1 | tauthn hdh agaphtoi deuteran umin grafw epistolhn en aiV diegeirw umwn en upomnhsei thn eilikrinh dianoian
3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: |
2 | mnhsqhnai twn proeirhmenwn rhmatwn upo twn agiwn profhtwn kai thV twn apostolwn hmwn entolhV tou kuriou kai swthroV
3:2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: |
3 | touto prwton ginwskonteV oti eleusontai ep escatou twn hmerwn empaiktai kata taV idiaV autwn epiqumiaV poreuomenoi
3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, |
4 | kai legonteV pou estin h epaggelia thV parousiaV autou af hV gar oi patereV ekoimhqhsan panta outwV diamenei ap archV ktisewV
3:4 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 the creation. |
5 | lanqanei gar autouV touto qelontaV oti ouranoi hsan ekpalai kai gh ex udatoV kai di udatoV sunestwsa tw tou qeou logw
3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: |
6 | di wn o tote kosmoV udati kataklusqeiV apwleto
3:6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: |
7 | oi de nun ouranoi kai h gh autou logw teqhsaurismenoi eisin puri throumenoi eiV hmeran krisewV kai apwleiaV twn asebwn anqrwpwn
3:7 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 ungodly men. |
8 | en de touto mh lanqanetw umaV agaphtoi oti mia hmera para kuriw wV cilia eth kai cilia eth wV hmera mia
3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. |
9 | ou bradunei o kurioV thV epaggeliaV wV tineV braduthta hgountai alla makroqumei eiV hmaV mh boulomenoV tinaV apolesqai alla pantaV eiV metanoian cwrhsai
3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
10 | hxei de h hmera kuriou wV klepthV en nukti en h oi ouranoi roizhdon pareleusontai stoiceia de kausoumena luqhsontai kai gh kai ta en auth erga katakahsetai
3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. |
11 | toutwn oun pantwn luomenwn potapouV dei uparcein umaV en agiaiV anastrofaiV kai eusebeiaiV
3:11 [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness, |
12 | prosdokwntaV kai speudontaV thn parousian thV tou qeou hmeraV di hn ouranoi puroumenoi luqhsontai kai stoiceia kausoumena thketai
3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? |
13 | kainouV de ouranouV kai ghn kainhn kata to epaggelma autou prosdokwmen en oiV dikaiosunh katoikei
3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. |
14 | dio agaphtoi tauta prosdokwnteV spoudasate aspiloi kai amwmhtoi autw eureqhnai en eirhnh
3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. |
15 | kai thn tou kuriou hmwn makroqumian swthrian hgeisqe kaqwV kai o agaphtoV hmwn adelfoV pauloV kata thn autw doqeisan sofian egrayen umin
3:15 And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; |
16 | wV kai en pasaiV taiV epistolaiV lalwn en autaiV peri toutwn en oiV estin dusnohta tina a oi amaqeiV kai asthriktoi streblousin wV kai taV loipaV grafaV proV thn idian autwn apwleian
3:16 As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. |
17 | umeiV oun agaphtoi proginwskonteV fulassesqe ina mh th twn aqesmwn planh sunapacqenteV ekpeshte tou idiou sthrigmou
3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know [these things] before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. |
18 | auxanete de en cariti kai gnwsei tou kuriou hmwn kai swthroV ihsou cristou autw h doxa kai nun kai eiV hmeran aiwnoV amhn
3:18 But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] glory both now and for ever. Amen. |
