1 B eloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder),

This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding,

2 t hat you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

3 k nowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,

this first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end of the days scoffers, according to their own desires going on,

4 a nd saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”

and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

5 F or this they willfully forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

6 b y which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.

through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

7 B ut the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

8 B ut, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

9 T he Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. The Day of the Lord

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

10 B ut the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

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

11 T herefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

All these, then, being dissolved, what kind of persons doth it behove you to be in holy behaviours and pious acts?

12 l ooking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;

13 N evertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Be Steadfast

and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

14 T herefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,

15 a nd consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,

and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul -- according to the wisdom given to him -- did write to you,

16 a s also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.

17 Y ou therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness,

18 b ut grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.