2 Peter 3

1 This [is] now, beloved, a second letter I write to you, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding [you]

ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲐⲀⲒ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲘⲀϨⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ.

2 to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the LORD and Savior,

ⲃ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ

3 knowing this first, that there will come scoffers in the last days, going on according to their own desires,

ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ

4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation”;

ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲐⲰⲚ ϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ

5 for this they willingly conceal, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth having been established by the word of God out of water and through water,

ⲉ̅ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.

6 through which the world then, having been flooded by water, was destroyed;

ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲦⲎ ⲀϤϪⲰⲖⲔ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ

7 and by the same word, the present heavens and earth, having been stored up for fire, are being preserved until [the] day of judgment and destruction of impious men.

ⲍ̅ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ

8 And do not let this one thing be concealed from you, beloved, that one day with the LORD [is] as one thousand years and one thousand years as one day;

ⲏ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲂϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ

9 the LORD is not slow in regard to the promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not intending any to be lost, but all to come to conversion,

ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ

10 and it will come—the Day of the LORD—as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and [the] earth and the works in it will not be found.

ⲓ̅ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲰⲔϨ

11 All these, then, being dissolved, what kind of persons ought you to be in holy behaviors and pious acts,

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ

12 waiting for and hurrying the coming of the Day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with burning heat?

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ

13 And we wait for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise, in which righteousness dwells;

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϨⲀⲚⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ

14 for this reason, beloved, waiting for these things, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, to be found by Him in peace,

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ

15 and count the long-suffering of our Lord [as] salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul—according to the wisdom given to him—wrote to you,

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ

16 as also in all the letters, speaking in them concerning these things, among which are some things [that are] hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable twist, as also the other Writings, to their own destruction.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ 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

17 You, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, you may fall from your own steadfastness,

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ

18 and increase in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; to Him [is] the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen. (aiōn g165)

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ. (aiōn g165)

The World is Destroyed by Water