G1161–δέ–de

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

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if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;

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and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

δὲ de “however”δὲ de “however”

because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?

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And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner -- where shall he appear?

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In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

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And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle `you';

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And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

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and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

δὲ de “then”δὲ de “then”δὲ de “then”

and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

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and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding `you',

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and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

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And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,

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The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,

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and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

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and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed -- in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil -- in their destruction shall be destroyed,

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and had a rebuke of his own iniquity -- a dumb ass, in man's voice having spoken, did forbid the madness of the prophet.

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for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,

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and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'

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and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

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And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord `is' as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

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

δὲ de “however”δὲ de “then”

and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

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and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him `is' the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.

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that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship `is' with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;

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