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{22}But|strong="G2532" it|strong="G0846" has|strong="G2532" happened|strong="G4819" to|strong="G1519" them|strong="G0846" according to|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" true|strong="G0227" proverb|strong="G3942", “The|strong="G3588" dog|strong="G2965" turns|strong="G1994" to|strong="G1519" his|strong="G0846" own|strong="G2398" vomit|strong="G1829" again|strong="G1994",”\BibleCrossReference{+ \BibleCrossReferenceAnchor{2:22  }Proverbs 26:11} and|strong="G2532" “the|strong="G3588" sow|strong="G5300" that|strong="G0846" has|strong="G2532" washed|strong="G3068" to|strong="G1519" wallowing|strong="G2946" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" mire|strong="G1004".” 
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\chapterNumber{3}This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G3778" now|strong="G2235", beloved|strong="G0027", the|strong="G3588" second|strong="G1208" letter|strong="G1992" that|strong="G3739" I|strong="G3739" have|strong="G3588" written|strong="G1125" to|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210"; and|strong="G3778" in|strong="G1722" both of|strong="G1722" them|strong="G1722" I|strong="G3739" stir|strong="G1326" up your|strong="G1722" sincere|strong="G1506" mind|strong="G1271" by|strong="G1722" reminding you|strong="G5210" 
\verseNumber{2}that|strong="G4487" you|strong="G5210" should|strong="G2532" remember|strong="G3403" the|strong="G3588" words|strong="G4487" which|strong="G3588" were|strong="G3588" spoken before|strong="G3588" by|strong="G5259" the|strong="G3588" holy|strong="G0040" prophets|strong="G4396" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" commandment|strong="G1785" of|strong="G2962" us, the|strong="G3588" apostles|strong="G0652" of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" Savior|strong="G4990", 
\verseNumber{3}knowing|strong="G1097" this|strong="G3778" first|strong="G4413", that|strong="G3754" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" last|strong="G2078" days|strong="G2250" mockers|strong="G1703" will|strong="G2250" come|strong="G2064", walking|strong="G4198" after|strong="G2596" their|strong="G0846" own|strong="G2398" lusts|strong="G1939" 
\verseNumber{4}and|strong="G2532" saying|strong="G3004", “Where|strong="G4226" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" promise|strong="G1860" of|strong="G0575" his|strong="G0846" coming|strong="G3952"? For|strong="G1063", from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3956" day that|strong="G3739" the|strong="G3956" fathers|strong="G3962" fell|strong="G2837" asleep|strong="G2837", all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956" continue|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2532" they|strong="G0846" were|strong="G1510" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3956" beginning|strong="G0746" of|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3956" creation|strong="G2937".” 
\verseNumber{5}For|strong="G1063" they|strong="G0846" willfully forget that|strong="G3754" there|strong="G1510" were|strong="G1510" heavens|strong="G3772" from|strong="G1537" of|strong="G1537" old, and|strong="G2532" an|strong="G1510" earth|strong="G1093" formed|strong="G4921" out|strong="G1537" of|strong="G1537" water|strong="G5204" and|strong="G2532" amid water|strong="G5204" by|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3588" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", 
\verseNumber{6}by|strong="G1223" which|strong="G3739" means|strong="G1223" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" that|strong="G3739" existed then|strong="G5119", being overflowed with|strong="G1223" water|strong="G5204", perished|strong="G0622". 
\verseNumber{7}But|strong="G1161" the|strong="G3588" heavens|strong="G3772" that|strong="G0846" exist|strong="G1510" now|strong="G1161" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" earth|strong="G1093", by|strong="G2250" the|strong="G3588" same|strong="G0846" word|strong="G3056" have|strong="G1510" been|strong="G1510" stored|strong="G2343" up|strong="G1519" for|strong="G1519" fire|strong="G4442", being|strong="G1510" reserved|strong="G5083" against|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G3056" judgment|strong="G2920" and|strong="G2532" destruction|strong="G0684" of|strong="G3056" ungodly|strong="G0765" men|strong="G0444". 
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\verseNumber{8}But|strong="G1161" don’t|strong="G3361" forget this|strong="G3778" one|strong="G1520" thing|strong="G3778", beloved|strong="G0027", that|strong="G3754" one|strong="G1520" day|strong="G2250" is|strong="G3778" with|strong="G3844" the|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" 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="G3956" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G2962" not|strong="G3756" slow|strong="G1019" concerning his|strong="G3956" promise|strong="G1860", as|strong="G5613" some|strong="G5100" count|strong="G2233" slowness|strong="G1022"; but|strong="G0235" he|strong="G5613" is|strong="G2962" patient|strong="G3114" with|strong="G1223" us|strong="G1519", not|strong="G3756" wishing|strong="G1014" that|strong="G3956" anyone|strong="G5100" should|strong="G5100" perish|strong="G0622", but|strong="G0235" that|strong="G3956" all|strong="G3956" should|strong="G5100" come|strong="G5562" to|strong="G1519" repentance|strong="G3341". 
