Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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Beloved, this
is
now my
second
letter
to
you .
Both of
them
are
reminders
to
stir you
to
wholesome
thinking
This
second
epistle,
beloved, I
now write
unto
you ;
in
both which
I
stir up
your
pure
minds
by
way
of
remembrance:
by
recalling
what
was
foretold
by the holy prophets and commanded
by
our
Lord and Savior
through
your
apostles.
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:
Most
importantly
, you
must
understand
that in the last days scoffers will
come
, scoffing
and
following
their own evil
desires.
Knowing
this
first
, that there
shall
come
in the last days scoffers, walking
after
their own lusts,
“
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. ”
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.
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 ,
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 :
through
which
the world of
that time
perished in
the
flood.
Whereby
the world that then
was,
being
overflowed
with
water,
perished :
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
Seeing
then
that
all
these
things
shall
be dissolved
, what manner
of persons
ought ye
to be in all
holy
conversation
and godliness ,
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 .
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 ?
But
in
keeping
with
God’s
promise,
we are
looking
forward
to a
new heaven
and a new earth, where
righteousness dwells
.
Nevertheless
we ,
according
to his
promise,
look
for
new heavens
and a new earth, wherein
dwelleth
righteousness.
Therefore
, beloved, as
you
anticipate
these
things, make
every
effort
to
be found at
peace —spotless
and blameless in
His
sight
.
Wherefore
, beloved, seeing
that
ye
look
for
such
things, be diligent
that
ye
may
be
found of
him
in
peace ,
without
spot,
and blameless.
Consider
also
that our Lord’s
patience
brings
salvation ,
just
as our beloved brother Paul also wrote
you
with
the wisdom God
gave
him .
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;
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
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