2 Peter, Chapter 3
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 321.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1ταυτην ηδη αγαπητοι δευτεραν ϋμιν γραφω επιϲτολην εν αιϲ διεγειρω υμων εν υπομνηϲι την ειλικρινη διανοιαν 2μνηϲθηναι των προειρημενων ρηματων ϋπο των αγιων προφητων και τηϲ των αποϲτολων υμων εντοληϲ του κυ και ϲωτηροϲ 3τουτο πρω τον γιγνωϲκοντεϲ οτι ελευϲονται επ εϲχατων των ημερων εν εμπεγμονη εμπεκται κατα ταϲ ϊδιαϲ αυτων επιθυμιαϲ πορευομενοι4κ(αι) λεγοντεϲ που εϲτιν η επαγγελια τηϲ παρουϲιαϲ αυτου αφ ηϲ γαρ οι πατερεϲ εκοιμηθηϲαν παντα ουτωϲ διαμενι απ αρχηϲ κτιϲεωϲ 5λανθανει γαρ αυτουϲ τουτο θελονταϲ οτι ουρανοι ηϲαν εκπαλαι και γη εξ υδατοϲ και δια ϋδατοϲ ϲυνεϲτωτα τω του θυ λογω
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Ταύτην ἤδη, ἀγαπητοί, δευτέραν ὑμῖν γράφω ἐπιστολήν, ἐν αἷς διεγείρω ὑμῶν ἐν ὑπομνήσει τὴν εἰλικρινῆ διάνοιαν, 2μνησθῆναι τῶν προειρημένων ῥημάτων ὑπὸ τῶν ἁγίων προφητῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν ἀποστόλων ὑμῶν ἐντολῆς τοῦ κυρίου καὶ σωτῆρος· 3τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες, ὅτι ἐλεύσονται ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐν ἐμπαιγμονῇ ἐμπαῖκται κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας αὐτῶν ἐπιθυμίας πορευόμενοι 4καὶ λέγοντες, ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ; ἀφ’ ἧς γὰρ οἱ πατέρες ἐκοιμήθησαν, πάντα οὕτως διαμένει ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς κτίσεως. 5λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας, ὅτι οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ δι’ ὕδατος συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ λόγῳ,
1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2That 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: 3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4And 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. 5For 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:
6δι ων ο τοτε κοϲμοϲ υδατι κατακλυϲθειϲ απωλετο · 7οι δε νυ ουρανοι και η γη τω αυτου λογω τεθηϲαυριϲμενοι ειϲιν πυρι τηρουμενοι ειϲ ημεραν κριϲεωϲ και απωλειαϲ των αϲεβων ανθρωπων · 8εν δε τουτο μη λανθανετω ϋμαϲ αγαπητοι οτι μια ημερα παρα κυ ωϲ χιλια ετη ωϲ ημερα μια · 9ου βραδυνει κϲ τηϲ επαγγελιαϲ ωϲ τινεϲ βραδυτητα ηγουνται αλλα μακροθυμι δι ϋμαϲ μη βουλομενοϲ τιναϲ απολεϲθαι αλλα παντεϲ ειϲ μετανοια χωρηϲαι · 10ηξει δε η ημερα κυ ωϲ κλεπτηϲ εν η ουρανοι μεν ρυζηδον παρελευϲοται ϲτοιχεια δε καυϲουμενα λυθηϲεται γη και τα εν αυτη εργα ευρεθηϲεται
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6δι’ ὧν ὁ τότε κόσμος ὕδατι κατακλυσθεὶς ἀπώλετο· 7οἱ δὲ νῦν οὐρανοὶ καὶ ἡ γῆ τῷ αὐτῷ λόγῳ τεθησαυρισμένοι εἰσὶν πυρί, τηρούμενοι εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως καὶ ἀπωλείας τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀνθρώπων. 8ἓν δὲ τοῦτο μὴ λανθανέτω ὑμᾶς, ἀγαπητοί, ὅτι μία ἡμέρα παρὰ κυρίῳ ὡς χίλια ἔτη καὶ χίλια ἔτη ὡς ἡμέρα μία. 9οὐ βραδύνει κύριος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ὥς τινες βραδύτητα ἡγοῦνται, ἀλλὰ μακροθυμεῖ δι’ ὑμᾶς, μὴ βουλόμενός τινας ἀπολέσθαι ἀλλὰ πάντας εἰς μετάνοιαν χωρῆσαι. 10Ἥξει δὲ ἡμέρα κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης, ἐν ᾗ οἱ οὐρανοὶ ῥοιζηδὸν παρελεύσονται, στοιχεῖα δὲ καυσούμενα λυθήσεται, καὶ γῆ καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἔργα κατακαήσεται.
