: 2Peter   1

 : 1 .  Simon <4613 - Simon - > Peter <4074 - Petros - > ,  a

servant <1401 - doulos - > and an apostle <0652 - apostolos - >

of Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > ,  to

them that have obtained <2975 - lagchano - > like <2472 -

isotimos - > precious <2472 - isotimos - > faith <4102 - pistis -

 > with us through <1722 - en - > the righteousness <1343 -

dikaiosune - > of God <2316 - theos - > and our Saviour <4990 -

soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > :

 : 2  Grace <5485 - charis - > and peace <1515 - eirene - > be

multiplied <4129 - plethuno - > unto you through <1722 - en - >

the knowledge <1922 - epignosis - > of God <2316 - theos - > ,  

and of Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > our Lord <2962 - kurios - > ,

 : 3  According <5613 - hos - > as his divine <2304 - theios - >

power <1411 - dunamis - > hath given <1433 - doreomai - > unto

us all <3956 - pas - > things that  [ pertain ]  unto life <2222

- zoe - > and godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > ,  through <1223 -

dia - > the knowledge <1922 - epignosis - > of him that hath

called <2564 - kaleo - > us to glory <1391 - doxa - > and virtue

<0703 - arete - > :

 : 4  Whereby <3739 - hos - > are given <1433 - doreomai - >

unto us exceeding great <3176 - megistos - > and precious <5093 -

 timios - > promises <1862 - epaggelma - > :  that by these

<5130 - touton - > ye might be partakers <2844 - koinonos - > of

the divine <2304 - theios - > nature <5449 - phusis - > ,  

having escaped <0668 - apopheugo - > the corruption <5356 -

phthora - > that is in the world <2889 - kosmos - > through

<1722 - en - > lust <1939 - epithumia - > .

 : 5 .  And beside <0846 - autos - > this <5124 - touto - > ,  

giving <3923 - pareisphero - > all diligence <4710 - spoude - > ,

  add <2023 - epichoregeo - > to your <5216 - humon - > faith

<4102 - pistis - > virtue <0703 - arete - > ;  and to virtue

<0703 - arete - > knowledge <1108 - gnosis - > ;

 : 6  And to knowledge <1108 - gnosis - > temperance <1466 -

egkrateia - > ;  and to temperance <1466 - egkrateia - >

patience <5281 - hupomone - > ;  and to patience <5281 -

hupomone - > godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > ;

 : 7  And to godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > brotherly <5360 -

philadelphia - > kindness <5360 - philadelphia - > ;  and to

brotherly <5360 - philadelphia - > kindness <5360 - philadelphia

- > charity <0026 - agape - > .

 : 8  For if these <5023 - tauta - > things be in you ,  and

abound <4121 - pleonazo - > ,  they make <2525 - kathistemi - >  

[ you that ye shall ]  neither <3756 - ou - >  [ be ]  barren

<0692 - argos - > nor <3761 - oude - > unfruitful <0175 -

akarpos - > in the knowledge <1922 - epignosis - > of our Lord

<2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 -

Christos - > .

 : 9  But he that lacketh <3918 - pareimi - > these <5023 -

tauta - > things is blind <5185 - tuphlos - > ,  and cannot

<3467 - muopazo - > see <3467 - muopazo - > afar <3467 - muopazo

- > off ,  and hath forgotten <2983 - lambano - > that he was

purged <2512 - katharismos - > from his old <3819 - palai - >

sins <0266 - hamartia - > .

 : 10  Wherefore <1352 - dio - > the rather <3123 - mallon - > ,

 brethren <0080 - adephos - > ,  give diligence <4710 - spoude -

> to make <4160 - poieo - > your <5216 - humon - > calling <2821

- klesis - > and election <1589 - ekloge - > sure <0949 -

bebaios - > :  for if ye do <4160 - poieo - > these <5023 -

tauta - > things ,  ye shall never <4219 - pote - > fall <4417 -

ptaio - > :

 : 11  For so <3779 - houto - > an entrance <1529 - eisodos - >

shall be ministered <2023 - epichoregeo - > unto you abundantly

<4146 - plousios - > into <1519 - eis - > the everlasting <0166 -

 aionios - > kingdom <0932 - basileia - > of our Lord <2962 -

kurios - > and Saviour <4990 - soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous -

> Christ <5547 - Christos - > .

