\id 2PE - Plain English Version 
\h 2 Peter 
\toc3 2 Peter 
\toc2 2 Peter 
\toc1 Peter’s 2nd Letter 
\mt1 The 2nd letter that Peter wrote  
\mt2 (The book in the Holy Bible called \k 2 Peter\k*)  
\imt1 About this letter  
\ip Peter was one of Jesus’s 12 special workers. He went everywhere with Jesus and knew him well.  
\ip Peter wrote 2 letters that are now in the Holy Bible. This is the 2nd letter. He wrote it about 2,000 years ago, about 30 years after Jesus went back to heaven.  
\ip In this letter Peter told Christians how to become strong for Jesus. And he told them about people that reckon they were saying God’s words, but they were lying. And he wrote about what it will be like in the last days of this world, before God finishes it up.  
\ip These words that Peter wrote have very important messages for all of us Christians.  
\cl Chapter  
\c 1  
\p
\v 1 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w Peter|strong="G4074"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w My|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G1722"\w* name \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w Simon|strong="G4826"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* work \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* special workers.  
\p \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G2975"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w*’m writing \w this|strong="G3588"\w* letter \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* helps \w us|strong="G2249"\w* trust \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really special \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* saves \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* always \w right|strong="G1343"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* always \w fair|strong="G2532"\w*.   
\p
\v 2 \w You|strong="G5210"\w* already \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* leader \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* better \w every|strong="G1722"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w*’m asking \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* properly \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* really happy \w and|strong="G2532"\w* quiet \w inside|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*.   
\s1 God helps us live the right way  
\p
\v 3 \w You|strong="G2564"\w* know, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* really \w powerful|strong="G1411"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G3956"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* picked \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* know \w him|strong="G3588"\w* properly. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w gives|strong="G1223"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* need \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* right \w way|strong="G1223"\w*.  
\v 4 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* promised \w us|strong="G2249"\w* \w some|strong="G3739"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w important|strong="G3173"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* special \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* promised \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can think \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* thinks, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* really \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* says \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can \w get|strong="G1096"\w* away \w from|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* \w like|strong="G2443"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* belong \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G3739"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w become|strong="G1096"\w* bad \w people|strong="G3778"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* says \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* can \w get|strong="G1096"\w* away \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w*.   
\p
\v 5 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* think \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G2532"\w* saying, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* can. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w believe|strong="G4102"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* Christ, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* keep trying \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w way|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G1722"\w*. \w This|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*,  
\li1 – you always have to try to do what is right, and you have to try to know God better,  
\li1 –  
\v 6-7 and you have to learn to control yourselves too,  
\li1 – and you have to learn to keep going strong, no matter what happens,  
\li1 – and you have to be good to each other too, so that you will make God happy,  
\li1 – and you have to love other Christians like they are your own brothers and sisters, and you have to love everybody else too.   
\p
\v 8 \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1519"\w* living like \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w more|strong="G5225"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G5225"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* know \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, better \w and|strong="G2532"\w* better. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* worker \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w does|strong="G3761"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* job \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w every|strong="G2532"\w* time.  
\v 9 \w But|strong="G3361"\w* if \w you|strong="G3739"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* live like \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w it|strong="G1063"\w* \w shows|strong="G2983"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* understand \w God|strong="G3361"\w*’s message properly. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* like \w blind|strong="G5185"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w can|strong="G1063"\w*’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* see anything properly. \w It|strong="G1063"\w*’s like \w you|strong="G3739"\w* forget \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w did|strong="G1510"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w*. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* used \w to|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* wrong \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w before|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* made \w you|strong="G3739"\w* free \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w all|strong="G3361"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w and|strong="G2983"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* made \w you|strong="G3739"\w* clean inside yourselves. \w So|strong="G3361"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* forget \w that|strong="G3739"\w*. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* wrong \w things|strong="G3778"\w* again.   
\p
\v 10 \w My|strong="G4160"\w* Christian friends, try hard \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* picked \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G4160"\w* own \w people|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* whenever \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w show|strong="G4160"\w* everybody \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* really \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w people|strong="G3778"\w*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w never|strong="G3756"\w* turn away \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 11 \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* happy \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G1519"\w* sure \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* family. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* saves \w us|strong="G1519"\w*.   
\s1 Don’t forget this message  
\p
\v 12 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* telling \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w though|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* already \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G3195"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1722"\w* telling \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* anyway.  
\v 13 \w I|strong="G1161"\w* reckon \w it|strong="G1161"\w*’s \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w me|strong="G1909"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* remind \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1909"\w* doing \w it|strong="G1161"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w*’m still alive \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* body, \w so|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* keep \w on|strong="G1909"\w* thinking \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* forget \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\p
\v 14 \w Our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w told|strong="G1213"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w soon|strong="G5031"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* die. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w take|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w out|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* body.  
