2 Peter 3
1 This second letter, beloved, I now write to you, in both which I stir up your pure minds by putting you in remembrance;
Dear ones, this is now a second letter I am writing to you (in both of which I stir up your sincere mind by way of reminder),
2 that ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles;
so that you remember the words that were spoken before by the holy prophets and the command of the Lord and Savior, through your apostles.
3 knowing this first, that there will come in the last days open scoffers following their own lusts,
Knowing this first: in the last days mockers will come, living according to their own lusts
4 and saying, Where is his promised coming? for, from the time when the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as then, and as they have continued from the beginning of the 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 creation.”
5 For of this they are willingly ignorant, that of old by the word of God there were heavens, and an earth formed out of the water and by the water,
This because they deliberately ignore that heavens and land (out of water and through water) had been existing from of old by the word of God,
6 by means of which the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished;
by which word the world that then was perished, being flooded by water.
7 but the present heavens and the present earth are by his word kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and the perdition of ungodly men.
But the current heavens, and the earth, are being reserved by His word for fire, being preserved until the day of judgment and perdition of godless men.
8 But forget not, beloved, this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
But dear ones, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not tardy concerning his promise, as some men count tardiness; but is long-suffering toward you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider delay, but rather is patient toward us, not wishing anyone to perish but all to come into repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein will be burned up.
However, the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night, in which heavens will pass away with a whoosh, while the elements will be dissolved by burning—both the earth and the works in it will be completely consumed.
11 Seeing that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in holy conduct and godliness,
Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat!
expecting and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Nevertheless, we look for new heavens and a new earth in which dwells righteousness, according to His promise.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, be diligent that ye may be found without spot and blameless before him in peace,
Therefore, dear ones, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, faultless and blameless;
15 and account the long-suffering of our Lord salvation; as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,
and consider the longsuffering of our Lord to be salvation—just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you, according to the wisdom given to him,
16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which things are some that are hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as also the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
as also in all his epistles (speaking in them of these things, about which there are some things hard to understand), which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 Do ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things beforehand, beware lest, being led away with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness.
You therefore, dear ones, being forewarned, be on guard lest, being carried away by the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
The Great Flood