6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7But 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. 8But, 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. 9The 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. 10But 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.
11τουτων ουν παντων λυομενω ποταπουϲ δει ϋπαρχειν ημαϲ εν αγιαιϲ αναϲτροφαιϲ και ευϲεβειαιϲ 12προϲδοκωνταϲ τη παρουϲιαν τηϲ του θυ ημεραϲ δι ην ουρανοι πυρουμενοι λυθηϲονται και ϲτοιχια καυϲουμενα τηκεται 13καινουϲ δε ουρανουϲ και κενην γην κατα τα επαγγελματα αυτου προϲδοκωμε εν οιϲ δικαιοϲυνη κατοικει · 14διο αγαπητοι ταυτα προϲδοκωντεϲ ϲπουδαϲατε αϲπιλοι και αμωμητοι αυτω ευρεθηναι εν ειρηνη 15και την του κυ ημω μακροθυμιαν ϲωτηριαν αγειϲθαι καθωϲ και ο αγαπητοϲ ημων αδελφοϲ παυλοϲ κατα την δοθειαν αυτω ϲοφιαν εγραψεν ϋμιν
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11τούτων οὖν πάντων λυομένων ποταποὺς δεῖ ὑπάρχειν ὑμᾶς ἐν ἁγίαις ἀναστροφαῖς καὶ εὐσεβείαις, 12προσδοκῶντας καὶ σπεύδοντας τὴν παρουσίαν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμέρας, δι’ ἣν οὐρανοὶ πυρούμενοι λυθήσονται καὶ στοιχεῖα καυσούμενα τήκεται. 13καινοὺς δὲ οὐρανοὺς καὶ καινὴν γῆν κατὰ τὰ ἐπαγγέλματα αὐτοῦ προσδοκῶμεν, ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ. 14Διό, ἀγαπητοί, ταῦτα προσδοκῶντες σπουδάσατε ἄσπιλοι καὶ ἀμώμητοι αὐτῷ εὑρεθῆναι ἐν εἰρήνῃ, 15καὶ τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν μακροθυμίαν σωτηρίαν ἡγεῖσθε, καθὼς καὶ ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἡμῶν ἀδελφὸς Παῦλος κατὰ τὴν δοθεῖσαν αὐτῷ σοφίαν ἔγραψεν ὑμῖν,
11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12Looking 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? 13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 15And 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;
16ωϲ και εν παϲαιϲ ταιϲ επιϲτολαιϲ λαλων εν αυταιϲ περι τουτων εν αιϲ εϲτιν δυϲνοητα τινα α οι αμαθειϲ και αϲτηρικτοι ϲτρεβλουϲιν ωϲ και ταϲ λοιπαϲ γραφαϲ προϲ την ϊδιαν αυτων απωλειαν 17ϋμειϲ ουν αγαπητοι προγινωϲκοντεϲ φυλαϲϲεϲθαι ϊνα μη τη των αθεϲμω πλανη ϲυναπαχθεντεϲ εκπεϲητε του ϊδιου ϲτηριγμου 18αυξανετε δε εν χαριτι και γνωϲι του κυ ημων και ϲωτηροϲ ιυ χυ αυτω η δοξα και νυν και ειϲ ημεραν αιωνοϲ αμην ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
16ὡς καὶ ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐπιστολαῖς λαλῶν ἐν αὐταῖς περὶ τούτων, ἐν αἷς ἐστιν δυσνόητά τινα, ἃ οἱ ἀμαθεῖς καὶ ἀστήρικτοι στρεβλοῦσιν ὡς καὶ τὰς λοιπὰς γραφὰς πρὸς τὴν ἰδίαν αὐτῶν ἀπώλειαν. 17ὑμεῖς οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, προγινώσκοντες φυλάσσεσθε ἵνα μὴ τῇ τῶν ἀθέσμων πλάνῃ συναπαχθέντες ἐκπέσητε τοῦ ἰδίου στηριγμοῦ, 18αὐξάνετε δὲ ἐν χάριτι καὶ γνώσει τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ νῦν καὶ εἰς ἡμέραν αἰῶνος.
16As 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. 17Ye 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. 18But 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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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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