 : 12 .  Wherefore <1352 - dio - > I will not be negligent <0272

- ameleo - > to put <5279 - hupomimnesko - > you always <0104 -

aei - > in remembrance <5179 - tupos - > of these <5130 - touton

- > things ,  though <2539 - kaiper - > ye know <1492 - eido - >

 [ them ]  ,  and be established <4741 - sterizo - > in the

present <3918 - pareimi - > truth <0225 - aletheia - > .

 : 13  Yea <1161 - de - > ,  I think <2233 - hegeomai - > it

meet <1342 - dikaios - > ,  as long as I am <1510 - eimi - > in

this <5129 - toutoi - > tabernacle <4638 - skenoma - > ,  to

stir <1326 - diegeiro - > you up by putting <5279 - hupomimnesko

- >  [ you ]  in remembrance <5280 - hupomnesis - > ;

 : 14  Knowing <1492 - eido - > that shortly <5031 - tachinos -

> I must put <0595 - apothesis - > off <0595 - apothesis - >  [

this <3588 - ho - > ]  my tabernacle <4638 - skenoma - > ,  even

<2532 - kai - > as our Lord <2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 -

Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > hath shewed <1213 - deloo

- > me .

 : 15  Moreover <2532 - kai - > I will endeavour <4704 -

spoudazo - > that ye may be able <2192 - echo - > after <3326 -

meta - > my decease <1841 - exodos - > to have these <5130 -

touton - > things always <1539 - hekastote - > in remembrance

<3420 - mneme - > .

 : 16 .  For we have not followed <1811 - exakoloutheo - >

cunningly devised <4679 - sophizo - > fables <3454 - muthos - > ,

  when we made <1107 - gnorizo - > known <1107 - gnorizo - >

unto you the power <1411 - dunamis - > and coming <3952 -

parousia - > of our Lord <2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous

- > Christ <5547 - Christos - > ,  but were eyewitnesses <2030 -

epoptes - > of his majesty <3168 - megaleiotes - > .

 : 17  For he received <2983 - lambano - > from God <2316 -

theos - > the Father <3962 - pater - > honour <5092 - time - >

and glory <1391 - doxa - > ,  when there came <5342 - phero - >

such <5107 - toiosde - > a voice <5456 - phone - > to him from

the excellent <3169 - megaloprepes - > glory <1391 - doxa - > ,  

This <3778 - houtos - > is my beloved <0027 - agapetos - > Son

<5207 - huios - > ,  in whom <3739 - hos - > I am well <2106 -

eudokeo - > pleased <2106 - eudokeo - > .

 : 18  And this <5026 - taute - > voice <5456 - phone - > which

came <5342 - phero - > from heaven <3772 - ouranos - > we heard

<0191 - akouo - > ,  when we were with him in the holy <0040 -

hagios - > mount <3735 - oros - > .

 : 19 .  We have <2192 - echo - > also <2532 - kai - > a more

sure <0949 - bebaios - > word <3056 - logos - > of prophecy

<4397 - prophetikos - > ;  whereunto <3739 - hos - > ye do <4160

- poieo - > well <2573 - kalos - > that ye take heed <0433 -

aneko - > ,  as unto a light <3088 - luchnos - > that shineth

<5316 - phaino - > in a dark <0850 - auchmeros - > place <5117 -

topos - > ,  until <2193 - heos - > the day <2250 - hemera - >

dawn <1306 - diaugazo - > ,  and the day <5459 - phosphoros - >

star <5459 - phosphoros - > arise <0393 - anatello - > in your

<5216 - humon - > hearts <2588 - kardia - > :

 : 20  Knowing <1097 - ginosko - > this <5124 - touto - > first

<4412 - proton - > ,  that no <3756 - ou - > prophecy <4394 -

propheteia - > of the scripture <1124 - graphe - > is of any

private <2398 - idios - > interpretation <1955 - epilusis - > .