\v 15 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w while|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w*’m still alive \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* body, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* everything \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w can|strong="G4160"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G4160"\w* \w on|strong="G1161"\w* telling \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w after|strong="G3326"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* die, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w always|strong="G1539"\w* \w remember|strong="G2192"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\s1 Peter saw that Jesus Christ is really great  
\p
\v 16 Remember \w the|strong="G2532"\w* story \w we|strong="G2249"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w was|strong="G1096"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* story. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w make|strong="G1107"\w* \w up|strong="G2532"\w* smart stories \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w tell|strong="G1107"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w powerful|strong="G1411"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1096"\w* back here \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w earth|strong="G2532"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w*. \w We|strong="G2249"\w* \w saw|strong="G2424"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w ourselves|strong="G2249"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* told \w you|strong="G5210"\w* everything \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w saw|strong="G2424"\w*.  
\v 17-18 It happened like this. Me and 2 other followers of Jesus, we went with him up on to a special mountain, and God the father, he showed us that Jesus is very great and powerful. God told us this, he said, “This is my son. I love him very much, and I’m very happy with him.” Yes, we ourselves heard the voice of our great God. He talked to us from heaven, and he told us that message.\x * \xo 1:17-18 \xt Matthew 17:1-5; Mark 9:2-7; Luke 9:28-35\x*   
\s1 The messages in God’s book are true  
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\v 19 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w* \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w can|strong="G4160"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* really sure \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* messages \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’\w s|strong="G2192"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*. \w We|strong="G3739"\w* \w can|strong="G4160"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* sure \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w*. \w A|strong="G2192"\w* \w long|strong="G2193"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w* ago, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* told \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* write \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w book|strong="G3588"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G5316"\w* carefully \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* messages. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w can|strong="G4160"\w* help \w us|strong="G4160"\w* understand \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w story|strong="G3056"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w light|strong="G3088"\w* helps \w us|strong="G4160"\w* see \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* night. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* messages \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G4160"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w helping|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w until|strong="G2193"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* back \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* helps \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* properly. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* really bright \w light|strong="G3088"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* shows \w us|strong="G4160"\w* everything clearly, \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* really bright \w star|strong="G5459"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w shines|strong="G5316"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w morning|strong="G2250"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* sun \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w up|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\v 20 \w You|strong="G3754"\w* \w see|strong="G1097"\w*, \w those|strong="G3778"\w* \w men|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* wrote \w those|strong="G3778"\w* words \w a|strong="G1096"\w* \w long|strong="G3756"\w* \w time|strong="G4413"\w* ago, \w they|strong="G3754"\w* didn’t think up \w their|strong="G3956"\w* \w own|strong="G2398"\w* stories.  
\v 21 \w No|strong="G3756"\w*. \w They|strong="G1063"\w* didn’t write down \w their|strong="G5259"\w* own ideas. \w The|strong="G1063"\w* \w Holy|strong="G4151"\w* \w Spirit|strong="G4151"\w* worked inside \w them|strong="G5342"\w* \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w told|strong="G2980"\w* \w them|strong="G5342"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s messages. \w Those|strong="G5259"\w* words \w came|strong="G5342"\w* \w from|strong="G5259"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* \w they|strong="G1063"\w* wrote \w them|strong="G5342"\w* down \w in|strong="G2316"\w* \w his|strong="G5259"\w* book.\x * \xo 1:21 \xt 2 Timothy 3:16\x*   
\c 2  
\s1 Look out, some people teach lies  
\p
\v 1 \w In|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w book|strong="G3588"\w* \w we|strong="G2532"\w* read \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w his|strong="G1438"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w a|strong="G1096"\w* long \w time|strong="G1722"\w* ago. Sometimes \w some|strong="G3588"\w* liars \w started|strong="G1096"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* wrong. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* reckoned \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* saying \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w words|strong="G2532"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w were|strong="G1510"\w* lying. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* sort \w of|strong="G2532"\w* thing \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w happen|strong="G1096"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*. \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w among|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* teach \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* wrong. \w If|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w go|strong="G2532"\w* wrong, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1096"\w* bad \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G2992"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w turn|strong="G1510"\w* \w against|strong="G1722"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G1510"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* leader, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w died|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* save \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w* \w soon|strong="G5613"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* punish \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* wrong thing \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w*.  
