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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

Copyright (c) 1985-2007

: 2Peter 1

: 1 . Simon <4613 - Simon - > Peter <4074 - Petros - > , a

servant <1401 - doulos - > and an apostle <0652 - apostolos - >

of Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > , to

them that have obtained <2975 - lagchano - > like <2472 -

isotimos - > precious <2472 - isotimos - > faith <4102 - pistis -

> with us through <1722 - en - > the righteousness <1343 -

dikaiosune - > of God <2316 - theos - > and our Saviour <4990 -

soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > :

: 2 Grace <5485 - charis - > and peace <1515 - eirene - > be

multiplied <4129 - plethuno - > unto you through <1722 - en - >

the knowledge <1922 - epignosis - > of God <2316 - theos - > ,

and of Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > our Lord <2962 - kurios - > ,

: 3 According <5613 - hos - > as his divine <2304 - theios - >

power <1411 - dunamis - > hath given <1433 - doreomai - > unto

us all <3956 - pas - > things that [ pertain ] unto life <2222

- zoe - > and godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > , through <1223 -

dia - > the knowledge <1922 - epignosis - > of him that hath

called <2564 - kaleo - > us to glory <1391 - doxa - > and virtue

<0703 - arete - > :

: 4 Whereby <3739 - hos - > are given <1433 - doreomai - >

unto us exceeding great <3176 - megistos - > and precious <5093 -

timios - > promises <1862 - epaggelma - > : that by these

<5130 - touton - > ye might be partakers <2844 - koinonos - > of

the divine <2304 - theios - > nature <5449 - phusis - > ,

having escaped <0668 - apopheugo - > the corruption <5356 -

phthora - > that is in the world <2889 - kosmos - > through

<1722 - en - > lust <1939 - epithumia - > .

: 5 . And beside <0846 - autos - > this <5124 - touto - > ,

giving <3923 - pareisphero - > all diligence <4710 - spoude - > ,

add <2023 - epichoregeo - > to your <5216 - humon - > faith

<4102 - pistis - > virtue <0703 - arete - > ; and to virtue

<0703 - arete - > knowledge <1108 - gnosis - > ;

: 6 And to knowledge <1108 - gnosis - > temperance <1466 -

egkrateia - > ; and to temperance <1466 - egkrateia - >

patience <5281 - hupomone - > ; and to patience <5281 -

hupomone - > godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > ;

: 7 And to godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > brotherly <5360 -

philadelphia - > kindness <5360 - philadelphia - > ; and to

brotherly <5360 - philadelphia - > kindness <5360 - philadelphia

- > charity <0026 - agape - > .

: 8 For if these <5023 - tauta - > things be in you , and

abound <4121 - pleonazo - > , they make <2525 - kathistemi - >

[ you that ye shall ] neither <3756 - ou - > [ be ] barren

<0692 - argos - > nor <3761 - oude - > unfruitful <0175 -

akarpos - > in the knowledge <1922 - epignosis - > of our Lord

<2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 -

Christos - > .

: 9 But he that lacketh <3918 - pareimi - > these <5023 -

tauta - > things is blind <5185 - tuphlos - > , and cannot

<3467 - muopazo - > see <3467 - muopazo - > afar <3467 - muopazo

- > off , and hath forgotten <2983 - lambano - > that he was

purged <2512 - katharismos - > from his old <3819 - palai - >

sins <0266 - hamartia - > .

: 10 Wherefore <1352 - dio - > the rather <3123 - mallon - > ,

brethren <0080 - adephos - > , give diligence <4710 - spoude -

> to make <4160 - poieo - > your <5216 - humon - > calling <2821

- klesis - > and election <1589 - ekloge - > sure <0949 -

bebaios - > : for if ye do <4160 - poieo - > these <5023 -

tauta - > things , ye shall never <4219 - pote - > fall <4417 -

ptaio - > :

: 11 For so <3779 - houto - > an entrance <1529 - eisodos - >

shall be ministered <2023 - epichoregeo - > unto you abundantly

<4146 - plousios - > into <1519 - eis - > the everlasting <0166 -

aionios - > kingdom <0932 - basileia - > of our Lord <2962 -

kurios - > and Saviour <4990 - soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous -

> Christ <5547 - Christos - > .