\verseNumber{10}But|strong="G1161" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G2250" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" will|strong="G3739" come|strong="G2240" as|strong="G5613" a|strong="G5613" thief|strong="G2812" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" night, in|strong="G1722" which|strong="G3739" the|strong="G3588" heavens|strong="G3772" will|strong="G3739" pass|strong="G3928" away|strong="G3928" with|strong="G1722" a|strong="G5613" great noise, and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" elements|strong="G4747" will|strong="G3739" be|strong="G2532" dissolved with|strong="G1722" fervent heat; and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" earth|strong="G1093" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" works|strong="G2041" that|strong="G3739" are|strong="G3739" in|strong="G1722" it|strong="G0846" will|strong="G3739" be|strong="G2532" burned|strong="G2618" up|strong="G2618". 
\verseNumber{11}Therefore|strong="G3767", since all|strong="G3956" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" will|strong="G3778" be|strong="G1163" destroyed|strong="G3089" like this|strong="G3778", what|strong="G4217" kind|strong="G3956" of|strong="G3956" people|strong="G3956" ought|strong="G1163" you|strong="G5210" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1163" in|strong="G1722" holy|strong="G0040" living and|strong="G2532" godliness|strong="G2150", 
\verseNumber{12}looking|strong="G4328" for|strong="G1223" and|strong="G2532" earnestly desiring the|strong="G3588" coming|strong="G3952" of|strong="G2250" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G2250" God|strong="G2316", which|strong="G3739" will|strong="G2316" cause the|strong="G3588" burning|strong="G4448" heavens|strong="G3772" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" dissolved, and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" elements|strong="G4747" will|strong="G2316" melt|strong="G5080" with|strong="G1223" fervent heat? 
\verseNumber{13}But|strong="G1161", according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2596" his|strong="G0846" promise|strong="G1862", we|strong="G3739" look|strong="G4328" for|strong="G1722" new|strong="G2537" heavens|strong="G3772" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G3739" new|strong="G2537" earth|strong="G1093", in|strong="G1722" which|strong="G3739" righteousness|strong="G1343" dwells|strong="G2730". 
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\verseNumber{14}Therefore|strong="G1352", beloved|strong="G0027", seeing that|strong="G3778" you|strong="G1722" look|strong="G4328" for|strong="G1722" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778", be|strong="G2532" diligent|strong="G4704" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" found|strong="G2147" in|strong="G1722" peace|strong="G1515", without|strong="G2532" defect and|strong="G2532" blameless|strong="G0298" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" sight|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{15}Regard|strong="G2233" the|strong="G3588" patience|strong="G3115" of|strong="G2962" our|strong="G2532" Lord|strong="G2962" as|strong="G2531" salvation|strong="G4991"; even|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2531" our|strong="G2532" beloved|strong="G0027" brother|strong="G0080" Paul|strong="G3972" also|strong="G2532", according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G2596" the|strong="G3588" wisdom|strong="G4678" given|strong="G1325" to|strong="G2596" him|strong="G0846", wrote|strong="G1125" to|strong="G2596" you|strong="G5210", 
\verseNumber{16}as|strong="G5613" also|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3956" of|strong="G5100" his|strong="G0846" letters|strong="G1992", speaking|strong="G2980" in|strong="G1722" them|strong="G0846" of|strong="G5100" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778". In|strong="G1722" those|strong="G3588", there|strong="G1510" are|strong="G1510" some|strong="G5100" things|strong="G3778" that|strong="G3739" are|strong="G1510" hard|strong="G1425" to|strong="G4314" understand|strong="G1425", which|strong="G3739" the|strong="G3956" ignorant and|strong="G2532" unsettled twist|strong="G4761", as|strong="G5613" they|strong="G0846" also|strong="G2532" do|strong="G1510" to|strong="G4314" the|strong="G3956" other|strong="G3062" Scriptures|strong="G1124", to|strong="G4314" their|strong="G0846" own|strong="G2398" destruction|strong="G0684". 
\verseNumber{17}You|strong="G5210" therefore|strong="G3767", beloved|strong="G0027", knowing|strong="G4267" these|strong="G3588" things|strong="G3588" beforehand|strong="G4267", beware, lest|strong="G3361" being|strong="G4771" carried|strong="G4879" away|strong="G4879" with|strong="G3767" the|strong="G3588" error|strong="G4106" of|strong="G3588" the|strong="G3588" wicked, you|strong="G5210" fall from|strong="G3361" your|strong="G3588" own|strong="G2398" steadfastness|strong="G4740". 
\verseNumber{18}But|strong="G1161" grow|strong="G0837" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" grace|strong="G5485" 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". To|strong="G1519" him|strong="G0846" be|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" glory|strong="G1391" both|strong="G2532" now|strong="G1161" and|strong="G2532" forever|strong="G0165". Amen|strong="G0281". 
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