\v 2 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* liars \w will|strong="G2532"\w* teach \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w and|strong="G2532"\w* dirty \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w if|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* Christians see \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* rubbish \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G1223"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* lying teachers \w only|strong="G3756"\w* want \w your|strong="G2532"\w* money. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w you|strong="G5210"\w* tricky lies \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* give \w them|strong="G3588"\w* money. \w A|strong="G2532"\w* \w long|strong="G1597"\w* \w time|strong="G3739"\w* \w ago|strong="G1597"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* punish \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* ready \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*. \w One|strong="G3739"\w* \w day|strong="G3588"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* properly finish \w up|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* liars.   
\s1 God saves people that live his way  
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\v 4 Think \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* stories \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1519"\w* \w long|strong="G3756"\w* time ago. \w At|strong="G1519"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* time, \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*’s angel messengers \w did|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* wrong thing. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* told \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G3756"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* punished \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w threw|strong="G5020"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w down|strong="G3860"\w* \w into|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* dark hole \w called|strong="G3588"\w* \w hell|strong="G5020"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w keeping|strong="G5083"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G1063"\w* \w now|strong="G3756"\w*, \w and|strong="G2316"\w* later \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* judge \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 5 \w At|strong="G3756"\w* another time, \w the|strong="G2532"\w* people \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w did|strong="G2532"\w* lots \w of|strong="G2532"\w* bad things \w and|strong="G2532"\w* didn’t \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s way. \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G2532"\w* \w only|strong="G3756"\w* \w one|strong="G3756"\w* \w man|strong="G3756"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w lived|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w right|strong="G3756"\w* way. \w His|strong="G2532"\w* name \w was|strong="G2532"\w* \w Noah|strong="G3575"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* tried \w to|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G3756"\w* people \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s way \w too|strong="G2532"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* didn’t listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G2532"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w sent|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* big \w flood|strong="G2627"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* water \w and|strong="G2532"\w* drowned \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G2532"\w* bad people. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w kept|strong="G5442"\w* \w Noah|strong="G3575"\w* safe, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w kept|strong="G5442"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* 7 \w other|strong="G3756"\w* people \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* family safe \w too|strong="G2532"\w*.\x * \xo 2:5 \xt Genesis 6:1—7:24\x*   
\p
\v 6-8 Then later, the people in the towns called Sodom and Gomorrah did really bad things. But there was one man there that lived the right way. His name was Lot. He saw all the bad things that they did, and he got really upset. Every day, he heard them, and he saw them do really bad and dirty things, and he got really upset. He was so sad that he felt sick. Then God judged those bad people in those towns, and he properly punished them. He burned up those towns, and he burned up all the people in them. They were just piles of ashes after that. But God saved Lot. God didn’t burn him up. You see, God did that to show everybody that he will punish bad people that will not listen to him.\x * \xo 2:6-8 \xt Genesis 19:24\x*   
\p
\v 9 \w Those|strong="G1161"\w* stories show \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G1519"\w* \w God|strong="G2962"\w* \w knows|strong="G1492"\w* \w how|strong="G1492"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* save \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w*. \w They|strong="G1161"\w* \w are|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G1519"\w* \w listen|strong="G1492"\w* properly \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G1519"\w* \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w live|strong="G2250"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w way|strong="G1537"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G1161"\w* saves \w them|strong="G5083"\w* \w from|strong="G1537"\w* trouble. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* comes \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G1519"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* judge everyone, \w he|strong="G1161"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* \w punish|strong="G2849"\w* \w people|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G1519"\w* don’t \w live|strong="G2250"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w right|strong="G1519"\w* \w way|strong="G1537"\w*.  
\v 10 \w Yes|strong="G1161"\w*, \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* really punish \w people|strong="G4561"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* dirty \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G2706"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* wrong ways \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2532"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* bodies \w to|strong="G2532"\w* feel \w good|strong="G3588"\w*, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* reckon \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* listen \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G3756"\w* boss, \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* properly punish \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w people|strong="G4561"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* punish \w other|strong="G1161"\w* bad \w people|strong="G4561"\w*.  
\s1 Lying teachers \w are|strong="G3588"\w* like animals  
\p \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* lying teachers \w think|strong="G2706"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* better \w than|strong="G2532"\w* everyone \w else|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G2706"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* can \w do|strong="G2532"\w* anything \w they|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* rubbish \w strong|strong="G2532"\w* spirits.  
\v 11 \w Not|strong="G3756"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* angel messengers \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w*. Angels \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w much|strong="G3173"\w* stronger \w than|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G3756"\w* spirits, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w whenever|strong="G3699"\w* angels stand \w in|strong="G2596"\w* front \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’t talk \w against|strong="G2596"\w* \w those|strong="G2532"\w* \w other|strong="G3756"\w* spirits \w or|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* punish \w them|strong="G5342"\w*.   