: 12 . Wherefore <1352 - dio - > I will not be negligent <0272

- ameleo - > to put <5279 - hupomimnesko - > you always <0104 -

aei - > in remembrance <5179 - tupos - > of these <5130 - touton

- > things , though <2539 - kaiper - > ye know <1492 - eido - >

[ them ] , and be established <4741 - sterizo - > in the

present <3918 - pareimi - > truth <0225 - aletheia - > .

: 13 Yea <1161 - de - > , I think <2233 - hegeomai - > it

meet <1342 - dikaios - > , as long as I am <1510 - eimi - > in

this <5129 - toutoi - > tabernacle <4638 - skenoma - > , to

stir <1326 - diegeiro - > you up by putting <5279 - hupomimnesko

- > [ you ] in remembrance <5280 - hupomnesis - > ;

: 14 Knowing <1492 - eido - > that shortly <5031 - tachinos -

> I must put <0595 - apothesis - > off <0595 - apothesis - > [

this <3588 - ho - > ] my tabernacle <4638 - skenoma - > , even

<2532 - kai - > as our Lord <2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 -

Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > hath shewed <1213 - deloo

- > me .

: 15 Moreover <2532 - kai - > I will endeavour <4704 -

spoudazo - > that ye may be able <2192 - echo - > after <3326 -

meta - > my decease <1841 - exodos - > to have these <5130 -

touton - > things always <1539 - hekastote - > in remembrance

<3420 - mneme - > .

: 16 . For we have not followed <1811 - exakoloutheo - >

cunningly devised <4679 - sophizo - > fables <3454 - muthos - > ,

when we made <1107 - gnorizo - > known <1107 - gnorizo - >

unto you the power <1411 - dunamis - > and coming <3952 -

parousia - > of our Lord <2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous

- > Christ <5547 - Christos - > , but were eyewitnesses <2030 -

epoptes - > of his majesty <3168 - megaleiotes - > .

: 17 For he received <2983 - lambano - > from God <2316 -

theos - > the Father <3962 - pater - > honour <5092 - time - >

and glory <1391 - doxa - > , when there came <5342 - phero - >

such <5107 - toiosde - > a voice <5456 - phone - > to him from

the excellent <3169 - megaloprepes - > glory <1391 - doxa - > ,

This <3778 - houtos - > is my beloved <0027 - agapetos - > Son

<5207 - huios - > , in whom <3739 - hos - > I am well <2106 -

eudokeo - > pleased <2106 - eudokeo - > .

: 18 And this <5026 - taute - > voice <5456 - phone - > which

came <5342 - phero - > from heaven <3772 - ouranos - > we heard

<0191 - akouo - > , when we were with him in the holy <0040 -

hagios - > mount <3735 - oros - > .

: 19 . We have <2192 - echo - > also <2532 - kai - > a more

sure <0949 - bebaios - > word <3056 - logos - > of prophecy

<4397 - prophetikos - > ; whereunto <3739 - hos - > ye do <4160

- poieo - > well <2573 - kalos - > that ye take heed <0433 -

aneko - > , as unto a light <3088 - luchnos - > that shineth

<5316 - phaino - > in a dark <0850 - auchmeros - > place <5117 -

topos - > , until <2193 - heos - > the day <2250 - hemera - >

dawn <1306 - diaugazo - > , and the day <5459 - phosphoros - >

star <5459 - phosphoros - > arise <0393 - anatello - > in your

<5216 - humon - > hearts <2588 - kardia - > :

: 20 Knowing <1097 - ginosko - > this <5124 - touto - > first

<4412 - proton - > , that no <3756 - ou - > prophecy <4394 -

propheteia - > of the scripture <1124 - graphe - > is of any

private <2398 - idios - > interpretation <1955 - epilusis - > .

