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Prophetic text

2 Peter

Simon Peter (letter opening); historical authorship not investigated

The passage answers people who mock the promised coming because it seems delayed. It presents divine patience as an opportunity for repentance, describes judgment by fire, and looks toward new heavens and a new earth.

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American Standard Version (1901), eBible HTML

2 Peter 3:3–13

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