\p
\v 12 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* lying teachers \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w animals|strong="G2226"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* think \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w*, \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w animals|strong="G2226"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* catch \w and|strong="G2532"\w* kill. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* teachers rubbish \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* understand, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w end|strong="G1519"\w* \w up|strong="G1519"\w* dead, \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* stupid \w animals|strong="G2226"\w*.  
\v 13 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* lot \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* hurt \w other|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* hurt \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* payback \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G2233"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*’s fun \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G1722"\w* bad thing \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* want \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*, \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* day-light. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* whenever \w you|strong="G5210"\w* Christians \w have|strong="G2532"\w* dinner \w together|strong="G2532"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w join|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* laugh \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* lies \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Now|strong="G2532"\w* \w think|strong="G2233"\w* \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* white shirt. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w few|strong="G1722"\w* dirty \w spots|strong="G4696"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*, \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w whole|strong="G1722"\w* shirt \w is|strong="G3588"\w* dirty. \w Well|strong="G2532"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* like \w that|strong="G3588"\w* white shirt, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* like \w the|strong="G1722"\w* dirty \w spots|strong="G4696"\w* \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w There|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w few|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* shame \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.  
\v 14 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* always \w looking|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w woman|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* sleep \w with|strong="G2532"\w*, like \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w man|strong="G2588"\w* sleeps \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w his|strong="G2192"\w* wife. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* bad things, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G2192"\w* \w looking|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* bad things \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. \w If|strong="G2532"\w* somebody doesn’t strongly trust Christ, \w those|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G5590"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* trick \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w person|strong="G5590"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2192"\w* \w them|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G2192"\w* wrong. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* really greedy, wanting lots \w of|strong="G2532"\w* money \w and|strong="G2532"\w* things. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* sort \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G5590"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* says \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* properly punish.  
\v 15-16 They left the right way and went the wrong way. They stopped doing good things, and now they do bad things. Remember the story about Balaam, the son of Beyor. He loved money so much that he did bad things to get it. Then God made a donkey talk to him with a man’s voice. It told him he was going wrong, and it stopped him from being even more stupid. Those people are just like Balaam. They are stupid, and they go the wrong way, just like Balaam did.\x * \xo 2:15-16 \xt Numbers 22:4-35\x*   
\s1 God will punish lying teachers  
\p
\v 17 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* lying teachers \w are|strong="G1510"\w* useless. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* know \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* dry water-hole \w is|strong="G1510"\w* useless, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* cloud \w that|strong="G3739"\w* doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w bring|strong="G1510"\w* \w any|strong="G3739"\w* rain. \w The|strong="G2532"\w* wind \w just|strong="G2532"\w* blows \w it|strong="G2532"\w* away. \w That|strong="G3739"\w* mob \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* like \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* useless \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* got \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w place|strong="G3739"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* liars. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* really dark, sad \w place|strong="G3739"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w put|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w keep|strong="G5083"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 18-19 That mob teach with words that sound good, but they are useless. They say we are free now, so we can do anything we like. They say that it is all right to do bad things. That is what they teach, but it is wrong.  
\p You know, there are some people that used to go wrong, but then they turned around and started to go right. But now those liars are tricking them and getting them to go wrong again. Those liars tell them that they can do any bad things they like, to get their bodies to feel good. Those liars promise to free people, but they themselves are not free. They can’t stop themselves from doing bad and dirty things. It’s like this. If somebody can’t stop themselves from doing something, that thing is their boss and they have to work for it. So it’s like those bad things are their boss. They are not free.   
\p
\v 20 \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* saves \w us|strong="G2249"\w*. \w At|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w time|strong="G4413"\w*, \w those|strong="G3588"\w* liars knew \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* helped \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w get|strong="G1096"\w* away \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* dirty \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w do|strong="G1096"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w leaving|strong="G3588"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* getting mixed \w up|strong="G1722"\w* \w again|strong="G3825"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* boss, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w worse|strong="G5501"\w* off \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w before|strong="G1722"\w*.  
\v 21 \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* punish everyone \w that|strong="G3588"\w* goes \w the|strong="G1537"\w* wrong \w way|strong="G3598"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w even|strong="G1063"\w* punish \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w never|strong="G3361"\w* \w knew|strong="G1921"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w right|strong="G1343"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w*. \w But|strong="G3361"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w knew|strong="G1921"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* \w right|strong="G1343"\w* \w way|strong="G3598"\w*, \w and|strong="G1343"\w* \w then|strong="G1063"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w turned|strong="G3860"\w* \w back|strong="G5290"\w* \w and|strong="G1343"\w* \w went|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1537"\w* wrong \w way|strong="G3598"\w*, \w so|strong="G3361"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* punish \w them|strong="G3588"\w* more \w than|strong="G2228"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w others|strong="G3588"\w*.   
