ΠΕΤΡΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ Second Epistle of Peter the T heologian

CHAPTER 3

| 1 | ταυτην |  | ηδη |  | αγαπητοι |  | δευτεραν |  | υμιν |  | γραφω |  | επιστολην |  | εν |  | αις |
|  | This |  | now, |  | beloved, |  | a second |  | to 2 you 3 |  | I 4 write 5 |  | epistle, 1 |  | in [both] |  | which |

διεγειρω |  | υμων |  | εν |  | υπομνησει |  | την |  | ειλικρινη |  | διανοιαν |  |
I stir up |  | your |  | in 3 |  | putting 4 [you] 5 in 6 remembrance 7 |  | ♦ |  | pure 1 |  | mind, 2 |  |

| 2 | μνησθηναι |  | των |  | προειρημενων |  | ρηματων |  | υπο |  | των |  | αγιων |  | προφητων |  | και
|  | to be mindful |  | of the |  | spoken 2 before 3 |  | words 1 |  | by |  | the |  | holy |  | prophets, |  | and

| της |  | των |  | αποστολων |  | ημων |  | εντολης |  | του |  | κυριου |  | και |  | σωτηρος |  |
| of the |  | the 9 |  | apostles 10 |  | by 7 us 8 |  | commandment 1 |  | of 2 the 3 |  | Lord 4 |  | and 5 |  | Saviour; 6 |  |

| 3 | τουτο |  | πρωτον |  | γινωσκοντες |  | οτι |  | ελευσονται |  | επ |  | εσχατου |  | των |
|  | this |  | first |  | knowing, |  | that |  | will come |  | at the close |  | ♦ |  | of the |

ημερων |  | εμπαικται |  | κατα |  | τας |  | ιδιας |  | αυτων |  | επιθυμιας |  | πορευομενοι |  |
days |  | mockers, |  | according to |  | their own |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | lusts |  | walking, |  |

| 4 | και |  | λεγοντες |  | που |  | εστιν |  | η |  | επαγγελια |  | της |  | παρουσιας |  | αυτου |
|  | and |  | saying, |  | Where |  | is |  | the |  | promise |  | of his coming? |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

αφ |  | ης |  | γαρ |  | οι |  | πατερες |  | εκοιμηθησαν |  | παντα |  | ουτως |  | διαμενει |  | απ |
for since |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | the |  | fathers |  | fell asleep, |  | all things |  | thus |  | continue |  | from |

αρχης |  | κτισεως |  |
[the] beginning |  | of [the] creation. |  |

| 5 | λανθανει |  | γαρ |  | αυτους |  | τουτο |  | θελοντας |  | οτι |  | ουρανοι |  | ησαν |
|  | For is 2 hidden 3 from 4 |  | ♦ |  | them 5 |  | this, 1 |  | [they] willing [it], |  | that |  | heavens |  | were |

εκπαλαι |  | και |  | γη |  | εξ |  | υδατος |  | και |  | δι |  | υδατος |  | συνεστωσα |  | τω |  | του |
of old, |  | and |  | an earth |  | out of |  | water |  | and |  | in |  | water |  | subsisting, |  | by the |  | ♦ |

θεου |  | λογω |  |
of 2 God 3 |  | word, 1 |  |

| 6 | δι |  | ων |  | ο |  | τοτε |  | κοσμος |  | υδατι |  | κατακλυσθεις |  | απωλετο |  |
|  | through |  | which [waters] |  | the |  | then |  | world |  | with water |  | having been deluged |  | perished. |  |

| 7 | οι |  | δε |  | νυν |  | ουρανοι |  | και |  | η |  | γη |  | αυτου |  | λογω |  | τεθησαυρισμενοι |  | εισιν |
|  | But the |  | ♦ |  | now |  | heavens |  | and |  | the |  | earth |  | by his |  | word |  | treasured 2 up 3 |  | are, 1 |

