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ThisG5026 secondG1208 letter,G1992 beloved,G27 I nowG2236 writeG1125 to you; in both whichG3739 I stirG1326 up yourG5216 pureG1506 mindsG1271 by wayG1722 of remembrance:G5280
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That you may be mindfulG3403 of the wordsG4487 which were spokenG4280 beforeG4280 by the holyG40 prophets,G4396 and of the commandmentG1785 of us the apostlesG652 of the LordG2962 and Savior:G4990
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KnowingG1097 thisG5124 first,G4412 that there shall comeG2064 in the lastG2078 daysG2250 scoffers,G1703 walkingG4198 afterG2596 their ownG2398 lusts,G1939
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And saying,G3004 WhereG4226 is the promiseG1860 of his coming?G3952 for sinceG575 G3739 the fathersG3962 fell asleep,G2837 allG3956 things continueG1265 as they were from the beginningG746 of the creation.G2937
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For thisG5124 they willinglyG2309 are ignorantG2990 of, that by the wordG3056 of GodG2316 the heavensG3772 were of old,G1597 and the earthG1093 standingG4921 out of the waterG5204 and in the water:G5204
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WherebyG1223 G3739 the worldG2889 that thenG5119 was, being overflowedG2626 with water,G5204 perished:G622
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But the heavensG3772 and the earth,G1093 which are now,G3568 by the sameG846 wordG3056 are keptG2343 in store,G2343 reservedG5083 to fireG4442 againstG1519 the dayG2250 of judgmentG2920 and perditionG684 of ungodlyG765 men.G444
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But, beloved,G27 be not ignorantG2990 of thisG5124 oneG1520 thing, that oneG3391 dayG2250 is with the LordG2962 as a thousandG5507 years,G2094 and a thousandG5507 yearsG2094 as oneG3391 day.G2250
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The LordG2962 is not slackG1019 concerningG4314 his promise,G1860 as someG5100 men countG2233 slackness;G1022 but is long-sufferingG3114 to us-ward,G1519 G2248 not willingG1014 that anyG5100 should perish,G622 but that allG3956 should comeG5562 to repentance.G3341
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But the dayG2250 of the LordG2962 will comeG2240 as a thiefG2812 in the night;G3571 in the whichG3739 the heavensG3772 shall passG3928 away with a great noise,G4500 and the elementsG4747 shall meltG3089 with fervent heat,G2741 the earthG1093 alsoG2532 and the worksG2041 that are thereinG1722 G846 shall be burnedG2618 up.
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Seeing thenG3767 that allG3956 theseG5130 things shall be dissolved,G3089 whatG4217 mannerG4217 of persons oughtG1163 you to be in all holyG40 conversationG391 and godliness,G2150
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LookingG4328 for and hasteningG4692 to the comingG3952 of the dayG2250 of God,G2316 whereinG1223 G3757 the heavensG3772 being on fireG4448 shall be dissolved,G3089 and the elementsG4747 shall meltG5080 with fervent heat?G2741
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NeverthelessG1161 we, accordingG2596 to his promise,G1862 lookG4328 for newG2537 heavensG3772 and a newG2537 earth,G1093 whereinG1722 G3757 dwellsG2730 righteousness.G1343
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Why,G1352 beloved,G27 seeing that you lookG4328 for suchG5023 things, be diligentG4704 that you may be foundG2147 of him in peace,G1515 withoutG784 spot,G784 and blameless.G298
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And accountG2233 that the long-sufferingG3115 of our LordG2962 is salvation;G4991 evenG2531 as our belovedG27 brotherG80 PaulG3972 alsoG2532 accordingG2596 to the wisdomG4678 givenG1325 to him has writtenG1125 to you;
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As alsoG2532 in allG3956 his letters,G1992 speakingG2980 in them of theseG5130 things; in whichG3739 are someG5100 things hardG1425 to be understood,G1425 whichG3739 they that are unlearnedG261 and unstableG793 wrest,G4761 as they do alsoG2532 the otherG3062 scriptures,G1124 to their ownG2398 destruction.G684
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You therefore,G3767 beloved,G27 seeing you knowG4267 these things before,G4267 bewareG5442 lestG2443 G3361 you also,G4879 being ledG4879 awayG4879 with the errorG4106 of the wicked,G113 fallG1601 from yourG3588 ownG2398 steadfastness.G4740
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But growG837 in grace,G5485 and in the knowledgeG1108 of our LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 Christ.G5547 To him be gloryG1391 bothG2532 nowG3568 and for ever.G2250 G165 Amen.G281
