The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.
2 Peter 3:11 - Y'all Version Bible Therefore, since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should y’all be? Y’all’s way of life should be in holiness 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 are upright on the path.
Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares ʜɪꜱ way so that I will show God’s salvation to ʜɪᴍ.”
The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.
Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
The earth is devastated-devastated. The earth is broken-broken. The earth is shaken-shaken.
All of the stars of the sky will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its stars will fade away, like a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree.
The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for y’all to awaken from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we started believing.
The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us put away the deeds of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Now this is our boast: the testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward y’all, with godly integrity and sincerity, not by fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God.
Only y’all should conduct yourselves* in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come to see y’all or remain absent, I will hear that y’all are standing firm in one spirit and one mind, striving for the faith of the gospel;
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we eagerly await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
and that our gospel came to y’all not only in word, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Y’all saw how we lived among y’all for your* sake.
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the ethnic groups, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.
Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but be an example to those who believe, in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.
But you, as a human of God, flee from these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
If anyone spreads false teaching and doesn’t agree with sound instruction (that is, from our Lord Jesus Christ) and with godly teaching,
Ensure that your life is free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for ʜᴇ has said, “I will never leave you, neither will I forsake you.”
sees themselves, then goes away and immediately forgets what kind of person they were.
Who among y’all is wise and understanding? Let them show it by their excellent behavior and works done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
but just as he who called y’all is holy, so y’all ought to be holy in all of y’all’s behavior,
maintaining such an excellent way of life among the ethnic groups that, though they accuse y’all of being evildoers, they may see y’all’s excellent deeds and glorify God in the day of visitation.
Hɪꜱ divine power has granted to us everything for life and godliness, through the knowledge of ʜɪᴍ who called us by ʜɪꜱ own glory and virtue.
and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, godliness,
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be destroyed in a blaze of fire, and the earth and its deeds will be burned up.
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt in a blaze.