: 21 For the prophecy <4394 - propheteia - > came <5342 -

phero - > not in old <4218 - pote - > time <4218 - pote - > by

the will <2307 - thelema - > of man <0444 - anthropos - > : but

holy <0040 - hagios - > men <0444 - anthropos - > of God <2316 -

theos - > spake <2980 - laleo - > [ as they were ] moved <5342

- phero - > by the Holy <0040 - hagios - > Ghost <4151 - pneuma -

> .

: 2Peter 2

: 1 . But there were false <5578 - pseudoprophetes - >

prophets <5578 - pseudoprophetes - > also <2532 - kai - > among

<1722 - en - > the people <2992 - laos - > , even <2532 - kai -

> as there shall be false <5572 - pseudodidaskalos - > teachers

<5572 - pseudodidaskalos - > among <1722 - en - > you , who

<3748 - hostis - > privily <3919 - pareisago - > shall bring

<3918 - pareimi - > in damnable <0684 - apoleia - > heresies

<0139 - hairesis - > , even <2532 - kai - > denying <0720 -

arneomai - > the Lord <1203 - despotes - > that bought <0059 -

agorazo - > them , and bring <3918 - pareimi - > upon

themselves <1438 - heautou - > swift <5031 - tachinos - >

destruction <0684 - apoleia - > .

: 2 And many <4183 - polus - > shall follow <1811 -

exakoloutheo - > their pernicious <0684 - apoleia - > ways <0684

- apoleia - > ; by reason <1223 - dia - > of whom <3739 - hos -

> the way <3598 - hodos - > of truth <0225 - aletheia - > shall

be evil <0987 - blasphemeo - > spoken <0987 - blasphemeo - > of .

: 3 . And through <1722 - en - > covetousness <4124 -

pleonexia - > shall they with feigned <4112 - plastos - > words

<3056 - logos - > make <1710 - emporeuomai - > merchandise of

you : whose <3739 - hos - > judgment <2917 - krima - > now of a

long time <1597 - ekpalai - > lingereth <0691 - argeo - > not ,

and their damnation <0684 - apoleia - > slumbereth <3573 -

nustazo - > not .

: 4 For if <1487 - ei - > God <2316 - theos - > spared <5339 -

pheidomai - > not the angels <0032 - aggelos - > that sinned

<0264 - hamartano - > , but cast <5020 - tartaroo - > [ them ]

down to hell <5020 - tartaroo - > , and delivered <3860 -

paradidomi - > [ them ] into chains <4577 - seira - > of

darkness <2217 - zophos - > , to be reserved <5083 - tereo - >

unto judgment <2920 - krisis - > ;

: 5 And spared <5339 - pheidomai - > not the old <0744 -

archaios - > world <2889 - kosmos - > , but saved <5442 -

phulasso - > Noah <3575 - Noe - > the eighth <3590 - ogdoos - >

[ person ] , a preacher <2783 - kerux - > of righteousness

<1343 - dikaiosune - > , bringing <1863 - epago - > in the

flood <2627 - kataklusmos - > upon the world <2889 - kosmos - >

of the ungodly <0765 - asebes - > ;

: 6 And turning <5077 - tephroo - > the cities <4172 - polis -

> of Sodom <4670 - Sodoma - > and Gomorrha <1116 - Gomorrha - >

into ashes <5077 - tephroo - > condemned <2632 - katakrino - >

[ them ] with an overthrow <2692 - katastrophe - > , making

<4160 - poieo - > [ them ] an ensample <5262 - hupodeigma - >

unto those <3588 - ho - > that after <3195 - mello - > should

<3195 - mello - > live ungodly <0764 - asebeo - > ;

: 7 . And delivered <4506 - rhoumai - > just <1342 - dikaios -

> Lot <3091 - Lot - > , vexed <2669 - kataponeo - > with the

filthy <0766 - aselgeia - > conversation <0391 - anastrophe - >

of the wicked <0113 - athesmos - > :