 : 21  For the prophecy <4394 - propheteia - > came <5342 -

phero - > not in old <4218 - pote - > time <4218 - pote - > by

the will <2307 - thelema - > of man <0444 - anthropos - > :  but

holy <0040 - hagios - > men <0444 - anthropos - > of God <2316 -

theos - > spake <2980 - laleo - >  [ as they were ]  moved <5342

- phero - > by the Holy <0040 - hagios - > Ghost <4151 - pneuma -

 > .

 : 2Peter   2

 : 1 .  But there were false <5578 - pseudoprophetes - >

prophets <5578 - pseudoprophetes - > also <2532 - kai - > among

<1722 - en - > the people <2992 - laos - > ,  even <2532 - kai -

> as there shall be false <5572 - pseudodidaskalos - > teachers

<5572 - pseudodidaskalos - > among <1722 - en - > you ,  who

<3748 - hostis - > privily <3919 - pareisago - > shall bring

<3918 - pareimi - > in damnable <0684 - apoleia - > heresies

<0139 - hairesis - > ,  even <2532 - kai - > denying <0720 -

arneomai - > the Lord <1203 - despotes - > that bought <0059 -

agorazo - > them ,  and bring <3918 - pareimi - > upon

themselves <1438 - heautou - > swift <5031 - tachinos - >

destruction <0684 - apoleia - > .

 : 2  And many <4183 - polus - > shall follow <1811 -

exakoloutheo - > their pernicious <0684 - apoleia - > ways <0684

- apoleia - > ;  by reason <1223 - dia - > of whom <3739 - hos -

> the way <3598 - hodos - > of truth <0225 - aletheia - > shall

be evil <0987 - blasphemeo - > spoken <0987 - blasphemeo - > of .

 : 3 .  And through <1722 - en - > covetousness <4124 -

pleonexia - > shall they with feigned <4112 - plastos - > words

<3056 - logos - > make <1710 - emporeuomai - > merchandise of

you :  whose <3739 - hos - > judgment <2917 - krima - > now of a

long time <1597 - ekpalai - > lingereth <0691 - argeo - > not ,  

and their damnation <0684 - apoleia - > slumbereth <3573 -

nustazo - > not .

 : 4  For if <1487 - ei - > God <2316 - theos - > spared <5339 -

pheidomai - > not the angels <0032 - aggelos - > that sinned

<0264 - hamartano - > ,  but cast <5020 - tartaroo - >  [ them ]

 down to hell <5020 - tartaroo - > ,  and delivered <3860 -

paradidomi - >  [ them ]  into chains <4577 - seira - > of

darkness <2217 - zophos - > ,  to be reserved <5083 - tereo - >

unto judgment <2920 - krisis - > ;

 : 5  And spared <5339 - pheidomai - > not the old <0744 -

archaios - > world <2889 - kosmos - > ,  but saved <5442 -

phulasso - > Noah <3575 - Noe - > the eighth <3590 - ogdoos - >  

[ person ]  ,  a preacher <2783 - kerux - > of righteousness

<1343 - dikaiosune - > ,  bringing <1863 - epago - > in the

flood <2627 - kataklusmos - > upon the world <2889 - kosmos - >

of the ungodly <0765 - asebes - > ;

 : 6  And turning <5077 - tephroo - > the cities <4172 - polis -

> of Sodom <4670 - Sodoma - > and Gomorrha <1116 - Gomorrha - >

into ashes <5077 - tephroo - > condemned <2632 - katakrino - >  

[ them ]  with an overthrow <2692 - katastrophe - > ,  making

<4160 - poieo - >  [ them ]  an ensample <5262 - hupodeigma - >

unto those <3588 - ho - > that after <3195 - mello - > should

<3195 - mello - > live ungodly <0764 - asebeo - > ;

 : 7 .  And delivered <4506 - rhoumai - > just <1342 - dikaios -

> Lot <3091 - Lot - > ,  vexed <2669 - kataponeo - > with the

filthy <0766 - aselgeia - > conversation <0391 - anastrophe - >

of the wicked <0113 - athesmos - > :

