1 T his, a second letter, beloved, I already write to you, in which I stir up, in the way of putting you in remembrance, your pure mind,

This is now, beloved, the second epistle that I write unto you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by putting you in remembrance;

2 t o be mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour by your apostles;

that ye should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of the Lord and Saviour through your apostles:

3 k nowing this first, that there shall come at close of the days mockers with mocking, walking according to their own lusts,

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,

4 a nd saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from beginning of creation.

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

5 F or this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God,

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of God;

6 t hrough which the then world, deluged with water, perished.

by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

7 B ut the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

8 B ut let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 L ord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

10 B ut the day of Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 A ll these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,

Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness,

12 w aiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and elements, burning with heat, shall melt?

looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13 B ut, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

14 W herefore, beloved, as ye wait for these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, without spot and blameless;

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.

15 a nd account the longsuffering of our Lord salvation; according as our beloved brother Paul also has written to you according to the wisdom given to him,

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

16 a s also in all epistles, speaking in them of these things; among which some things are hard to be understood, which the untaught and ill-established wrest, as also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

17 Y e therefore, beloved, knowing things before, take care lest, being led away along with the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness:

Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.

18 b ut grow in grace, and in knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him glory both now and to day of eternity. Amen.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.