πυρι |  | τηρουμενοι |  | εις |  | ημεραν |  | κρισεως |  | και |  | απωλειας |  | των |  | ασεβων |
for fire |  | being kept |  | to |  | a day |  | of judgment |  | and |  | destruction |  | ♦ |  | of ungodly |

ανθρωπων |  |
men. |  |

| 8 | εν |  | δε |  | τουτο |  | μη |  | λανθανετω |  | υμας |  | αγαπητοι |  | οτι |
|  | But this one thing |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | let not be hidden from |  | ♦ |  | you, |  | beloved, |  | that |

μια |  | ημερα |  | παρα |  | κυριω |  | ως |  | χιλια |  | ετη |  | και |  | χιλια |  | ετη |  | ως |  | ημερα |
one |  | day |  | with [the] |  | Lord [is] |  | as |  | a thousand |  | years, |  | and |  | a thousand |  | years |  | as |  | day 2 |

μια |  |
one. 1 |  |

| 9 | ου |  | βραδυνει |  | ο |  | κυριος |  | της |  | επαγγελιας |  | ως |  | τινες |  | βραδυτητα |
|  | Does 5 not 6 delay 7 |  | ♦ |  | the 3 |  | Lord 4 |  | the |  | promise, |  | as |  | some |  | delay 2 |

ηγουνται |  | αλλα |  | μακροθυμει |  | εις |  | ημας |  | μη |  | βουλομενος |  | τινας |
esteem, 1 |  | but |  | is longsuffering |  | towards |  | us, |  | not |  | willing |  | [for] any |

απολεσθαι |  | αλλα |  | παντας |  | εις |  | μετανοιαν |  | χωρησαι |  |
to perish, |  | but |  | all |  | to |  | repentance |  | to come. |  |

| 10 | ηξει |  | δε |  | η |  | ημερα |  | κυριου |  | ως |  | κλεπτης |  | εν |  | νυκτι |  | εν |  | η |  | οι |
|  | But shall come |  | ♦ |  | the |  | day |  | of [the] Lord |  | as |  | a thief |  | in |  | [the] night, |  | in |  | which |  | the |

ουρανοι |  | ροιζηδον |  | παρελευσονται |  | στοιχεια |  | δε |  | καυσουμενα |
heavens |  | with rushing noise |  | shall pass away, |  | and [the] elements |  | ♦ |  | burning with heat |

λυθησονται |  | και |  | γη |  | και |  | τα |  | εν |  | αυτη |  | εργα |  | κατακαησεται |  |
shall be dissolved, |  | and |  | [the] earth |  | and |  | the |  | in 2 |  | it 3 |  | works 1 |  | shall be burnt up. |  |

| 11 | τουτων |  | ουν |  | παντων |  | λυομενων |  | ποταπους |  | δει |
|  | These things |  | then |  | all |  | being to be dissolved, |  | what kind of [persons] |  | ought |

υπαρχειν |  | υμας |  | εν |  | αγιαις |  | αναστροφαις |  | και |  | ευσεβειαις |  |
to 2 be 3 |  | ye 1 |  | in |  | holy |  | conduct |  | and |  | piety, |  |

| 12 | προσδοκωντας |  | και |  | σπευδοντας |  | την |  | παρουσιαν |  | της |  | του |  | θεου |  | ημερας
|  | expecting |  | and |  | hastening |  | the |  | coming |  | of the |  | ♦ |  | of 2 God 3 |  | day 1

| δι |  | ην |  | ουρανοι |  | πυρουμενοι |  | λυθησονται |  | και |  | στοιχεια |
| by reason of |  | which |  | [the] heavens, |  | being on fire, |  | shall be dissolved, |  | and |  | [the] elements |

