{"book":"2 Peter","slug":"2-peter","ch":3,"genre":"letter","sub":"2 Peter","prev":"2-peter/2","next":"1-john/1","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Beloved, this [is] now [my] second letter to you. [Both] of [them] [are] reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking","f":[],"h":"The Coming Judgment","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by [our] Lord and Savior through your apostles.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing [and] following their own evil desires.","f":["See Jude 1:18."],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"“ Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask.“ Ever since [our] fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from [the] beginning of creation.”","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"[But] they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word [the] heavens existed and [the] earth was formed out of water and by water,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"through which the world of that time perished in the flood.","f":["NA through whom"]},{"v":7,"t":"And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for [the] day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"Beloved, {do} not {let} [this] one thing escape your notice: With [the] Lord a day [is] like a thousand years, and a thousand years [are] like a day.","f":["See Psalm 90:4."],"h":"The Day of the Lord","style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"The Lord is not slow [in keeping] [His] promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"But [the] Day of [the] Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, [the] elements will be destroyed by fire, and [the] earth and [its] works will be laid bare.","f":["Or dissolved; also in verses 11 and 12.","Or will not be found. BYZ and TR will be burned up; SBL, NE, and WH will be found, i.e., will be unable to hide."],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"[Since] everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of [people] ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when [the] heavens will be destroyed by fire and [the] elements will melt in the heat.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"But in keeping with [God’s] promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace — spotless and blameless in His [sight].","f":["Or to be found by Him in peace, without spot and without blemish."],"h":"Final Exhortations","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Consider also that our Lord’s patience [brings] salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom [God] gave him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"[ He writes ] this way in all [his] letters, speaking in them about [such matters]. Some [parts] of [his letters] are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable [people] distort, as [they do] the rest of [the] Scriptures, to their own destruction.","f":["Or in all the letters","NA will distort"]},{"v":17,"t":"Therefore, beloved, [since] you already know [these things], be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless [and] fall from [your] secure standing.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"But grow in [the] grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him [be] the glory both now and to [the] day of eternity. Amen.","f":["NE, WH, and NA do not include Amen."],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"But grow in [the] grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him [be] the glory both now and to [the] day of eternity."},{"style":"reg","t":"Amen."}],"style":"reg"}]}