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13 But according to His (A)promise we are looking for (B)new heavens and a new earth, (C)in which righteousness dwells.

Be on Your Guard

14 (D)Therefore, (E)beloved, since you are looking for these things, be diligent to be (F)found by Him in peace, (G)spotless and blameless, 15 and consider the (H)patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also (I)our beloved brother Paul, (J)according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16 as also in all his letters, speaking in them of (K)these things, (L)in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and (M)unstable distort, as they do also (N)the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17 You therefore, (O)beloved, knowing this beforehand, (P)be on your guard lest you, having been carried away by (Q)the error of (R)unprincipled men, (S)fall from your own steadfastness, 18 but grow in the grace and (T)knowledge of our (U)Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (V)To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

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13 But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.

14 And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.

15 And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him— 16 speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction.

Peter’s Final Words

17 You already know these things, dear friends. So be on guard; then you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing. 18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.

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