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Purpose of This Letter1 This° is now°, abeloved°, the second° letter° I am writing° to you in which° I am bstirring° up your sincere° mind° by way° of reminder°, 2 that you should aremember° the words° spoken° beforehand° by bthe holy° prophets° and cthe commandment° of the Lord° and Savior° [spoken] by your apostles°. [1] a1P 2:11; 2P 3:8, 14, 17 b2P 1:13
[2] aJde 17 bLk 1:70; Ac 3:21; Ep 3:5 cGa 6:2; 1Ti 6:14; 2P 2:21 The Coming Day of the Lord3 aKnow° this° first° of all, that bin the last° days° cmockers° will come° with [their] mocking°, dfollowing° after° their own° lusts°, 4 and saying°, “aWhere° is the promise° of His bcoming°? For [ever] since°° the fathers° cfell° asleep°, all° continues° just° as it was dfrom the beginning° of creation°.” 5 For Iwhen they maintain° this°, it escapes° their notice° that aby the word° of God° [the] heavens° existed° long° ago° and [the] earth° was bformed° out of water° and by water°, 6 through° which° athe world° at that time° was bdestroyed°, being flooded° with water°. 7 But by His word° athe present° heavens° and earth° are being reserved° for bfire°, kept° for cthe day° of judgment° and destruction° of ungodly° men°. [3] a2P 1:20 b1Ti 4:1; He 1:2 cJde 18 d2P 2:10
[4] aIs 5:19; Jr 17:15; Ezk 11:3; 12:22, 27; Mal 2:17; Mt 24:48 b1Th 2:19; 2P 3:12 cAc 7:60 dMk 10:6 [5] IOr they are willfully ignorant of this fact, that aGn 1:6, 9; He 11:3 bPs 24:2; 136:6 [6] a2P 2:5 bGn 7:11, 12, 21f [7] a2P 3:10, 12 bIs 66:15; Dn 7:9f; 2Th 1:7; He 12:29 cMt 10:15; 1Co 3:13; Jde 7 8 ¶ But do not let this° one° [fact] escape° your notice°, abeloved°, that with the Lord° one° day° is like° a thousand° years°, and ba thousand° years° like° one° day°. 9 aThe Lord° is not slow° about His promise°, as some° count° slowness°, but bis patient° toward° you, cnot wishing° for any° to perish° but for all° to come° to repentance°. A New Heaven and Earth10 But athe day° of the Lord° bwill come° like° a thief°, in which° cthe heavens° dwill pass° away° with a roar° and the eelements° will be destroyed° with intense° heat°, and fthe earth° and Iits works° will be IIburned° up. [10] ILit the works in it IITwo early mss read discovered a1Co 1:8 bMt 24:43; Lk 12:39; 1Th 5:2; Rv 3:3; 16:15 cIs 34:4; 2P 3:7, 12 dMt 24:35; Rv 21:1 eIs 24:19; Mi 1:4 f2P 3:7
11 ¶ Since all° these° things° are to be destroyed° in this° way°, what° sort° of people ought° you to be in holy° conduct° and godliness°, 12 alooking° for and hastening° the coming° of the day° of God°, because° of which° bthe heavens° will be destroyed° by burning°, and the celements° will melt° with intense° heat°! 13 But according° to His apromise° we are looking° for bnew° heavens° and a new° earth°, cin which° righteousness° dwells°. [12] a1Co 1:7 b2P 3:7, 10 cIs 24:19; 34:4; Mi 1:4
[13] aIs 65:17; 66:22 bRo 8:21; Rv 21:1 cIs 60:21; 65:25; Rv 21:27 14 ¶ aTherefore°, bbeloved°, since you look° for these° things°, be diligent° to be cfound° by Him in peace°, dspotless° and blameless°, 15 and regard° the apatience° of our Lord° [as] salvation°; just° as also° bour beloved° brother° Paul°, caccording° to the wisdom° given° him, wrote° to you, 16 as also° in all° [his] letters°, speaking° in them of athese° things°, bin which° are some° things° hard° to understand°, which° the untaught° and cunstable° distort°, as [they do] also° dthe rest° of the Scriptures°, to their own° destruction°. 17 You therefore°, abeloved°, knowing° this beforehand°, bbe on your guard° so°° that you are not carried° away° by cthe error° of dunprincipled° men° and efall° from your own° steadfastness°, 18 but grow° in the grace° and aknowledge° of our bLord° and Savior° Jesus° Christ°. cTo Him [be] the glory°, both° now° and to the day° of eternity°. Amen°. [14] a1Co 15:58; 2P 1:10 b2P 3:1 c1P 1:7 dPhp 2:15; 1Th 5:23; 1Ti 6:14; Jm 1:27
