¹ Beloved, I now write to you this second letter, in both of which I awaken your sincere spirit with exhortation;

² That you may remember the words that were first spoken by the holy prophets, and our commandment, as apostles of the Lord and Savior.

³ Knowing this first, that in the last days scoffers will come, walking after their own lusts,

⁴ And saying: Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things remain as they were from the beginning of creation.

⁵ They willfully ignore this, that by the word of God the heavens existed from ancient times, and the earth, which was taken out of the water and remains in the midst of the water.

⁶ By what things did the world then perish, covered with the waters of the flood,

⁷ But the heavens and the earth which now exist by the same word are reserved as treasures, and are kept in store against the fire, until the day of judgment, and the destruction of ungodly men.

⁸ But, beloved, do not be ignorant of one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

⁹ The Lord does not delay his promise, although some consider it delay; But he is patient with us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt on fire, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

¹¹ Therefore if all these things perish, what persons should you be in holy conversation and godliness,

¹² Waiting and hastening for the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens, in fire, will dissolve, and the elements, burning, will merge?

¹³ But we, according to his promise, await new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, waiting for these things, seek that you may be found of him spotless and blameless in peace.

¹⁵ And count the longsuffering of our Lord as salvation; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him;

¹⁶ Speaking of this, as in all his epistles, among which there are points difficult to understand, which the unlearned and unstable twist, and likewise the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

¹⁷ You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, beware lest by the deceit of abominable men you be taken away together, and fall from your steadfastness;

¹⁸ Rather, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and in the day of eternity. Amen.

2 Peter 3:1-18📖🙏