: 8 ( For that righteous <1342 - dikaios - > man dwelling

<1460 - egkatoikeo - > among <1722 - en - > them , in seeing

<0990 - blemma - > and hearing <0189 - akoe - > , vexed <0928 -

basanizo - > [ his ] righteous <1342 - dikaios - > soul <5590 -

psuche - > from day <2250 - hemera - > to day <2250 - hemera -

> with [ their ] unlawful <0459 - anomos - > deeds <2041 -

ergon - > ; )

: 9 The Lord <2962 - kurios - > knoweth <1492 - eido - > how

to deliver <4506 - rhoumai - > the godly <2152 - eusebes - > out

of temptations <3986 - peirasmos - > , and to reserve <5083 -

tereo - > the unjust <0094 - adikos - > unto the day <2250 -

hemera - > of judgment <2920 - krisis - > to be punished <2849 -

kolazo - > :

: 10 . But chiefly <3122 - malista - > them that walk <4198 -

poreuomai - > after <3694 - opiso - > the flesh <4561 - sarx - >

in the lust <1939 - epithumia - > of uncleanness <3394 - miasmos

- > , and despise <2706 - kataphroneo - > government <2963 -

kuriotes - > . Presumptuous <5113 - tolmetes - > [ are they ]

, selfwilled <0829 - authades - > , they are not afraid <5141 -

tremo - > to speak <0987 - blasphemeo - > evil <0987 -

blasphemeo - > of dignities <1391 - doxa - > .

: 11 Whereas <3699 - hopou - > angels <0032 - aggelos - > ,

which are greater <3187 - meizon - > in power <2479 - ischus - >

and might <1411 - dunamis - > , bring <5342 - phero - > not

railing <0989 - blasphemos - > accusation <2920 - krisis - >

against <2596 - kata - > them before <3844 - para - > the Lord

<2962 - kurios - > .

: 12 But these <3778 - houtos - > , as natural <5446 -

phusikos - > brute <0249 - alogos - > beasts <2226 - zoon - > ,

made <1080 - gennao - > to be taken <0259 - halosis - > and

destroyed <5356 - phthora - > , speak <0987 - blasphemeo - >

evil <0987 - blasphemeo - > of the things that they understand

<0050 - agnoeo - > not ; and shall utterly <2704 - katphtheiro -

> perish <2704 - katphtheiro - > in their own <0848 - hautou -

> corruption <5356 - phthora - > ;

: 13 And shall receive <2865 - komizo - > the reward <3408 -

misthos - > of unrighteousness <0093 - adikia - > , [ as ]

they that count <2233 - hegeomai - > it pleasure <2237 - hedone -

> to riot <5172 - truphe - > in the day <2250 - hemera - > time

. Spots <4696 - spilos - > [ they are ] and blemishes <3470 -

momos - > , sporting <1792 - entruphao - > themselves with

their own <0848 - hautou - > deceivings <0539 - apate - > while

they feast <4910 - suneuocheo - > with you ;

: 14 Having <2192 - echo - > eyes <3788 - ophthalmos - > full

<3324 - mestos - > of adultery <3428 - moichalis - > , and that

cannot <0180 - akatapaustos - > cease <0180 - akatapaustos - >

from sin <0266 - hamartia - > ; beguiling <1185 - deleazo - >

unstable <0793 - asteriktos - > souls <5590 - psuche - > : an

heart <2588 - kardia - > they have <2192 - echo - > exercised

<1128 - gumnazo - > with covetous <4124 - pleonexia - >

practices ; cursed <2671 - katara - > children <5043 - teknon -

> :

: 15 Which have forsaken <2641 - kataleipo - > the right <2117

- euthus - > way <3598 - hodos - > , and are gone <4105 -

planao - > astray <4105 - planao - > , following <1811 -

exakoloutheo - > the way <3598 - hodos - > of Balaam <0903 -

Balaam - > [ the son ] of Bosor <1007 - Bosor - > , who <3739

- hos - > loved <0025 - agapao - > the wages <3408 - misthos - >

of unrighteousness <0093 - adikia - > ;

: 16 But was rebuked <1649 - elegxis - > for his iniquity

<3892 - paranomia - > : the dumb <0880 - aphonos - > ass <5268 -

hupozugion - > speaking <5350 - phtheggomai - > with man s

<0444 - anthropos - > voice <5456 - phone - > forbad <2967 -

koluo - > the madness <3913 - paraphronia - > of the prophet

<4396 - prophetes - > .

