2 Peter 3
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1This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you
1ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲑⲁⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ.
2that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,
2ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
3knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts
3ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ.
4and 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.”
4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲑⲱⲛ ϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ.
5For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,
5ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.
6by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.
6ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲏ ⲁϥϫⲱⲗⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
7But the heavens that exist now 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.
7ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲅⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
8But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
8ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲃϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
9The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ.
10But 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 be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
10ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲕϩ.
11Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
11ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏ ⲥ.
12looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
12ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓⲏⲥ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
13ϩⲁⲛⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
14ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ.
15Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲡⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯ ⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
16as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
16⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏ ⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲧⲣⲉⲃⲗⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
17You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
17⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
18ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲃ̅
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