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1
|2 Pedro 3:1|
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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2
|2 Pedro 3:2|
I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Saviour through your apostles.
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3
|2 Pedro 3:3|
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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4
|2 Pedro 3:4|
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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5
|2 Pedro 3:5|
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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6
|2 Pedro 3:6|
By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
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7
|2 Pedro 3:7|
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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8
|2 Pedro 3:8|
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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9
|2 Pedro 3:9|
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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10
|2 Pedro 3:10|
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. [Some manuscripts: be burned up]
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