‘How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
2 Peter 3:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Above all, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days scoffing and following their own evil desires, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To begin with, you must know and understand this, that scoffers (mockers) will come in the last days with scoffing, [people who] walk after their own fleshly desires American Standard Version (1901) knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts, Common English Bible Most important, know this: in the last days scoffers will come, jeering, living by their own cravings, Catholic Public Domain Version Know this first: that in the last days there will arrive deceitful mockers, walking according to their own desires, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Knowing this first, that in the last days there shall come deceitful scoffers, walking after their own lusts, |
‘How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?
A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.
For the ruthless one will vanish, the scorner will disappear, and all those who lie in wait with evil intent will be killed –
to those who say, ‘Let him hurry up and do his work quickly so that we can see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take place so that we can know it! ’
On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine – there is a conspiracy with traitors.
The one who rejects me and doesn’t receive my sayings has this as his judge: The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting deceitfully or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth.
In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son. God has appointed him heir of all things and made the universe , through him.
Above all, you know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from the prophet’s own interpretation,
especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones;
Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. By this we know that it is the last hour.
These people are discontented grumblers, living according to their desires; their mouths utter arrogant words, flattering people for their own advantage.
They told you, ‘In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.’