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2 Peter 3:3–7

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Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
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From verse 3

  1. Jude 1:18Rank 1 from verse 3
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    18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

  2. 1 Timothy 4:1–2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    1NOW the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

    2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

  3. 2 Peter 2:10Rank 3 from verse 3
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    10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

  4. 2 Corinthians 4:2Rank 4 from verse 3
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    2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

  5. Jude 1:16Rank 5 from verse 3
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    16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

  6. 2 Peter 1:20Rank 6 from verse 3
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    20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

  7. 2 Timothy 3:1Rank 7 from verse 3
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    1THIS know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

  8. Proverbs 1:22Rank 8 from verse 3
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    22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

  9. Isaiah 5:19Rank 9 from verse 3
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    19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

  10. Proverbs 14:6Rank 10 from verse 3
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    6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

  11. Proverbs 3:34Rank 11 from verse 3
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    34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

  12. 1 John 2:18Rank 12 from verse 3
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    18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

  13. Hosea 7:5Rank 13 from verse 3
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    5In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

  14. Isaiah 29:20Rank 14 from verse 3
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    20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

  15. Isaiah 28:14Rank 15 from verse 3
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    14¶ Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

From verse 4

  1. Jeremiah 17:15Rank 1 from verse 4
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    15¶ Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.

  2. Malachi 2:17Rank 2 from verse 4
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    17¶ Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

  3. Jeremiah 5:12–13Rank 3 from verse 4
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    12They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

    13And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

  4. Luke 12:45Rank 4 from verse 4
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    45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

  5. Isaiah 5:18–19Rank 5 from verse 4
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    18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

    19That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

  6. Ecclesiastes 8:11Rank 6 from verse 4
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    11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

  7. Matthew 24:48Rank 7 from verse 4
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    48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

  8. Ezekiel 12:22–27Rank 8 from verse 4
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    22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

    23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

    24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

    25For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.

    26¶ Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    27Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.

  9. Genesis 19:14Rank 9 from verse 4
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    14And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

  10. 1 Thessalonians 2:19Rank 10 from verse 4
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    19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

  11. Ecclesiastes 1:9Rank 11 from verse 4
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    9The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

  12. Mark 13:19Rank 12 from verse 4
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    19For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

  13. Ezekiel 11:3Rank 13 from verse 4
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    3Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

  14. Mark 10:6Rank 14 from verse 4
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    6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

  15. Revelation 3:14Rank 15 from verse 4
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    14And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

  16. Matthew 24:28Rank 16 from verse 4
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    28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

From verse 5

  1. Hebrews 11:3Rank 1 from verse 5
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    3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

  2. Genesis 1:9Rank 2 from verse 5
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    9¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

  3. Psalms 24:2Rank 3 from verse 5
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    2For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

  4. Genesis 1:6Rank 4 from verse 5
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    6¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

  5. Psalms 136:6Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  6. Psalms 33:6Rank 6 from verse 5
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    6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

  7. John 3:19–20Rank 7 from verse 5
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    19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

    20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

  8. 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12Rank 8 from verse 5
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    10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

    11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

    12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

  9. Romans 1:28Rank 9 from verse 5
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    28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

  10. Colossians 1:17Rank 10 from verse 5
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    17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  11. Proverbs 17:16Rank 11 from verse 5
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    16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

From verse 6

  1. 2 Peter 2:5Rank 1 from verse 6
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    5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  2. Matthew 24:38–39Rank 2 from verse 6
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    38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

    39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

  3. Genesis 7:10–23Rank 3 from verse 6
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    10And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

    11¶ In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

    12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

    13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

    14They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

    15And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

    16And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.