 : 8   ( For that righteous <1342 - dikaios - > man dwelling

<1460 - egkatoikeo - > among <1722 - en - > them ,  in seeing

<0990 - blemma - > and hearing <0189 - akoe - > ,  vexed <0928 -

basanizo - >  [ his ]  righteous <1342 - dikaios - > soul <5590 -

 psuche - > from day <2250 - hemera - > to day <2250 - hemera -

> with  [ their ]  unlawful <0459 - anomos - > deeds <2041 -

ergon - > ;  )

 : 9  The Lord <2962 - kurios - > knoweth <1492 - eido - > how

to deliver <4506 - rhoumai - > the godly <2152 - eusebes - > out

of temptations <3986 - peirasmos - > ,  and to reserve <5083 -

tereo - > the unjust <0094 - adikos - > unto the day <2250 -

hemera - > of judgment <2920 - krisis - > to be punished <2849 -

kolazo - > :

 : 10 .  But chiefly <3122 - malista - > them that walk <4198 -

poreuomai - > after <3694 - opiso - > the flesh <4561 - sarx - >

in the lust <1939 - epithumia - > of uncleanness <3394 - miasmos

- > ,  and despise <2706 - kataphroneo - > government <2963 -

kuriotes - > .  Presumptuous <5113 - tolmetes - >  [ are they ]  

,  selfwilled <0829 - authades - > ,  they are not afraid <5141 -

 tremo - > to speak <0987 - blasphemeo - > evil <0987 -

blasphemeo - > of dignities <1391 - doxa - > .

 : 11  Whereas <3699 - hopou - > angels <0032 - aggelos - > ,  

which are greater <3187 - meizon - > in power <2479 - ischus - >

and might <1411 - dunamis - > ,  bring <5342 - phero - > not

railing <0989 - blasphemos - > accusation <2920 - krisis - >

against <2596 - kata - > them before <3844 - para - > the Lord

<2962 - kurios - > .

 : 12  But these <3778 - houtos - > ,  as natural <5446 -

phusikos - > brute <0249 - alogos - > beasts <2226 - zoon - > ,  

made <1080 - gennao - > to be taken <0259 - halosis - > and

destroyed <5356 - phthora - > ,  speak <0987 - blasphemeo - >

evil <0987 - blasphemeo - > of the things that they understand

<0050 - agnoeo - > not ;  and shall utterly <2704 - katphtheiro -

 > perish <2704 - katphtheiro - > in their own <0848 - hautou -

> corruption <5356 - phthora - > ;

 : 13  And shall receive <2865 - komizo - > the reward <3408 -

misthos - > of unrighteousness <0093 - adikia - > ,   [ as ]  

they that count <2233 - hegeomai - > it pleasure <2237 - hedone -

 > to riot <5172 - truphe - > in the day <2250 - hemera - > time

.  Spots <4696 - spilos - >  [ they are ]  and blemishes <3470 -

momos - > ,  sporting <1792 - entruphao - > themselves with

their own <0848 - hautou - > deceivings <0539 - apate - > while

they feast <4910 - suneuocheo - > with you ;

 : 14  Having <2192 - echo - > eyes <3788 - ophthalmos - > full

<3324 - mestos - > of adultery <3428 - moichalis - > ,  and that

cannot <0180 - akatapaustos - > cease <0180 - akatapaustos - >

from sin <0266 - hamartia - > ;  beguiling <1185 - deleazo - >

unstable <0793 - asteriktos - > souls <5590 - psuche - > :  an

heart <2588 - kardia - > they have <2192 - echo - > exercised

<1128 - gumnazo - > with covetous <4124 - pleonexia - >

practices ;  cursed <2671 - katara - > children <5043 - teknon -

> :

 : 15  Which have forsaken <2641 - kataleipo - > the right <2117

- euthus - > way <3598 - hodos - > ,  and are gone <4105 -

planao - > astray <4105 - planao - > ,  following <1811 -

exakoloutheo - > the way <3598 - hodos - > of Balaam <0903 -

Balaam - >  [ the son ]  of Bosor <1007 - Bosor - > ,  who <3739

- hos - > loved <0025 - agapao - > the wages <3408 - misthos - >

of unrighteousness <0093 - adikia - > ;

 : 16  But was rebuked <1649 - elegxis - > for his iniquity

<3892 - paranomia - > :  the dumb <0880 - aphonos - > ass <5268 -

 hupozugion - > speaking <5350 - phtheggomai - > with man s

<0444 - anthropos - > voice <5456 - phone - > forbad <2967 -

koluo - > the madness <3913 - paraphronia - > of the prophet

<4396 - prophetes - > .