: 17 These <3778 - houtos - > are wells <4077 - pege - >

without <0504 - anudros - > water <0504 - anudros - > , clouds

<3507 - nephele - > that are carried <1643 - elauno - > with a

tempest <2978 - lailaps - > ; to whom <3739 - hos - > the mist

<2217 - zophos - > of darkness <4655 - skotos - > is reserved

<5083 - tereo - > for ever <0165 - aion - > .

: 18 For when they speak <5350 - phtheggomai - > great <5246 -

huperogkos - > swelling <5246 - huperogkos - > [ words ] of

vanity <3153 - mataiotes - > , they allure <1185 - deleazo - >

through <1722 - en - > the lusts <1939 - epithumia - > of the

flesh <4561 - sarx - > , [ through much ] wantonness <0766 -

aselgeia - > , those <3588 - ho - > that were clean <3689 -

ontos - > escaped <0668 - apopheugo - > from them who live <0390

- anastrepho - > in error <4106 - plane - > .

: 19 While they promise <1861 - epaggello - > them liberty

<1657 - eleutheria - > , they themselves <0846 - autos - > are

the servants <1401 - doulos - > of corruption <5356 - phthora -

> : for of whom <3739 - hos - > a man <5100 - tis - > is

overcome <2274 - hettao - > , of the same <3778 - houtos - > is

he brought <1402 - douloo - > in bondage <1402 - douloo - > .

: 20 For if <1487 - ei - > after they have escaped <0668 -

apopheugo - > the pollutions <3393 - miasma - > of the world

<2889 - kosmos - > through <1722 - en - > the knowledge <1922 -

epignosis - > of the Lord <2962 - kurios - > and Saviour <4990 -

soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > ,

they are again <3825 - palin - > entangled <1707 - empleko - >

therein <5125 - toutois - > , and overcome <2274 - hettao - > ,

the latter <2078 - eschatos - > end <2078 - eschatos - > is

worse <5501 - cheiron - > with them than the beginning <4413 -

protos - > .

: 21 For it had been <2258 - en - > better <2909 - kreitton -

> for them not to have known <1921 - epiginosko - > the way

<3598 - hodos - > of righteousness <1343 - dikaiosune - > ,

than <2228 - e - > , after they have known <1921 - epiginosko -

> [ it ] , to turn <1994 - epistrepho - > from the holy <0040

- hagios - > commandment <1785 - entole - > delivered <3860 -

paradidomi - > unto them .

: 22 But it is happened <4819 - sumbaino - > unto them

according to the true <0227 - alethes - > proverb <3942 -

paroimia - > , The dog <2965 - kuon - > [ is ] turned <1994 -

epistrepho - > to his own <2398 - idios - > vomit <1829 -

exerama - > again <1994 - epistrepho - > ; and the sow <5300 -

hus - > that was washed <3068 - louo - > to her wallowing <2946 -

kulisma - > in the mire <1004 - borboros - > .

