Greeting the Faithful

Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly;

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.