 : 17  These <3778 - houtos - > are wells <4077 - pege - >

without <0504 - anudros - > water <0504 - anudros - > ,  clouds

<3507 - nephele - > that are carried <1643 - elauno - > with a

tempest <2978 - lailaps - > ;  to whom <3739 - hos - > the mist

<2217 - zophos - > of darkness <4655 - skotos - > is reserved

<5083 - tereo - > for ever <0165 - aion - > .

 : 18  For when they speak <5350 - phtheggomai - > great <5246 -

huperogkos - > swelling <5246 - huperogkos - >  [ words ]  of

vanity <3153 - mataiotes - > ,  they allure <1185 - deleazo - >

through <1722 - en - > the lusts <1939 - epithumia - > of the

flesh <4561 - sarx - > ,   [ through much ]  wantonness <0766 -

aselgeia - > ,  those <3588 - ho - > that were clean <3689 -

ontos - > escaped <0668 - apopheugo - > from them who live <0390

- anastrepho - > in error <4106 - plane - > .

 : 19  While they promise <1861 - epaggello - > them liberty

<1657 - eleutheria - > ,  they themselves <0846 - autos - > are

the servants <1401 - doulos - > of corruption <5356 - phthora -

> :  for of whom <3739 - hos - > a man <5100 - tis - > is

overcome <2274 - hettao - > ,  of the same <3778 - houtos - > is

he brought <1402 - douloo - > in bondage <1402 - douloo - > .

 : 20  For if <1487 - ei - > after they have escaped <0668 -

apopheugo - > the pollutions <3393 - miasma - > of the world

<2889 - kosmos - > through <1722 - en - > the knowledge <1922 -

epignosis - > of the Lord <2962 - kurios - > and Saviour <4990 -

soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > ,

 they are again <3825 - palin - > entangled <1707 - empleko - >

therein <5125 - toutois - > ,  and overcome <2274 - hettao - > ,

 the latter <2078 - eschatos - > end <2078 - eschatos - > is

worse <5501 - cheiron - > with them than the beginning <4413 -

protos - > .

 : 21  For it had been <2258 - en - > better <2909 - kreitton -

> for them not to have known <1921 - epiginosko - > the way

<3598 - hodos - > of righteousness <1343 - dikaiosune - > ,  

than <2228 - e - > ,  after they have known <1921 - epiginosko -

>  [ it ]  ,  to turn <1994 - epistrepho - > from the holy <0040

- hagios - > commandment <1785 - entole - > delivered <3860 -

paradidomi - > unto them .

 : 22  But it is happened <4819 - sumbaino - > unto them

according to the true <0227 - alethes - > proverb <3942 -

paroimia - > ,  The dog <2965 - kuon - >  [ is ]  turned <1994 -

epistrepho - > to his own <2398 - idios - > vomit <1829 -

exerama - > again <1994 - epistrepho - > ;  and the sow <5300 -

hus - > that was washed <3068 - louo - > to her wallowing <2946 -

 kulisma - > in the mire <1004 - borboros - > .

