2 Peter 3:11–18

¹¹Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness ¹²as you wait for and earnestly desire the coming ^yof the day of God. ^zThe heavens will be on fire and be dissolved because of it, and the elements will melt with the heat. ¹³But based on His promise, we wait for the new heavens and a new earth, ^awhere righteousness will dwell. ^b

Conclusion

¹⁴Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found at peace with Him without spot or blemish. ^c15Also, regard the patience of our Lord as an opportunity for salvation, just as our dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him. ^d16He speaks about these things in all his letters in which there are some matters that are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable twist them to their own destruction, ^eas they also do with the rest of the Scriptures.

¹⁷Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, ^fso that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stability. ¹⁸But grow in the grace and knowledge ^gof our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. ^hiAmen. ^j