[15] a2P 3:9 bAc 9:17; 15:25; 2P 3:2 c1Co 3:10; Ep 3:3 [16] a2P 3:14 bHe 5:11 c2P 2:14 d2P 3:2 [17] a2P 3:1 b1Co 10:12 c2P 2:18 d2P 2:7 eRv 2:5 [18] a2P 1:2 b2P 1:11; 2:20 cRo 11:36; 2Ti 4:18; Rv 1:6 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
He assureth them of the certainty of Christ's coming to judgment, against those scorners who dispute against it:1 ¶ Thisº secondº epistle,º beloved,º I¹ª nowº writeºª unto you;º inº [both] whichº I stir upºª yourº pureº mindsº by way¹ of² remembrance:º 2 That ye may be mindfulºª of the² wordsº which were spoken beforeºª byº the² holyº prophets,º andº of the² commandmentº of usº the² apostlesº of the² Lordº andº Saviour:º 3 Knowingºª thisº first,º thatº there shall comeºª inº the lastº daysº scoffers,º walkingºª afterº their¹² ownº lusts,º 4 Andº saying,ºª Whereº isºª the² promiseº of hisº coming?º forº sinceºº the² fathersº fell asleep,ºª all thingsº continueº¹ª as² [they were] fromº the beginningº of the creation.º 5 Forº thisº theyº willinglyºª are ignorant of,ºª thatº by the² wordº of Godº the heavensº wereºª of old,º andº the earthº standing² out¹ª ofº the waterº andº inº the water:º 6 Wherebyºº the² worldº that then² was,¹ being overflowedºª with water,º perished:ºª 7 Butº the² heavensº andº the² earth,º which are now,º by the² sameº wordº areºª kept in store,ºª reservedºª unto fireº againstº the dayº of judgmentº andº perditionº of ungodlyº men.º [1] Ps 24:4; 73:1; Mt 5:8; 2Co 13:2; 1Ti 5:22; 2Ti 1:6; 1P 1:1, 22; 2P 1:12, 13.
[2] Lk 1:70; 24:27, 44; Ac 3:18, 24; 10:43; 28:23; Ep 2:20; 1P 1:10; 2P 1:19; 2:21; 3:15; 1Jn 4:6; Jde 1:17; Rv 19:10. [3] Pv 1:22; 3:34; 14:6; Is 5:19; 28:14; 29:20; Ho 7:5; 2Co 4:2; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1; 2P 2:10; 1Jn 2:18; Jde 1:16, 18. [4] Gn 19:14; Ec 1:9; 8:11; Is 5:18; Jr 5:12; 17:15; Ezk 12:22; Mal 2:17; Mt 24:28; Mk 13:19; Lk 12:45; Rv 3:14. [5] Gn 1:6, 9; Ps 24:2; 33:6; 136:6; Pv 17:16; Jn 3:19; Ro 1:28; Col 1:17; 2Th 2:10; He 11:3. [6] Gn 7:10; 9:15; Jb 12:15; Mt 24:38; Lk 17:27; 2P 2:5. [7] Ps 50:3; 102:26; Is 51:6; Zp 3:8; Mt 10:15; 11:22, 24; 12:36; 24:35; 25:41; Mk 6:11; Ro 2:5; Php 1:28; 2Th 1:8; 2:3; 1Ti 6:9; 2P 2:9; 3:10; 1Jn 4:17; Rv 17:8, 11; 20:11; 21:1. warning the godly, for the long patience of God, to hasten their repentance.8 But,º beloved,º be¹ª not¹¹ ignorantºª² of this² one¹ thing,¹² thatº oneº dayº [is] withº the Lordº asº a thousandº years,º andº a thousandº yearsº asº oneº day.º 9 The² Lordº is¹ª not¹ slackºª² concerning his promise,º asº some menº countºª slackness;º butº is longsufferingºª toº us-ward,º notº willingºª that anyº should perish,ºª butº that allº should comeºª toº repentance.º [8] Ps 90:4; Ro 11:25; 1Co 10:1; 12:1.
[9] Ex 18:23; 32:32; 33:11; 34:6; Ps 86:15; Is 30:18; 46:13; Hab 2:3; Lk 18:7; Ro 2:4; 9:22; 1Ti 1:16; 2:4; He 10:37; 1P 3:20; 2P 3:15; Rv 2:21. He describeth also the manner how the world shall be destroyed:10 Butº the² dayº of the Lordº will comeºª asº a thiefº inº the night;º inº the whichº the² heavensº shall pass awayºª with a great noise,º andº the elementsº shall meltºª with fervent heat,ºª the earthº alsoº andº the² worksº that are thereinºº shall be burned up.ºª [10] Ps 46:6; 97:5; 102:26; Is 2:12; 51:6; Jol 1:15; 2:1, 31; 3:14; Am 9:5, 13; Na 1:5; Mal 4:5; Mt 24:35, 42; Mk 13:31; Lk 12:39; Ro 8:20; 1Co 5:5; 2Co 1:14; 1Th 5:2; He 1:11; 2P 3:7, 12; Jde 1:6; Rv 3:3; 16:15; 20:11; 21:1.
