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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲐⲀⲒ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲘⲀϨⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ.
Behold this second epistle I write to you, my dearly beloved, in which I stir up by way of admonition your sincere mind:
2 ⲃ̅ ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ
That you may be mindful of those words which I told you before from the holy prophets, and of your apostles, of the precepts of the Lord and Saviour.
Knowing this first, that in the last days there shall come deceitful scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲐⲰⲚ ϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ
Saying: Where is his promise or his coming? for since the time that the fathers slept, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God.
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ
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 the ungodly men.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲂϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ
But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ
The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲰⲔϨ
But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it, shall be burnt up.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ
Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of the Lord, by which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with the burning heat?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ϨⲀⲚⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises, in which justice dwelleth.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ
Wherefore, dearly beloved, waiting for these things, be diligent that you may be found before him unspotted and blameless in peace.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation; as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you:
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲤⲦⲢⲈⲂⲖⲞⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲤⲞⲔⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ
You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity. Amen. (aiōn g165)
The Great Flood