: 2Peter 3

: 1 . This <5026 - taute - > second <1208 - deuteros - >

epistle <1992 - epistole - > , beloved <0027 - agapetos - > ,

I now <2236 - hedista - > write <1125 - grapho - > unto you ;

in [ both ] which <3739 - hos - > I stir <1326 - diegeiro - >

up your <5216 - humon - > pure <1506 - eilikrines - > minds

<1271 - dianoia - > by way <1722 - en - > of remembrance <5280 -

hupomnesis - > :

: 2 That ye may be mindful <3403 - mimnesko - > of the words

<4487 - rhema - > which were spoken <4280 - proereo - > before

<4280 - proereo - > by the holy <0040 - hagios - > prophets

<4396 - prophetes - > , and of the commandment <1785 - entole -

> of us the apostles <0652 - apostolos - > of the Lord <2962 -

kurios - > and Saviour <4990 - soter - > :

: 3 . Knowing <1097 - ginosko - > this <5124 - touto - > first

<4412 - proton - > , that there shall come <2064 - erchomai - >

in the last <2078 - eschatos - > days <2250 - hemera - >

scoffers <1703 - empaiktes - > , walking <4198 - poreuomai - >

after <2596 - kata - > their own <2398 - idios - > lusts <1939 -

epithumia - > ,

: 4 And saying <3004 - lego - > , Where <4226 - pou - > is

the promise <1860 - epaggelia - > of his coming <3952 - parousia

- > ? for since <3739 - hos - > the fathers <3962 - pater - >

fell asleep <2837 - koimao - > , all <3956 - pas - > things

continue <1265 - diameno - > as [ they were ] from the

beginning <0746 - arche - > of the creation <2937 - ktisis - > .

: 5 For this <5124 - touto - > they willingly <2309 - thelo -

> are ignorant <2990 - lanthano - > of , that by the word <3056

- logos - > of God <2316 - theos - > the heavens <3772 - ouranos

- > were of old <1597 - ekpalai - > , and the earth <1093 - ge -

> standing <4921 - sunistao - > out of the water <5204 - hudor -

> and in the water <5204 - hudor - > :

: 6 Whereby <3739 - hos - > the world <2889 - kosmos - > that

then <5119 - tote - > was , being overflowed <2626 - katakluzo -

> with water <5204 - hudor - > , perished <0622 - apollumi - >

: 7 But the heavens <3772 - ouranos - > and the earth <1093 -

ge - > , which are now <3568 - nun - > , by the same <0846 -

autos - > word <3056 - logos - > are kept <2343 - thesaurizo - >

in store <2343 - thesaurizo - > , reserved <5083 - tereo - >

unto fire <4442 - pur - > against <1519 - eis - > the day <2250 -

hemera - > of judgment <2920 - krisis - > and perdition <0684 -

apoleia - > of ungodly <0765 - asebes - > men <0444 - anthropos -

> .

: 8 . But , beloved <0027 - agapetos - > , be not ignorant

<2990 - lanthano - > of this <5124 - touto - > one <1520 - heis -

> thing , that one <3391 - mia - > day <2250 - hemera - > [

is ] with the Lord <2962 - kurios - > as a thousand <5507 -

chilioi - > years <2094 - etos - > , and a thousand <5507 -

chilioi - > years <2094 - etos - > as one <3391 - mia - > day

<2250 - hemera - > .

: 9 . The Lord <2962 - kurios - > is not slack <1019 - braduno

- > concerning <4314 - pros - > his promise <1860 - epaggelia -

> , as some <5100 - tis - > men count <2233 - hegeomai - >

slackness <1022 - bradutes - > ; but is longsuffering to us -

ward <2248 - hemas - > , not willing <1014 - boo - lom - ahee -

> that any <5100 - tis - > should perish <0622 - apollumi - > ,

but that all <3956 - pas - > should come <5562 - choreo - > to

repentance <3341 - metanoia - > .

: 10 But the day <2250 - hemera - > of the Lord <2962 - kurios

- > will come <2240 - heko - > as a thief <2812 - kleptes - > in

the night <3571 - nux - > ; in the which <3739 - hos - > the

heavens <3772 - ouranos - > shall pass <3928 - parerchomai - >

away with a great noise <4500 - rhoizedon - > , and the

elements <4747 - stoicheion - > shall melt <3089 - luo - > with

fervent heat <2741 - kausoo - > , the earth <1093 - ge - > also

<2532 - kai - > and the works <2041 - ergon - > that are therein

<0846 - autos - > shall be burned <2618 - katakaio - > up .

