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]

ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲥⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.

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,

ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲣ̅ⲡϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.

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

ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲏⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.

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”;

ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ. ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅. ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅.

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,

ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.

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

ⲋ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲱⲙⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ. 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.

ⲍ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅. ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.

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;

ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ.

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,

ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.

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.

ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.

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

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲓⲉ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.

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?

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

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

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ.

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

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϫⲱϩⲙ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.

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,

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ.

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.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.

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,

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ. ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲣ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ.

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)

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ. ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ. ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ (aiōn g165)

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