2 Peter 3 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Day of the Lord Will Come

1 This ^G3778 is now ^G2235, beloved ^G27, the second ^G1208 letter ^G1992 I am writing ^G1125 to you in which ^G3739 I am stirring ^G1326 up your sincere ^G1506 mind ^G1271 by way ^G1722 of reminder ^G5280,

2 that you should remember ^G3403 the words ^G4487 spoken ^G4280 beforehand ^G4280 by the holy ^G40 prophets ^G4396 and the commandment ^G1785 of the Lord ^G2962 and Savior ^G4990 spoken by your apostles ^G652, 3 knowing ^G1097 this ^G3778 first ^G4413 of all, that in the last ^G2078 days ^G2250 mockers ^G1703 will come ^G2064 with their mocking ^G6032, following ^G4198 after ^G2596 their own ^G2398 lusts ^G1939, 4 and saying ^G3004, “Where ^G4226 is the promise ^G1860 of His coming ^G3952? For since ^G575 G3739 the fathers ^G3962 fell ^G2837 asleep ^G2837, all ^G3956 continues ^G1265 just ^G3779 as it was from the beginning ^G746 of creation ^G2937.” 5 For [fn]when they maintain ^G2309 this ^G3778, it escapes ^G2990 their notice ^G2990 that by the word ^G3056 of God ^G2316 the heavens ^G3772 existed ^G1510 long ^G1597 ago ^G1597 and the earth ^G1093 was formed ^G4921 out of water ^G5204 and by water ^G5204, 6 through ^G1223 which ^G3739 the world ^G2889 at that time ^G5119 was destroyed ^G622, being deluged ^G2626 with water ^G5204. 7 But by His word ^G3056 the present ^G3568 heavens ^G3772 and earth ^G1093 are being reserved ^G2343 for fire ^G4442, being kept ^G5083 for the day ^G2250 of judgment ^G2920 and destruction ^G684 of ungodly ^G765 men ^G444.

8 But do not let this ^G3778 one ^G1520 fact escape ^G2990 your notice ^G2990, beloved ^G27, that with the Lord ^G2962 one ^G1520 day ^G2250 is like ^G5613 a thousand ^G5507 years ^G2094, and a thousand ^G5507 years ^G2094 like ^G5613 one ^G1520 day ^G2250. 9 The Lord ^G2962 is not slow ^G1019 about His promise ^G1860, as some ^G5100 consider ^G2233 slowness ^G1022, but is ^G3114 patient ^G3114 toward ^G1519 you, not willing ^G1014 for any ^G5100 to perish ^G622 but for all ^G3956 to come ^G5562 to repentance ^G3341. 10 But the day ^G2250 of the Lord ^G2962 will come ^G2240 like ^G5613 a thief ^G2812, in which ^G3739 the heavens ^G3772 will pass ^G3928 away ^G3928 with a roar ^G4500 and the elements ^G4747 will be destroyed ^G3089 with ^G2741 intense ^G2741 heat ^G2741, and the earth ^G1093 and [fn]its works ^G2041 will be [fn]found ^G2147 out.

11 Since all ^G3956 these ^G3778 things ^G3778 are to be destroyed ^G3089 in ^G3779 this ^G3779 way ^G3779, what ^G4217 sort ^G4217 of people ought ^G1163 you to be in holy ^G40 conduct ^G391 and godliness ^G2150, 12 looking ^G4328 for ^G4328 and hastening ^G4692 the coming ^G3952 of the day ^G2250 of God ^G2316, because ^G1223 of which ^G3739 the heavens ^G3772 burning ^G4448 will be destroyed ^G3089, and the elements ^G4747 will melt ^G5080 with ^G2741 intense ^G2741 heat ^G2741! 13 But according ^G2596 to His promise ^G1862 we are looking ^G4328 for ^G4328 NEW ^G2537 HEAVENS ^G3772 AND A NEW ^G2537 EARTH ^G1093, in which ^G3739 righteousness ^G1343 dwells ^G2730.

Be on Your Guard

14 Therefore ^G1352, beloved ^G27, since you are looking ^G4328 for ^G4328 these ^G3778 things ^G3778, be diligent ^G4704 to be found ^G2147 by Him in peace ^G1515, spotless ^G784 and blameless ^G298,

15 and consider ^G2233 the patience ^G3115 of our Lord ^G2962 as salvation ^G4991, just ^G2531 as also ^G2532 our beloved ^G27 brother ^G80 Paul ^G3972, according ^G2596 to the wisdom ^G4678 given ^G1325 him, wrote ^G1125 to you, 16 as also ^G2532 in all ^G3956 his letters ^G1992, speaking ^G2980 in them of these ^G3778 things ^G3778, in which ^G3739 are some ^G5100 things ^G5100 hard ^G1425 to ^G1425 understand ^G1425, which ^G3739 the untaught ^G261 and unstable ^G793 distort ^G4761, as they do also ^G2532 the rest ^G3062 of the Scriptures ^G1124, to their own ^G2398 destruction ^G684. 17 You therefore ^G3767, beloved ^G27, knowing ^G4267 this beforehand ^G4267, be on your guard ^G5442 lest ^G2443 G3361 you, having been carried ^G4879 away ^G4879 by the error ^G4106 of unprincipled ^G113 men ^G113, fall ^G1601 from your own ^G2398 steadfastness ^G4740, 18 but grow ^G837 in the grace ^G5485 and knowledge ^G1108 of our Lord ^G2962 and Savior ^G4990 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547. To Him be the glory ^G1391, both ^G2532 now ^G3568 and to the day ^G2250 of eternity ^G165. Amen ^G281.