καυσουμενα |  | τηκεται |  |
burning with heat |  | shall melt? |  |

| 13 | καινους |  | δε |  | ουρανους |  | και |  | γην |  | καινην |  | κατα |  | το |  | επαγγελμα |  | αυτου |
|  | New 2 |  | and 1 |  | heavens |  | and |  | earth 3 |  | a 1 new 2 |  | according to |  | ♦ |  | promise 2 |  | his, 1 |

προσδοκωμεν |  | εν |  | οις |  | δικαιοσυνη |  | κατοικει |  |
we expect, |  | in |  | which |  | righteousness |  | dwells. |  |

| 14 | διο |  | αγαπητοι |  | ταυτα |  | προσδοκωντες |  | σπουδασατε |  | ασπιλοι |  | και |
|  | Wherefore, |  | beloved, |  | these things |  | expecting |  | be diligent |  | without spot |  | and |

αμωμητοι |  | αυτω |  | ευρεθηναι |  | εν |  | ειρηνη |  |
unblamable |  | by him |  | to be found |  | in |  | peace; |  |

| 15 | και |  | την |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | μακροθυμιαν |  | σωτηριαν |  | ηγεισθε |
|  | and |  | the |  | of 2 our 3 Lord 4 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | longsuffering, 1 |  | salvation 7 |  | esteem 5 ye; 6 |

καθως |  | και |  | ο |  | αγαπητος |  | ημων |  | αδελφος |  | παυλος |  | κατα |  | την |  | αυτω |
according as |  | also |  | ♦ |  | beloved 2 |  | our 1 |  | brother |  | Paul |  | according to |  | the |  | to 3 him 4 |

δοθεισαν |  | σοφιαν |  | εγραψεν |  | υμιν |  |
given 2 |  | wisdom 1 |  | wrote |  | to you, |  |

| 16 | ως |  | και |  | εν |  | πασαις |  | ταις |  | επιστολαις |  | λαλων |  | εν |  | αυταις |  | περι |  | τουτων |
|  | as |  | also |  | in |  | all |  | ♦ |  | [his] epistles, |  | speaking |  | in |  | them |  | concerning |  | these things, |

εν |  | οις |  | εστιν |  | δυσνοητα |  | τινα |  | α |  | οι |  | αμαθεις |  | και |
among |  | which |  | are |  | hard 3 to 4 be 5 understand 6 |  | some 1 things, 2 |  | which |  | the |  | untaught |  | and |

αστηρικτοι |  | στρεβλουσιν |  | ως |  | και |  | τας |  | λοιπας |  | γραφας |  | προς |  | την |  | ιδιαν |
unestablished |  | wrest, |  | as |  | also |  | the |  | other |  | scriptures, |  | to |  | their own |  | ♦ |

αυτων |  | απωλειαν |  |
♦ |  | destruction. |  |

| 17 | υμεις |  | ουν |  | αγαπητοι |  | προγινωσκοντες |  | φυλασσεσθε |  | ινα |  | μη |  | τη |
|  | Ye |  | therefore, |  | beloved, |  | knowing beforehand, |  | beware, |  | lest |  | ♦ |  | with the |

των |  | αθεσμων |  | πλανη |  | συναπαχθεντες |  | εκπεσητε |  | του |  | ιδιου |
of 2 the 3 |  | lawless 4 [ones] 5 |  | error 1 |  | having been led away, |  | ye should fall from |  | your own |  | ♦ |

στηριγμου |  |
steadfastness: |  |

| 18 | αυξανετε |  | δε |  | εν |  | χαριτι |  | και |  | γνωσει |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | και |
|  | but grow |  | ♦ |  | in |  | grace, |  | and |  | in [the] knowledge |  | of our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |

σωτηρος |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | αυτω |  | η |  | δοξα |  | και |  | νυν |  | και |  | εις |  | ημεραν |  | αιωνος |
Saviour |  | Jesus |  | Christ. |  | To him [be] |  | ♦ |  | glory |  | both |  | now |  | and |  | to |  | [the] day |  | of eternity. |

αμην |
Amen. |