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knowing this first, that there shall come at [supplied: the] close of the days mockers with mocking, walking according to their own lusts,

τῶν tōn “of the”τὰς tas “<the>”

and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from [supplied: the] beginning of [supplied: the] creation.

ἡ hē “the”τῆς tēs “of the”οἱ hoi “the”

For this is hidden from them through their own wilfulness, that heavens were of old, and an earth, having its subsistence out of water and in water, by the word of God,

τῷ tō “by the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

through which [supplied: waters] the then world, deluged with water, perished.

ὁ ho “the”

But the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

οἱ hoi “<the>”ἡ hē “the”τῷ tō “by the”τῶν tōn “<the>”

[supplied: The] Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

ὁ ho “the”τῆς tēs “the”

But the day of [supplied: the] Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and [supplied: the] elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and [supplied: the] earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

ἡ hē “the”οἱ hoi “the”τὰ ta “the”

waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which [supplied: the] heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and [supplied: the] elements, burning with heat, shall melt?

τὴν tēn “the”τῆς tēs “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.

τὸ to “the”

and account the longsuffering of our Lord [supplied: to be] salvation; according as our beloved brother Paul also has written to you according to the wisdom given to him,

τὴν tēn “the”τοῦ tou “of the”ὁ ho “the”τὴν tēn “the”

as also in all [supplied: his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; among which some things are hard to be understood, which the untaught and ill-established wrest, as also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

ταῖς tais “the”οἱ hoi “the”τὰς tas “the”τὴν tēn “the”

*Ye* therefore, beloved, knowing [supplied: these] things before, take care lest, being led away along with the error of the wicked, ye should fall from your own stedfastness:

τῇ tēa “by the”τῶν tōn “of the”τοῦ tou “the”

but grow in grace, and in [supplied: the] knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [supplied: be] glory both now and to [supplied: the] day of eternity. Amen.

τοῦ tou “of the”ἡ hē “the”

That which was from [supplied: the] beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

τοῖς tois “with the”αἱ hai “the”τοῦ tou “the”τῆς tēs “<the>”

(and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and has been manifested to us:)

ἡ hē “the”τὴν tēn “the”τὴν tēn “<the>”τὸν ton “the”

that which we have seen and heard we report to you, that *ye* also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship [supplied: is] indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

ἡ hē “the”ἡ hē “<the>”τοῦ tou “the”τοῦ tou “the”

And these things write we to you that your joy may be full.

ἡ hē “the”

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

ἡ hē “the”ὁ ho “<the>”

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not practise the truth.

τῷ tō “the”τὴν tēn “the”

But if we walk in the light as *he* is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

τῷ tō “the”τῷ tō “the”τὸ to “the”τοῦ tou “the”

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

ἡ hē “the”

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us [supplied: our] sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

τὰς tas “the”τὰς tas “<the>”

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

ὁ ho “the”

My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if any one sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ [supplied: the] righteous;

τὸν ton “the”

and *he* is the propitiation for our sins; but not for ours alone, but also for the whole world.

τῶν tōn “the”τῶν tōn “those”τοῦ tou “the”