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My dear friends, this is now the second time I've written to you, both letters reminders to hold your minds in a state of undistracted attention.

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Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.

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Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),

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This is my second letter to you, dear friends, and in both of them I have tried to stimulate your wholesome thinking and refresh your memory.

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Keep in mind what the holy prophets said, and the command of our Master and Savior that was passed on by your apostles.

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I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

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that you 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 Savior,

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I want you to remember and understand what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.

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First off, you need to know that in the last days, mockers are going to have a heyday. Reducing everything to the level of their puny feelings,

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First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

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knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,

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First, I want to remind you that in the last days there will be scoffers who will laugh at the truth and do every evil thing they desire.

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they'll mock, "So what's happened to the promise of his Coming? Our ancestors are dead and buried, and everything's going on just as it has from the first day of creation. Nothing's changed."

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They will say, "Where is this 'coming' he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation."

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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 creation."

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This will be their argument: "Jesus promised to come back, did he? Then where is he? Why, as far back as anyone can remember, everything has remained exactly the same since the world was first created."

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They conveniently forget that long ago all the galaxies and this very planet were brought into existence out of watery chaos by God's word.

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But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water.

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For this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

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They deliberately forget that God made the heavens by the word of his command, and he brought the earth up from the water and surrounded it with water.

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Then God's word brought the chaos back in a flood that destroyed the world.

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By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.

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by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.

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Then he used the water to destroy the world with a mighty flood.

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The current galaxies and earth are fuel for the final fire. God is poised, ready to speak his word again, ready to give the signal for the judgment and destruction of the desecrating skeptics.

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By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

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And God has also commanded that the heavens and the earth will be consumed by fire on the day of judgment, when ungodly people will perish.

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Don't overlook the obvious here, friends. With God, one day is as good as a thousand years, a thousand years as a day.

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But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

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But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

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But you must not forget, dear friends, that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.

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God isn't late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn't want anyone lost. He's giving everyone space and time to change.

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The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

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The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

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The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.

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But when the Day of God's Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief. The sky will collapse with a thunderous bang, everything disintegrating in a huge conflagration, earth and all its works exposed to the scrutiny of Judgment.

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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 everything in it will be laid bare.

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

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But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment.

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Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life?

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Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

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Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

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Since everything around us is going to melt away, what holy, godly lives you should be living!

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Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day--

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as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.

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looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

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You should look forward to that day and hurry it along--the day when God will set the heavens on fire and the elements will melt away in the flames.

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but we'll hardly notice. We'll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness. [JC]

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But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

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Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

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But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world where everyone is right with God.

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So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace.

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So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.

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Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

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And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to live a pure and blameless life. And be at peace with God.

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Interpret our Master's patient restraint for what it is: salvation. Our good brother Paul, who was given much wisdom in these matters,

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Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.

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and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation--as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,

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And remember, the Lord is waiting so that people have time to be saved. This is just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him--

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refers to this in all his letters, and has written you essentially the same thing. Some things Paul writes are difficult to understand. Irresponsible people who don't know what they are talking about twist them every which way. They do it to the rest of the Scriptures, too, destroying themselves as they do it.

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He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

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as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

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speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters around to mean something quite different from what he meant, just as they do the other parts of Scripture--and the result is disaster for them.

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But you, friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these lawless and loose-talking teachers.

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Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position.

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You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

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I am warning you ahead of time, dear friends, so that you can watch out and not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people. I don't want you to lose your own secure footing.

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Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ. Glory to the Master, now and forever! Yes!

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But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

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but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

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But grow in the special favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be all glory and honor, both now and forevermore. Amen.