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World English Bible

2 Peter 3 (WEBP)

[1] This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you
[2] that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,
[3] knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts
[4] and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
[5] For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,
[6] by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.
[7] But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
[8] But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[9] The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
[10] But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
[11] Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
[12] looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
[13] But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
[14] Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
[15] Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,
[16] as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
[17] You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
[18] But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Peter 3 (KJVS)

[1] This second epistle, beloved, I now write () unto you; in both which I stir up () your pure minds by way of remembrance:
[2] that ye may be mindful () of the words which were spoken before () by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
[3] knowing () this first, that there shall come () in the last days scoffers, walking () after their own lusts,
[4] and saying, () Where is () the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, () all things continue () as they were from the beginning of the creation.
[5] For this they willingly () are ignorant of, () that by the word of God the heavens were () of old, and the earth standing () out of the water and in the water:
[6] whereby the world that then was, being overflowed () with water, perished: ()
[7] but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are () kept in store, () reserved () unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
[8] But, beloved, be not ignorant () of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
[9] The Lord is not slack () concerning his promise, as some men count () slackness; but is longsuffering () to us-ward, not willing () that any should perish, () but that all should come () to repentance.
[10] But the day of the Lord will come () as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away () with a great noise, and the elements shall melt () with fervent heat, () the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. ()
[11] Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, () what manner of persons ought () ye to be () in all holy conversation and godliness,
[12] looking for () and hasting () unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire () shall be dissolved, () and the elements shall melt () with fervent heat? ()
[13] Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for () new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth () righteousness.
[14] Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for () such things, be diligent () that ye may be found () of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
[15] And account () that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given () unto him hath written () unto you;
[16] as also in all his epistles, speaking () in them of these things; in which are () some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, () as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
[17] Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, () beware () lest ye also, being led away () with the error of the wicked, fall from () your own stedfastness.
[18] But grow () in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

2 Peter 3:5 Gr. consisting
2 Peter 3:12 Or, hasting the coming

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Peter 3 (BYZ)

[1] Ταύτην () ἤδη, () ἀγαπητοί, () δευτέραν () ὑμῖν () γράφω () ἐπιστολήν, () ἐν () αἷς () διεγείρω () ὑμῶν () ἐν () ὑπομνήσει () τὴν () εἰλικρινῆ () διάνοιαν, ()
[2] μνησθῆναι () τῶν () προειρημένων () ῥημάτων () ὑπὸ () τῶν () ἁγίων () προφητῶν, () καὶ () τῆς () τῶν () ἀποστόλων () ὑμῶν () ἐντολῆς () τοῦ () κυρίου () καὶ () σωτῆρος· ()
[3] τοῦτο () πρῶτον () γινώσκοντες, () ὅτι () ἐλεύσονται () ἐπ’ () ἐσχάτου () τῶν () ἡμερῶν () ἐμπαῖκται, () κατὰ () τὰς () ἰδίας () ἐπιθυμίας () αὐτῶν () πορευόμενοι, ()
[4] καὶ () λέγοντες, () Ποῦ () ἐστὶν () ἡ () ἐπαγγελία () τῆς () παρουσίας () αὐτοῦ; () Ἀφ’ () ἧς () γὰρ () οἱ () πατέρες () ἐκοιμήθησαν, () πάντα () οὕτως () διαμένει () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς () κτίσεως. ()
[5] Λανθάνει () γὰρ () αὐτοὺς () τοῦτο () θέλοντας, () ὅτι () οὐρανοὶ () ἦσαν () ἔκπαλαι, () καὶ () γῆ () ἐξ () ὕδατος () καὶ () δι’ () ὕδατος () συνεστῶσα, () τῷ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () λόγῳ, ()
[6] δι’ () ὧν () ὁ () τότε () κόσμος () ὕδατι () κατακλυσθεὶς () ἀπώλετο· ()
[7] οἱ () δὲ () νῦν () οὐρανοὶ () καὶ () ἡ () γῆ () τῷ () αὐτοῦ () λόγῳ () τεθησαυρισμένοι () εἰσίν, () πυρὶ () τηρούμενοι () εἰς () ἡμέραν () κρίσεως () καὶ () ἀπωλείας () τῶν () ἀσεβῶν () ἀνθρώπων. ()
[8] Ἓν () δὲ () τοῦτο () μὴ () λανθανέτω () ὑμᾶς, () ἀγαπητοί, () ὅτι () μία () ἡμέρα () παρὰ () κυρίῳ () ὡς () χίλια () ἔτη, () καὶ () χίλια () ἔτη () ὡς () ἡμέρα () μία. ()
[9] Οὐ () βραδύνει () ὁ () κύριος () τῆς () ἐπαγγελίας, () ὥς () τινες () βραδυτῆτα () ἡγοῦνται· () ἀλλὰ () μακροθυμεῖ () εἰς () ἡμᾶς, () μὴ () βουλόμενός () τινας () ἀπολέσθαι, () ἀλλὰ () πάντας () εἰς () μετάνοιαν () χωρῆσαι. ()
[10] Ἥξει () δὲ () ἡ () ἡμέρα () κυρίου () ὡς () κλέπτης () ἐν () νυκτί, () ἐν () ᾗ () οἱ () οὐρανοὶ () ῥοιζηδὸν () παρελεύσονται, () στοιχεῖα () δὲ () καυσούμενα () λυθήσονται, () καὶ () γῆ () καὶ () τὰ () ἐν () αὐτῇ () ἔργα () κατακαήσεται. ()
[11] Τούτων () οὖν () πάντων () λυομένων, () ποταποὺς () δεῖ () ὑπάρχειν () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () ἁγίαις () ἀναστροφαῖς () καὶ () εὐσεβείαις, ()
[12] προσδοκῶντας () καὶ () σπεύδοντας () τὴν () παρουσίαν () τῆς () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμέρας, () δι’ () ἣν () οὐρανοὶ () πυρούμενοι () λυθήσονται, () καὶ () στοιχεῖα () καυσούμενα () τήκεται; ()
[13] Καινοὺς () δὲ () οὐρανοὺς () καὶ () γῆν () καινὴν () κατὰ () τὸ () ἐπάγγελμα () αὐτοῦ () προσδοκῶμεν, () ἐν () οἷς () δικαιοσύνη () κατοικεῖ. ()
[14] Διό, () ἀγαπητοί, () ταῦτα () προσδοκῶντες, () σπουδάσατε () ἄσπιλοι () καὶ () ἀμώμητοι () αὐτῷ () εὑρεθῆναι () ἐν () εἰρήνῃ. ()
[15] Καὶ () τὴν () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () μακροθυμίαν () σωτηρίαν () ἡγεῖσθε, () καθὼς () καὶ () ὁ () ἀγαπητὸς () ἡμῶν () ἀδελφὸς () Παῦλος () κατὰ () τὴν () αὐτῷ () δοθεῖσαν () σοφίαν () ἔγραψεν () ὑμῖν· ()
[16] ὡς () καὶ () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () ἐπιστολαῖς, () λαλῶν () ἐν () αὐταῖς () περὶ () τούτων· () ἐν () οἷς () ἔστιν () δυσνόητά () τινα, () ἃ () οἱ () ἀμαθεῖς () καὶ () ἀστήρικτοι () στρεβλοῦσιν, () ὡς () καὶ () τὰς () λοιπὰς () γραφάς, () πρὸς () τὴν () ἰδίαν () αὐτῶν () ἀπώλειαν. ()
[17] Ὑμεῖς () οὖν, () ἀγαπητοί, () προγινώσκοντες () φυλάσσεσθε, () ἵνα () μή, () τῇ () τῶν () ἀθέσμων () πλάνῃ () συναπαχθέντες, () ἐκπέσητε () τοῦ () ἰδίου () στηριγμοῦ. ()
[18] Αὐξάνετε () δὲ () ἐν () χάριτι () καὶ () γνώσει () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () καὶ () σωτῆρος () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. () Αὐτῷ () ἡ () δόξα () καὶ () νῦν () καὶ () εἰς () ἡμέραν () αἰῶνος. () Ἀμήν. ()

