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2 Peter 3

Purpose of This Letter

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Thisg3778 is nowg2235,  abelovedg27, the secondg1208 letterg1992 I am writingg1125 to you in whichg3739 I am  bstirringg1326 up your sincereg1506 mindg1271 by wayg1722 of reminderg5280,

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that you should  arememberg3403 the wordsg4487 spokeng4275b beforehandg4275b by  bthe holyg40 prophetsg4396 and  cthe commandmentg1785 of the Lordg2962 and Saviorg4990 spoken by your apostlesg652.

The Coming Day of the Lord

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 aKnowg1097 thisg3778 firstg4413 of all, that  bin the lastg2078 daysg2250  cmockersg1703 will comeg2064 with their mockingg1701a,  dfollowingg4198 afterg2596 their owng2398 lustsg1939,

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and sayingg3004, " aWhereg4226 is the promiseg1860 of His  bcomingg3952? For ever sinceg575g3739 the fathersg3962  cfellg2837 asleepg2837, allg3956 continuesg1265 justg3779 as it was  dfrom the beginningg746 of creationg2937."

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For  1when they maintaing2309 thisg3778, it escapesg2990 their noticeg2990 that  aby the wordg3056 of Godg2316 the heavensg3772 existedg1510 longg1597 agog1597 and the earthg1093 was  bformedg4921 out of waterg5204 and by waterg5204,

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throughg1223 whichg3739  athe worldg2889 at that timeg5119 was  bdestroyedg622, being floodedg2626 with waterg5204.

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But by His wordg3056  athe presentg3568 heavensg3772 and earthg1093 are being reservedg2343 for  bfireg4442, keptg5083 for  cthe dayg2250 of judgmentg2920 and destructiong684 of ungodlyg765 meng444.

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But do not let thisg3778 oneg1520 fact escapeg2990 your noticeg2990,  abelovedg27, that with the Lordg2962 oneg1520 dayg2250 is likeg5613 a thousandg5507 yearsg2094, and  ba thousandg5507 yearsg2094 likeg5613 oneg1520 dayg2250.

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 aThe Lordg2962 is not slowg1019 about His promiseg1860, as someg5100 countg2233 slownessg1022, but  bis patientg3114 towardg1519 you,  cnot wishingg1014 for anyg5100 to perishg622 but for allg3956 to comeg5562 to repentanceg3341.

A New Heaven and Earth

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But  athe dayg2250 of the Lordg2962  bwill comeg2240 likeg5613 a thiefg2812, in whichg3739  cthe heavensg3772  dwill passg3928 awayg3928 with a roarg4500 and the  eelementsg4747 will be destroyedg3089 with intenseg2741a heatg2741a, and  fthe earthg1093 and  1its worksg2041 will be  2burnedg2618 up.

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Since allg3956 theseg3778 thingsg3778 are to be destroyedg3089 in thisg3779 wayg3779, whatg4217 sortg4217 of people oughtg1163 you to be in holyg40 conductg391 and godlinessg2150,

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 alookingg4328 for and hasteningg4692 the comingg3952 of the dayg2250 of Godg2316, becauseg1223 of whichg3739  bthe heavensg3772 will be destroyedg3089 by burningg4448, and the  celementsg4747 will meltg5080 with intenseg2741a heatg2741a!

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But accordingg2596 to His  apromiseg1862 we are lookingg4328 for  bnewg2537 heavensg3772 and a newg2537 earthg1093,  cin whichg3739 righteousnessg1343 dwellsg2730.

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 aThereforeg1352,  bbelovedg27, since you lookg4328 for theseg3778 thingsg3778, be diligentg4704 to be  cfoundg2147 by Him in peaceg1515,  dspotlessg784 and blamelessg298,

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and regardg2233 the  apatienceg3115 of our Lordg2962 as salvationg4991; justg2531a as alsog2532  bour belovedg27 brotherg80 Paulg3972,  caccordingg2596 to the wisdomg4678 giveng1325 him, wroteg1125 to you,

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as alsog2532 in allg3956 his lettersg1992, speakingg2980 in them of  atheseg3778 thingsg3778,  bin whichg3739 are someg5100 thingsg5100 hardg1425 to understandg1425, whichg3739 the untaughtg261 and  cunstableg793 distortg4761, as they do alsog2532  dthe restg3062 of the Scripturesg1124, to their owng2398 destructiong684.

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You thereforeg3767,  abelovedg27, knowingg4267 this beforehandg4267,  bbe on your guardg5442 sog2443g3361 that you are not carriedg4879 awayg4879 by  cthe errorg4106 of  dunprincipledg113 meng113 and  efallg1601b from your owng2398 steadfastnessg4740,

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but growg837 in the graceg5485 and  aknowledgeg1108 of our  bLordg2962 and Saviorg4990 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.  cTo Him be the gloryg1391, bothg2532 nowg3568 and to the dayg2250 of eternityg165. Ameng281.



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