1 Dear friends, this
2 to remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles,
3 above all knowing this, that in the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, following according to their own desires
4 and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For
5 For
6 by means of which things the world that existed at that time was destroyed
7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
8 Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your
9 The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider slowness, but is being patient toward you,
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed
13 But according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides.
14 Therefore, dear friends,
15 And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our dear brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him,
16 as
17 Therefore, dear friends,
18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him