| Chapter 3 |
1 | tauthn hdh agaphtoi deuteran umin grafw epistolhn en aiV diegeirw umwn en upomnhsei thn eilikrinh dianoian |
2 | mnhsqhnai twn proeirhmenwn rhmatwn upo twn agiwn profhtwn kai thV twn apostolwn hmwn entolhV tou kuriou kai swthroV |
3 | touto prwton ginwskonteV oti eleusontai ep escatou twn hmerwn empaiktai kata taV idiaV autwn epiqumiaV poreuomenoi |
4 | kai legonteV pou estin h epaggelia thV parousiaV autou af hV gar oi patereV ekoimhqhsan panta outwV diamenei ap archV ktisewV |
5 | lanqanei gar autouV touto qelontaV oti ouranoi hsan ekpalai kai gh ex udatoV kai di udatoV sunestwsa tw tou qeou logw |
6 | di wn o tote kosmoV udati kataklusqeiV apwleto |
7 | oi de nun ouranoi kai h gh autou logw teqhsaurismenoi eisin puri throumenoi eiV hmeran krisewV kai apwleiaV twn asebwn anqrwpwn |
8 | en de touto mh lanqanetw umaV agaphtoi oti mia hmera para kuriw wV cilia eth kai cilia eth wV hmera mia |
9 | ou bradunei o kurioV thV epaggeliaV wV tineV braduthta hgountai alla makroqumei eiV hmaV mh boulomenoV tinaV apolesqai alla pantaV eiV metanoian cwrhsai |
10 | hxei de h hmera kuriou wV klepthV en nukti en h oi ouranoi roizhdon pareleusontai stoiceia de kausoumena luqhsontai kai gh kai ta en auth erga katakahsetai |
11 | toutwn oun pantwn luomenwn potapouV dei uparcein umaV en agiaiV anastrofaiV kai eusebeiaiV |
12 | prosdokwntaV kai speudontaV thn parousian thV tou qeou hmeraV di hn ouranoi puroumenoi luqhsontai kai stoiceia kausoumena thketai |
13 | kainouV de ouranouV kai ghn kainhn kata to epaggelma autou prosdokwmen en oiV dikaiosunh katoikei |
14 | dio agaphtoi tauta prosdokwnteV spoudasate aspiloi kai amwmhtoi autw eureqhnai en eirhnh |
15 | kai thn tou kuriou hmwn makroqumian swthrian hgeisqe kaqwV kai o agaphtoV hmwn adelfoV pauloV kata thn autw doqeisan sofian egrayen umin |
16 | wV kai en pasaiV taiV epistolaiV lalwn en autaiV peri toutwn en oiV estin dusnohta tina a oi amaqeiV kai asthriktoi streblousin wV kai taV loipaV grafaV proV thn idian autwn apwleian |
17 | umeiV oun agaphtoi proginwskonteV fulassesqe ina mh th twn aqesmwn planh sunapacqenteV ekpeshte tou idiou sthrigmou |
18 | auxanete de en cariti kai gnwsei tou kuriou hmwn kai swthroV ihsou cristou autw h doxa kai nun kai eiV hmeran aiwnoV amhn |