 : 2Peter   3

 : 1 .  This <5026 - taute - > second <1208 - deuteros - >

epistle <1992 - epistole - > ,  beloved <0027 - agapetos - > ,  

I now <2236 - hedista - > write <1125 - grapho - > unto you ;  

in  [ both ]  which <3739 - hos - > I stir <1326 - diegeiro - >

up your <5216 - humon - > pure <1506 - eilikrines - > minds

<1271 - dianoia - > by way <1722 - en - > of remembrance <5280 -

hupomnesis - > :

 : 2  That ye may be mindful <3403 - mimnesko - > of the words

<4487 - rhema - > which were spoken <4280 - proereo - > before

<4280 - proereo - > by the holy <0040 - hagios - > prophets

<4396 - prophetes - > ,  and of the commandment <1785 - entole -

> of us the apostles <0652 - apostolos - > of the Lord <2962 -

kurios - > and Saviour <4990 - soter - > :

 : 3 .  Knowing <1097 - ginosko - > this <5124 - touto - > first

<4412 - proton - > ,  that there shall come <2064 - erchomai - >

in the last <2078 - eschatos - > days <2250 - hemera - >

scoffers <1703 - empaiktes - > ,  walking <4198 - poreuomai - >

after <2596 - kata - > their own <2398 - idios - > lusts <1939 -

epithumia - > ,

 : 4  And saying <3004 - lego - > ,  Where <4226 - pou - > is

the promise <1860 - epaggelia - > of his coming <3952 - parousia

- > ?  for since <3739 - hos - > the fathers <3962 - pater - >

fell asleep <2837 - koimao - > ,  all <3956 - pas - > things

continue <1265 - diameno - > as  [ they were ]  from the

beginning <0746 - arche - > of the creation <2937 - ktisis - > .

 : 5  For this <5124 - touto - > they willingly <2309 - thelo -

> are ignorant <2990 - lanthano - > of ,  that by the word <3056

- logos - > of God <2316 - theos - > the heavens <3772 - ouranos

- > were of old <1597 - ekpalai - > ,  and the earth <1093 - ge -

 > standing <4921 - sunistao - > out of the water <5204 - hudor -

 > and in the water <5204 - hudor - > :

 : 6  Whereby <3739 - hos - > the world <2889 - kosmos - > that

then <5119 - tote - > was ,  being overflowed <2626 - katakluzo -

 > with water <5204 - hudor - > ,  perished <0622 - apollumi - >

:

 : 7  But the heavens <3772 - ouranos - > and the earth <1093 -

ge - > ,  which are now <3568 - nun - > ,  by the same <0846 -

autos - > word <3056 - logos - > are kept <2343 - thesaurizo - >

in store <2343 - thesaurizo - > ,  reserved <5083 - tereo - >

unto fire <4442 - pur - > against <1519 - eis - > the day <2250 -

 hemera - > of judgment <2920 - krisis - > and perdition <0684 -

apoleia - > of ungodly <0765 - asebes - > men <0444 - anthropos -

 > .

 : 8 .  But ,  beloved <0027 - agapetos - > ,  be not ignorant

<2990 - lanthano - > of this <5124 - touto - > one <1520 - heis -

 > thing ,  that one <3391 - mia - > day <2250 - hemera - >  [

is ]  with the Lord <2962 - kurios - > as a thousand <5507 -

chilioi - > years <2094 - etos - > ,  and a thousand <5507 -

chilioi - > years <2094 - etos - > as one <3391 - mia - > day

<2250 - hemera - > .

 : 9 .  The Lord <2962 - kurios - > is not slack <1019 - braduno

- > concerning <4314 - pros - > his promise <1860 - epaggelia -

> ,  as some <5100 - tis - > men count <2233 - hegeomai - >

slackness <1022 - bradutes - > ;  but is longsuffering to us -

ward <2248 - hemas - > ,  not willing <1014 - boo - lom - ahee -

> that any <5100 - tis - > should perish <0622 - apollumi - > ,  

but that all <3956 - pas - > should come <5562 - choreo - > to

repentance <3341 - metanoia - > .

 : 10  But the day <2250 - hemera - > of the Lord <2962 - kurios

- > will come <2240 - heko - > as a thief <2812 - kleptes - > in

the night <3571 - nux - > ;  in the which <3739 - hos - > the

heavens <3772 - ouranos - > shall pass <3928 - parerchomai - >

away with a great noise <4500 - rhoizedon - > ,  and the

elements <4747 - stoicheion - > shall melt <3089 - luo - > with

fervent heat <2741 - kausoo - > ,  the earth <1093 - ge - > also

<2532 - kai - > and the works <2041 - ergon - > that are therein

<0846 - autos - > shall be burned <2618 - katakaio - > up .

