A New Heaven and Earth

¹⁰ But ^(A)the day of the Lord ^(B)will come like a thief, in which ^(C)the heavens ^(D)will pass away with a roar and the ^(E)elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and ^(F)the earth and ^[a]its works will be ^[b]discovered.

¹¹ Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, ^12 (G)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which ^(H)the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the ^(I)elements will melt with intense heat! ¹³ But according to His ^(J)promise we are looking for ^(K)new heavens and a new earth, ^(L)in which righteousness dwells.

^14 (M)Therefore, ^(N)beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be ^(O)found ^(P)spotless and blameless by Him, at peace, ¹⁵ and regard the ^(Q)patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also ^(R)our beloved brother Paul, ^(S)according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, ¹⁶ as also in all his letters, speaking in them of ^(T)these things, ^(U)in which there are some things that are hard to understand, which the untaught and ^(V)unstable distort, as they do also ^(W)the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. ¹⁷ You therefore, ^(X)beloved, knowing this beforehand, ^(Y)be on your guard so that you are not carried away by ^(Z)the error of ^[c](AA)unscrupulous people and ^(AB)lose your own ^[d]firm commitment, ¹⁸ but grow in the grace and ^(AC)knowledge of our ^(AD)Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ^(AE)To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.