: 11 . [ Seeing ] then <3767 - oun - > [ that ] all <3956 -

pas - > these <5130 - touton - > things shall be dissolved

<3089 - luo - > , what <4217 - potapos - > manner <4217 -

potapos - > [ of persons ] ought <1163 - dei - > ye to be in

[ all ] holy <0040 - hagios - > conversation <0391 - anastrophe

- > and godliness <2150 - eusebeia - > ,

: 12 Looking <4328 - prosdokao - > for and hasting <4692 -

speudo - > unto the coming <3952 - parousia - > of the day <2250

- hemera - > of God <2316 - theos - > , wherein <3757 - hou - >

the heavens <3772 - ouranos - > being on fire <4448 - puroo - >

shall be dissolved <3089 - luo - > , and the elements <4747 -

stoicheion - > shall melt <5080 - teko - > with fervent heat

<2741 - kausoo - > ?

: 13 Nevertheless <1161 - de - > we , according <2596 - kata -

> to his promise <1862 - epaggelma - > , look <4328 -

prosdokao - > for new <2537 - kainos - > heavens <3772 - ouranos

- > and a new <2537 - kainos - > earth <1093 - ge - > , wherein

<3757 - hou - > dwelleth <2730 - katoikeo - > righteousness

<1343 - dikaiosune - > .

: 14 Wherefore <1352 - dio - > , beloved <0027 - agapetos - >

, seeing that ye look <4328 - prosdokao - > for such <5023 -

tauta - > things , be diligent <4704 - spoudazo - > that ye may

be found <2147 - heurisko - > of him in peace <1515 - eirene - >

, without <0784 - aspilos - > spot <0784 - aspilos - > , and

blameless <0298 - amometos - > .

: 15 And account <2233 - hegeomai - > [ that ] the

longsuffering <3115 - makrothumia - > of our Lord <2962 - kurios

- > [ is ] salvation <4991 - soteria - > ; even <2531 -

kathos - > as our beloved <0027 - agapetos - > brother <0080 -

adephos - > Paul <3972 - Paulos - > also <2532 - kai - >

according <2596 - kata - > to the wisdom <4678 - sophia - >

given <1325 - didomi - > unto him hath written <1125 - grapho -

> unto you ;

: 16 As also <2532 - kai - > in all <3956 - pas - > [ his ]

epistles <1992 - epistole - > , speaking <2980 - laleo - > in

them of these <5130 - touton - > things ; in which <3739 - hos -

> are some <5100 - tis - > things hard <1425 - dusnoetos - > to

be understood <1425 - dusnoetos - > , which <3739 - hos - >

they that are unlearned <0261 - amathes - > and unstable <0793 -

asteriktos - > wrest <4761 - strebloo - > , as [ they do ]

also <2532 - kai - > the other <3062 - loipoy - > scriptures

<1124 - graphe - > , unto their own <2398 - idios - >

destruction <0684 - apoleia - > .

: 17 Ye therefore <3767 - oun - > , beloved <0027 - agapetos -

> , seeing ye know <4267 - proginosko - > [ these things ]

before <4267 - proginosko - > , beware <5442 - phulasso - >

lest <3361 - me - > ye also <4879 - sunapago - > , being led

<4879 - sunapago - > away <4879 - sunapago - > with the error

<4106 - plane - > of the wicked <0113 - athesmos - > , fall

<1601 - ekpipto - > from your <3588 - ho - > own <2398 - idios -

> stedfastness <4740 - sterigmos - > .

: 18 But grow <0837 - auzano - > in grace <5485 - charis - > ,

and [ in ] the knowledge <1108 - gnosis - > of our Lord <2962

- kurios - > and Saviour <4990 - soter - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous -

> Christ <5547 - Christos - > . To him [ be ] glory <1391 -

doxa - > both <2532 - kai - > now <3568 - nun - > and for ever

<0165 - aion - > . Amen <0281 - amen - > .