{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "2 Peter",
 "chapter": 3,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:"
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:"
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,"
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:"
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:"
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,"
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?"
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;"
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction."
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness."
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen."
  }
 ],
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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}