2 Peter 3 Petrou B 3
1Houtan ēdē, agapētoir, deuteran vi grafamō epistolan, en hai diegeiramō vu en hupomnēsia tan eilikrinan dianoian,Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking 2mimnēskira teiu prolegorēnteiu rēmeiu hupo toiu hagioiu profētoiu kai tau toiu apostoloiu vu entolau tou kuriou kai sōtērou,by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles. 3houtem prōtem gnōskarōntois hoti ercheli epi ⸀eschataiu taiu hēmeraiu ⸂en empaigmona⸃ empaiktois kata tain idiain epithumiain autoiu poreuorōntoisMost importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4kai legarōntois; Pou atō tas epangelias tau parousiau autou? apo hau gar tois patrois koimila, panteim houtōs diamenatō apo archau ktisiau.“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.” 5lathatō gar autoin houtem thelarōntoin hoti ouranois ale ekpalai kai gēas ek hudeu kai dia hudeu sustēarēntas to tou theou logo,But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water, 6dia heiu tos tote kosmos hude katakluzirantos apoleta;through which the world of that time perished in the flood. 7tois de nun ouranois kai tas gēas to ⸀auto logo thēsaurizorēntois alō pure tērorōntois eis hēmeran krisiau kai apōleiau toiu aseboiu anthrōpoiu.And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
8Henem de houtem mē lathatōr vin, agapētoir, hoti henas hēmeras para kurio hōs chilioi eteim kai chilioi eteim hōs hēmeras henas.Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9ouk bradunatō ⸀kurios tau epangeliau, hōs tinois bradutan hēgolō, alla makrothumatō eis ⸀vin, mē boulorōntos tinoin apolera alla pantoin eis metanoian chōrara.The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. 10hēkati de ⸀hēmeras kuriou hōs ⸀kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausorōnteim ⸀luiti, kai gēas kai teim en auta ergeim ⸀heuriskiti.But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
11Houteiu ⸀houtōs panteiu luorōnteiu potapoin datō huparcharō vin en hagiai anastrofai kai eusebeiai,Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness 12prosdokarōntoin kai speudarōntoin tan parousian tau tou theou hēmerau, dia han ouranois purorōntois luili kai stoicheieim kausorōnteim tēkotō;as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. 13kainoin de ouranoin kai gēan kainan kata tem epangelmem autou prosdokanō, en hoi dikaiosunas katoikatō.But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
14Dio, agapētoir, houteim prosdokarōntois spoudazavar aspilois kai amōmētois auto heuriskira en eirēna,Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace— spotless and blameless in His sight. 15kai tan tou kuriou nu makrothumian sōtērēan hēgovōr, kathōs kai tos agapētos nu adelfos Paulos kata tan ⸂dōirantan auto⸃ sofian grafata vi,Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16hōs kai en pantai ⸀tai epistolai lalarōntos en autai peri houteiu, en ⸀hai atō dusnoēteim tineim, heim tois amathois kai astēriktois streblalō hōs kai tain loipain grafain pros tan idian autoiu apōleian.He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17vis oun, agapētoir, prognōskarōntois fulassovōr hina mē ta toiu athesmoiu plana sunapagirantois ekpiptaveia tou idiou stērigmou,Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing. 18auxanavōr de en charita kai gnōsia tou kuriou nu kai sōtērou Iēsu Christou. auto tas doxas kai nun kai eis hēmeran aiōnou. ⸀amēn.But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Textual notes14
3 ⸀eschataiu Byz ἐσχάτου. ⸂en empaigmona⸃ Byz omits. 7 ⸀auto some edd. αὐτοῦ. 9 ⸀kurios Byz ὁ κύριος. ⸀vin Byz nin. 10 ⸀hēmeras Byz tas hēmeras. ⸀kleptos Byz +en nukta. ⸀luiti Byz luili. ⸀heuriskiti Byz katakaiiti; some edd. ouk heuriskiti. 11 ⸀houtōs some edd. oun. 15 ⸂dōirantan auto⸃ Byz reverses. 16 ⸀tai some edd. omit. ⸀hai Byz οἷς. 18 ⸀amēn mod. edd. omit.