14 tGreet one another with the kiss of love. 6 xHumble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, Peter didnot say where he was sending the letter. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions,6 while mthey feast with you. Read 2 Peter chapter 3, in the English Standard Version (ESV). 12:17, 18; 1 Tim. 2 Peter 1 Greeting 1 Simeon Some manuscripts Simon Peter, a servant For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos , see Preface and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Why do we pray to God? Ask a Question. 6:5; Titus 1:11], [Rom. 14 xsince I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, yas our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell[a] and committed them to chains[b] of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;[c] 7 and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked 8 (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,[d] and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10 and especially those who indulge[e] in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. 9 then ethe Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials,4 and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 1 But m false prophets also arose among the people, n just as there will be false teachers among you, who will o secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master p who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 1 Simeon1 Peter, a servant2 and apostle of Jesus Christ. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition - is just a step away! 9 uIf we confess our sins, he is vfaithful and just to forgive us our sins and rto cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 2 But mfalse prophets also arose among the people, njust as there will be false teachers among you, who will osecretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master pwho bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 gthe life hwas made manifest, and we have seen it, and itestify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, awhich was with the Father and hwas made manifest to us— 13:13; 1 Thess. 4 For if God did not spare # Jude 6 angels when they sinned, but # [Rev. 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 2 And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 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