exhorting them, from the expectation thereof, to all holiness of life:11 [Seeing] thenº [that] allº these thingsº shall be dissolved,ºª what mannerº [of persons] oughtºª yeº to beºª inº [all] holyº conversationº andº godliness,º 12 Looking forºª andº hastingºª unto the² comingº of the² dayº of God,º whereinºº the heavensº being on fireºª shall be dissolved,ºª andº the elementsº shall melt¹ª² with fervent heat?¹ª² 13 Neverthelessº we,¹ª according² to¹ hisº promise,º look forºª newº heavensº andº a newº earth,º whereinºº dwellethºª righteousness.º 14 Wherefore,º beloved,º seeing that ye look forºª such things,º be diligentºª that ye may be foundºª of himº inº peace,º without spot,º andº blameless.º [11] Ps 37:14; 50:23; 75:3; Is 14:31; 24:19; 34:4; Mt 8:27; 2Co 1:12; Php 1:27; 3:20; 1Th 1:5; 1Ti 3:16; 4:12; 6:3, 6, 11; He 13:5; Jm 1:24; 3:13; 1P 1:15; 2:12; 2P 1:3, 6; 3:12.
[12] Ps 50:3; Is 2:1; 34:4; 64:1; Mi 1:4; 1Co 1:7, 8; Php 1:6; Tit 2:13; 2P 3:10; Jde 1:21; Rv 6:13. [13] Is 65:17; 66:22; Rv 21:1, 27. [14] Mt 24:26; Lk 2:29; 12:43; 1Co 1:8; 15:58; Php 1:10; 3:20; 1Th 3:13; 5:23; He 9:28; 2P 1:5; 1Jn 3:3. and again, to think the patience of God to tend to their salvation, as Paul wrote to them in his epistles.15 Andº accountºª [that] the² longsufferingº of ourº Lordº [is] salvation;º even as¹² ourº belovedº brotherº Paulº alsoº according² to¹ the² wisdomº givenºª unto himº hath writtenºª unto you;º 16 Asº alsoº inº allº [his] epistles,º speakingºª inº themº ofº these things;º inº whichº areºª some thingsº hard to be understood,º whichº they that are unlearnedº andº unstableº wrest,ºª asº [they do] alsoº the² otherº scriptures,º untoº their¹² ownº destruction.º 17 Yeº therefore,º beloved,º seeing ye know [these things] before,ºª bewareºª lestº ye also,¹ª being led away¹ª with² the² errorº of the² wicked,º fall fromºª your ownº stedfastness.º 18 Butº growºª inº grace,º andº [in] the knowledgeº of ourº Lordº andº Saviourº Jesusº Christ.º To himº [be] gloryº bothº nowº andº for¹ ever.ºº² Amen.º [15] Ex 31:3, 6; 35:31, 35; 1K 3:12, 28; 4:29; Ezr 7:25; Pv 2:6; Ec 2:26; Dn 2:20; Lk 21:15; Ac 7:10; 15:25; Ro 2:4; 1Co 2:13; 12:8; 1Ti 1:16; Jm 1:5; 3:17; 1P 3:20; 2P 3:9.
[16] Gn 49:4; Ex 23:2, 6; Dt 16:19; 1K 10:1; 2K 1:1; Ps 56:5; Jr 23:36; Hab 1:4; Mt 15:3, 6; 22:29; Ro 8:1; 1Co 15:1; Php 3:19; 1Th 4:1; 2Ti 3:5; He 5:11; Jm 1:8; 1P 1:1; 2:8; 2P 2:1, 14; Jde 1:4. [17] Pv 1:17; Mt 7:15; 16:6, 11; 24:24; Mk 13:22, 23; Jn 16:4; Ac 2:42; Ro 16:18; 1Co 15:58; 2Co 11:3, 13; Ep 4:14; Php 3:2; Col 2:5, 8; 2Ti 4:15; He 3:14; 1P 5:9; 2P 1:10, 12; 2:18. [18] Ps 92:12; Ho 14:5; Mal 4:2; Mt 6:13; 28:20; Jn 5:23; 17:3; 2Co 4:6; Ep 1:17; 4:15; Php 3:8; Col 1:10; 3:10; 2Th 1:3; 2Ti 4:18; 1P 2:2; 5:10; 2P 1:3, 8; 2:20; Jde 1:25; Rv 1:6; 5:9. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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