 : 11 .   [ Seeing ]  then <3767 - oun - >  [ that ]  all <3956 -

 pas - > these <5130 - touton - > things shall be dissolved

<3089 - luo - > ,  what <4217 - potapos - > manner <4217 -

potapos - >  [ of persons ]  ought <1163 - dei - > ye to be in  

[ all ]  holy <0040 - hagios - > conversation <0391 - anastrophe

- > and godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > ,

 : 12  Looking <4328 - prosdokao - > for and hasting <4692 -

speudo - > unto the coming <3952 - parousia - > of the day <2250

- hemera - > of God <2316 - theos - > ,  wherein <3757 - hou - >

the heavens <3772 - ouranos - > being on fire <4448 - puroo - >

shall be dissolved <3089 - luo - > ,  and the elements <4747 -

stoicheion - > shall melt <5080 - teko - > with fervent heat

<2741 - kausoo - > ?

 : 13  Nevertheless <1161 - de - > we ,  according <2596 - kata -

 > to his promise <1862 - epaggelma - > ,  look <4328 -

prosdokao - > for new <2537 - kainos - > heavens <3772 - ouranos

- > and a new <2537 - kainos - > earth <1093 - ge - > ,  wherein

<3757 - hou - > dwelleth <2730 - katoikeo - > righteousness

<1343 - dikaiosune - > .

 : 14  Wherefore <1352 - dio - > ,  beloved <0027 - agapetos - >

,  seeing that ye look <4328 - prosdokao - > for such <5023 -

tauta - > things ,  be diligent <4704 - spoudazo - > that ye may

be found <2147 - heurisko - > of him in peace <1515 - eirene - >

,  without <0784 - aspilos - > spot <0784 - aspilos - > ,  and

blameless <0298 - amometos - > .

 : 15  And account <2233 - hegeomai - >  [ that ]  the

longsuffering <3115 - makrothumia - > of our Lord <2962 - kurios

- >  [ is ]  salvation <4991 - soteria - > ;  even <2531 -

kathos - > as our beloved <0027 - agapetos - > brother <0080 -

adephos - > Paul <3972 - Paulos - > also <2532 - kai - >

according <2596 - kata - > to the wisdom <4678 - sophia - >

given <1325 - didomi - > unto him hath written <1125 - grapho -

> unto you ;

 : 16  As also <2532 - kai - > in all <3956 - pas - >  [ his ]  

epistles <1992 - epistole - > ,  speaking <2980 - laleo - > in

them of these <5130 - touton - > things ;  in which <3739 - hos -

 > are some <5100 - tis - > things hard <1425 - dusnoetos - > to

be understood <1425 - dusnoetos - > ,  which <3739 - hos - >

they that are unlearned <0261 - amathes - > and unstable <0793 -

asteriktos - > wrest <4761 - strebloo - > ,  as  [ they do ]  

also <2532 - kai - > the other <3062 - loipoy - > scriptures

<1124 - graphe - > ,  unto their own <2398 - idios - >

destruction <0684 - apoleia - > .

 : 17  Ye therefore <3767 - oun - > ,  beloved <0027 - agapetos -

 > ,  seeing ye know <4267 - proginosko - >  [ these things ]  

before <4267 - proginosko - > ,  beware <5442 - phulasso - >

lest <3361 - me - > ye also <4879 - sunapago - > ,  being led

<4879 - sunapago - > away <4879 - sunapago - > with the error

<4106 - plane - > of the wicked <0113 - athesmos - > ,  fall

<1601 - ekpipto - > from your <3588 - ho - > own <2398 - idios -

> stedfastness <4740 - sterigmos - > .

 : 18  But grow <0837 - auzano - > in grace <5485 - charis - > ,

 and  [ in ]  the knowledge <1108 - gnosis - > of our Lord <2962

- kurios - > and Saviour <4990 - soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous -

 > Christ <5547 - Christos - > .  To him  [ be ]  glory <1391 -

doxa - > both <2532 - kai - > now <3568 - nun - > and for ever

<0165 - aion - > .  Amen <0281 - amen - > .







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