The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly.
2 Peter 3:11 - Modern King James Version Then, all these things being about to be dissolved, what sort ought you to be in holy behavior and godliness, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Since all these things are thus in the process of being dissolved, what kind of person ought [each of] you to be [in the meanwhile] in consecrated and holy behavior and devout and godly qualities, American Standard Version (1901) Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness, Common English Bible Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be? You must live holy and godly lives, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what kind of people ought you to be? In behavior and in piety, be holy, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness? |
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly.
Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and he who sets a way, I will show him the salvation of God.
The earth and all its people are melting away; I hold up its pillars. Selah.
Howl, O gate! Cry, O city! O Philistia, all of you, are melted away; for from the north a smoke comes, and no straggler in his ranks.
The earth is breaking, breaking! The earth is crashing, crashing! The earth is tottering, tottering!
And all the host of the heavens shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled like a scroll; and all their host shall droop, as a leaf falls off from the vine, and as the falling from the fig tree.
But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
This also, knowing the time, that it is already time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
The night is far spent, the day is at hand; therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity; not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God; we have had our conduct in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
Only let your conduct be as becomes the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you, or else am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel,
For our citizenship is in Heaven, from which also we are looking for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among nations, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
But you, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.
If anyone teaches otherwise, and does not consent to wholesome words (those of our Lord Jesus Christ), and to the doctrine according to godliness,
Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"
For he studied himself and went his way, and immediately he forgot what he was like.
Who is wise and knowing among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with meekness of wisdom.
but according to the Holy One who has called you, you also become holy in all conduct,
having your conduct honest among the nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in a day of His visitation, seeing your good works.
according as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who has called us to glory and virtue,
and with knowledge self-control, and with self-control, patience, and with patience, godliness,
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat. And the earth and the works in it will be burned up.
looking for and rushing the coming of the Day of God, on account of which the heavens, being on fire, will melt away, and the elements will melt, burning with heat?