2 Peter 3:2 ὑμῶν ¦ TR ἡμῶν
2 Peter 3:3a ἐσχάτου ¦ ECM† txt ¦ CT† PT ἐσχάτων
2 Peter 3:3b ἐμπαῖκται ¦ ECM NA28 SBL TH WH ἐν ἐμπαιγμονῇ ἐμπαῖκται ¦ NA27 [ἐν] ἐμπαιγμονῇ ἐμπαῖκται
2 Peter 3:3c ἐπιθυμίας αὐτῶν ¦ TR αὐτῶν ἐπιθυμίας
2 Peter 3:5 συνεστῶσα ¦ PCK συνεστῶτα
2 Peter 3:6 ὧν ¦ ECM NA28 ὃν
2 Peter 3:7 τῷ αὐτοῦ ¦ ST αὐτοῦ ¦ CT SCR τῷ αὐτῷ
2 Peter 3:9a ὁ ¦ CT om.
2 Peter 3:9b ἡμᾶς ¦ CT ὑμᾶς
2 Peter 3:10a ἡ ¦ ECM† txt ¦ CT† om.
2 Peter 3:10b ἐν νυκτί ¦ CT om.
2 Peter 3:10c οἱ ¦ PCK PT om.
2 Peter 3:10d λυθήσονται ¦ CT λυθήσεται
2 Peter 3:10e κατακαήσεται ¦ NA27 SBL TH WH εὑρεθήσεται ¦ ECM NA28 οὐχ εὑρεθήσεται
2 Peter 3:11a οὖν ¦ ECM NA SBL WH οὕτως
2 Peter 3:11b ὑμᾶς ¦ [NA27 WH]
2 Peter 3:15 αὐτῷ δοθεῖσαν ¦ CT δοθεῖσαν αὐτῷ
2 Peter 3:16a ταῖς ¦ NA27 TH WH om.
2 Peter 3:16b οἷς ἔστιν ¦ CT αἷς ἔστιν ¦ PCK οἷς εἰσιν
2 Peter 3:16c στρεβλοῦσιν ¦ ECM NA28 στρεβλώσουσιν
2 Peter 3:18a Αὐξάνετε ¦ PCK Αὐξάνητε
2 Peter 3:18b Ἀμήν ¦ [NA27] ¦ ECM NA28 WH om.

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.