2 Peter 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 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 Knowing this first, that there shall
come in the
last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 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 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 Whereby the world that then
was, being
overflowed with
water, perished:
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 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 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 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 Seeing
then that
all these
things shall be
dissolved, what
manner of persons
ought ye to
be in all
holy conversation and godliness, 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 Nevertheless we, according
to his promise, look
for new heavens and a
new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 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 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 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 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 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.