'This1isnow2thesecond4letter7thatI am writing6to you,5beloved.3In8[both of] them9I am stirring up10your11sincere15mind16by [way of]12reminder,13 that youshould remember1the2[predictions]34of5the6holy7prophets8and9the10commandment of14the15Lord16and17Savior18throughyour13apostles,12 knowing3this1first of all,2that4scoffers12will come5in6the8last7days9with10scoffing,11following1318their17own15sinful desires.16 They will say,2Where3is4the5promise6of8his9coming?8For12ever since1011the13fathers14fell asleep,15all16things are continuing18as17they werefrom19the beginning20of creation.21 For2they3deliberately5overlook1this [fact],4that6the heavens7existed8long ago,9and10the earth11was formed17out of12water13and14through15water16by the18word21of God,20 and thatby means of1these2the3world5thatthen4existedwas deluged7with water6andperished.8 But2by the8same9word10the1heavens4and5earth7thatnow3existare12stored up11for fire,13being kept14until15the day16of judgment17and18destruction19of the20ungodly.21 But2do5not4overlook5this3one [fact],1beloved,7that8with11the Lord12one9day10isas13a thousand14years,15and16a thousand17years18as19one21day.20 The Lord3is2not1slow2to fulfill hispromise5as6some7count9slowness,8but10is patient11toward12you,13not14wishing15thatany16should perish,17but18thatall19should reach22repentance.21 But2the day3of the Lord4will come1like5a thief,6andthen78the9heavens10will pass away12with a roar,11and14the heavenly bodies13will be burned up15anddissolved,16and17the earth18and19the20works23that are doneon21it22will be [exposed].24 Sinceall3these things1arethus2to be dissolved,4what sort of people5ought6you8to be7in9lives11of holiness10and12godliness,13 waiting for1and2hastening3the4coming5of the6day9of God,8because of10which11the heavens12will14be set on fire13anddissolved,14and15the heavenly bodies16will melt18asthey burn!17 But2according to7his10promise9we are waiting for11new1heavens3and4a new6earth5in12which13righteousness14dwells.15 Therefore,1beloved,2since[you] are waiting for4these,3be diligent5to be found10by him9without spot6or7blemish,8andat11peace.12 And1count8the2patience6of4our5Lord4assalvation,7just as9our13beloved12brother14Paul15also10wrote21to you22according to16the17wisdom20given18him,19 as1he doesin3all4[his] letters5when he speaks6in7them8of9these matters.10There aresome things15in11them12that are13hard to understand,14which16the17ignorant18and19unstable20twist21to27their30own29destruction,31as22they dothe24other25Scriptures.26 You1therefore,2beloved,3knowing [this] beforehand,4take care5that6youare12not7carried away12with the8error11of lawless people10andlose13yourown15stability.16 But2grow1in3the grace4and5knowledge6of8our9Lord8and10Savior11Jesus12Christ.13To him14bethe15glory16both17now18and19to20the day21of eternity.22Amen.23