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But, above all, remember that, in the last days, men will come who make a mock at everything--men governed only by their own passions,

τῶν tōn “of the”τὰς tas “<the>”

and, asking, "What has become of His promised Return? For from the time our forefathers fell asleep all things continue as they have been ever since the creation of the world."

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

For they are wilfully blind to the fact that there were heavens which existed of old, and an earth, the latter arising out of water and extending continuously through water, by the command of God;

τῷ tō “by the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

and that, by means of these, the then existing race of men was overwhelmed with water and perished.

ὁ ho “the”

But the present heavens and the present earth are, by the command of the same God, kept stored up, reserved for fire in preparation for a day of judgement and of destruction for the ungodly.

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

The Lord is not slow in fulfilling His promise, in the sense in which some men speak of slowness. But He bears patiently with you, His desire being that no one should perish but that all should come to repentance.

ὁ ho “the”τῆς tēs “the”

The day of the Lord will come like a thief--it will be a day on which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, the elements be destroyed in the fierce heat, and the earth and all the works of man be utterly burnt up.

ἡ hē “the”οἱ hoi “the”τὰ ta “the”

eagerly looking forward to the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens, all ablaze, will be destroyed, and the elements will melt in the fierce heat?

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

But in accordance with His promise we are expecting new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness will dwell.

τὸ to “the”

And always regard the patient forbearance of our Lord as salvation, as our dear brother Paul also has written to you in virtue of the wisdom granted to him.

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

That is what he says in all his letters, when speaking in them of these things. In those letters there are some statements hard to understand, which ill-taught and unprincipled people pervert, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own ruin

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

You, therefore, dear friends, having been warned beforehand, must continually be on your guard so as not to be led astray by the false teaching of immoral men nor fall from your own stedfastness.

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

But be always growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be all glory, both now and to the day of Eternity!

τοῦ tou “of the”ἡ hē “the”

That which was from the beginning, which we have listened to, which we have seen with our own eyes, and our own hands have handled concerning the Word of Life--

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

the Life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness, and we declare unto you the Life of the Ages which was with the Father and was manifested to us--

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

that which we have seen and listened to we now announce to you also, in order that you also may have fellowship in it with us, and this fellowship with us is fellowship with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

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

And we write these things in order that our joy may be made complete.

ἡ hē “the”

This is the Message which we have heard from the Lord Jesus and now deliver to you--God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness.

ἡ hē “the”ὁ ho “<the>”

If, while we are living in darkness, we profess to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.

τῷ tō “the”τὴν tēn “the”

But if we live in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.

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

If we claim to be already free from sin, we lead ourselves astray and the truth has no place in our hearts.

ἡ hē “the”

If we confess our sins, He is so faithful and just that He forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.

τὰς tas “the”τὰς tas “<the>”

If we deny that we have sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Message has no place in our hearts.

ὁ ho “the”

Dear children, I write thus to you in order that you may not sin. If any one sins, we have an Advocate with the Father--Jesus Christ the righteous;

τὸν ton “the”

and He is an atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

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