    17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

    18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

    19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

    20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

    21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

    22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

    23And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

  4. Luke 17:27Rank 4 from verse 6
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    27They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

  5. Genesis 9:15Rank 5 from verse 6
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    15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

  6. Job 12:15Rank 6 from verse 6
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    15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

From verse 7

  1. 2 Peter 3:10Rank 1 from verse 7
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    10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  2. 2 Peter 3:12Rank 2 from verse 7
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    12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

  3. Isaiah 51:6Rank 3 from verse 7
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    6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

  4. Revelation 21:1Rank 4 from verse 7
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    1AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

  5. Matthew 24:35Rank 5 from verse 7
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    35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  6. 2 Peter 2:9Rank 6 from verse 7
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    9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  7. 2 Thessalonians 1:7–8Rank 7 from verse 7
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    7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

    8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  8. Matthew 25:41Rank 8 from verse 7
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    41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

  9. Jude 1:7Rank 9 from verse 7
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    7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

  10. Matthew 12:36Rank 10 from verse 7
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    36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

  11. Revelation 20:11Rank 11 from verse 7
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    11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

  12. 1 Timothy 6:9Rank 12 from verse 7
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    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  13. Matthew 10:15Rank 13 from verse 7
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    15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

  14. Philippians 1:28Rank 14 from verse 7
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    28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

  15. 1 John 4:17Rank 15 from verse 7
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    17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

  16. 2 Thessalonians 2:3Rank 16 from verse 7
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    3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

  17. Mark 6:11Rank 17 from verse 7
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    11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

  18. Matthew 11:22Rank 18 from verse 7
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    22But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

  19. Matthew 11:24Rank 19 from verse 7
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    24But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

  20. Psalms 102:26Rank 20 from verse 7
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    26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

  21. Psalms 50:3Rank 21 from verse 7
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    3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

  22. Romans 2:5Rank 22 from verse 7
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    5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

  23. Zephaniah 3:8Rank 23 from verse 7
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    8¶ Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

  24. Revelation 17:11Rank 24 from verse 7
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    11And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

  25. Revelation 17:8Rank 25 from verse 7
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    8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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2 Peter 3:3

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knowing

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Sense 1: Perceiving, understanding, recognizing, or being acquainted with. Sense 2: Having knowledge or skill.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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last

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At the end or after all others; latest or final.

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walking

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Sense 1: Moving on foot. Sense 2: Figuratively, conducting one's life or behaviour.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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2 Peter 3:4

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promise

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Sense 1: An assurance or pledge that something will be done or given. Sense 2: That which is promised. Sense 3: To give such an assurance or pledge.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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coming

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Sense 1: Present-participial form of come: approaching or arriving. Sense 2: The act, time, or event of approaching or arriving.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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fell

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1. Came or went down; dropped, bowed, lay flat, collapsed, or lost an upright or raised place. 2. Was slain, died, was overthrown, or came under another's hand or power. 3. Came upon, seized, or affected someone or something, or entered a stated condition such as sickness, sleep, fear, lusting, or a trance. 4. Attacked or set upon. 5. Happened or came to pass. 6. Joined, yielded, went over, or departed from a person, side, office, or former standing. 7. Was assigned or determined by lot or portion. 8. As the present verb fell, to cut or bring down a tree or other standing thing.

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asleep

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Sense 1: In a state of sleep. Sense 2: Figuratively, dead.

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creation

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Sense 1: The act of causing to exist or bringing the world or another created thing into being. Sense 2: The created order or that which has been made.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 3:5

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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willingly

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By one's own choice or consent; not by constraint.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ignorant

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Lacking knowledge, instruction, information, or acquaintance with a matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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old

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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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standing

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Sense 1: Remaining upright, fixed, established, or in place. Sense 2: As a noun, position, continuance, or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 3:6

COMBINED MEANING

overflowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of overflow, meaning to flow or rise beyond bounds so as to cover or pass over.

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water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

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2 Peter 3:7

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

store

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1. An abundance, supply, stock, or reserve. 2. In ‘store city,’ a city where supplies or goods are kept.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

reserved

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Kept, held back, or preserved for a later person, purpose, event, or time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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fire

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Burning flame and heat that gives light, consumes, purifies, or destroys.

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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ungodly

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Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3:1THIS second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

3:2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

3:3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

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3:4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

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3:5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

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3:6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

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3:7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

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3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

3:9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

3:11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

3:12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

3:13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

3:14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

3:15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

3:16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

3:17Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

3:18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

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