\p
\v 22 \w People|strong="G3588"\w* sometimes \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w A|strong="G2532"\w* \w dog|strong="G2965"\w* gets sick \w and|strong="G2532"\w* vomits \w up|strong="G1519"\w* its food, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w back|strong="G1994"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* eats \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* food \w again|strong="G1994"\w*.” \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w*, “\w You|strong="G2532"\w* can \w wash|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* mud off \w a|strong="G2532"\w* pig, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* goes \w back|strong="G1994"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* rolls \w on|strong="G1909"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* muddy ground \w again|strong="G1994"\w*.” \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* tell \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w about|strong="G1909"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* lying teachers. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* teachers \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* like \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w dog|strong="G2965"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* pig, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w turned|strong="G1994"\w* \w back|strong="G1994"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w again|strong="G1994"\w*.\x * \xo 2:22 \xt Proverbs 26:11\x*   
\c 3  
\s1 God will judge everybody one day  
\p
\v 1 \w My|strong="G1722"\w* friends, \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w now|strong="G2235"\w* \w my|strong="G1722"\w* 2nd \w letter|strong="G1992"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w*’m \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w Both|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* help \w you|strong="G5210"\w* remember \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w I|strong="G3739"\w* want \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* think properly \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w these|strong="G3778"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*.  
\v 2 \w I|strong="G2532"\w* want \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w remember|strong="G3403"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G4487"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w men|strong="G3588"\w* wrote \w a|strong="G2532"\w* long time ago, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G4487"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* special workers \w told|strong="G4302"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w told|strong="G4302"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* leader, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* saves us.   
\p
\v 3 \w And|strong="G2064"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G3778"\w* important, \w so|strong="G2078"\w* \w I|strong="G3754"\w* want \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w understand|strong="G1097"\w* \w it|strong="G3754"\w*. \w These|strong="G3778"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w last|strong="G2078"\w* \w days|strong="G2250"\w* \w of|strong="G2250"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* world, \w and|strong="G2064"\w* \w now|strong="G1722"\w* \w some|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* \w will|strong="G2250"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w and|strong="G2064"\w* laugh \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w*, \w and|strong="G2064"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2250"\w* say \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G3754"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* stupid. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G3778"\w* always \w do|strong="G1722"\w* \w any|strong="G1909"\w* bad \w thing|strong="G3778"\w* \w they|strong="G3588"\w* feel \w like|strong="G2596"\w* doing. \w They|strong="G3588"\w* laugh \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w true|strong="G3588"\w* story.\x * \xo 3:3 \xt Jude 1:18\x*  
\v 4 \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w*, “\w Jesus|strong="G3004"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* back, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w where|strong="G4226"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w*? \w He|strong="G2532"\w* didn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* back. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* powerful \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w happen|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* world, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G3004"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w come|strong="G1510"\w* back, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* finish \w up|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* world. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3956"\w* \w has|strong="G3962"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Some|strong="G3739"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* Christian \w leaders|strong="G3004"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* already \w died|strong="G2837"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w none|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w happened|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Everything|strong="G3956"\w* \w just|strong="G2532"\w* keeps \w going|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G3779"\w*, \w just|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G3779"\w* \w from|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w time|strong="G3739"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w made|strong="G3004"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w*.”   
\p
\v 5 \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w people|strong="G1510"\w* \w know|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w story|strong="G3056"\w*, \w but|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* remember \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* forget \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w does|strong="G1510"\w* lots \w of|strong="G1537"\w* powerful \w things|strong="G3778"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w world|strong="G1093"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* forget \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w long|strong="G1597"\w* \w time|strong="G1597"\w* \w ago|strong="G1597"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w only|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w words|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w*. \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1438"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w said|strong="G2532"\w* \w another|strong="G1438"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* lift \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w land|strong="G1093"\w* \w up|strong="G1537"\w* \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w*.\x * \xo 3:5 \xt Genesis 1:6-9\x*  
\v 6 \w Then|strong="G5119"\w* later, \w God|strong="G3588"\w* used \w a|strong="G3739"\w* big flood \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w water|strong="G5204"\w* \w to|strong="G2889"\w* finish up everybody \w in|strong="G1223"\w* \w the|strong="G1223"\w* \w world|strong="G2889"\w* \w at|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w time|strong="G5119"\w*.\x * \xo 3:6 \xt Genesis 7:21\x*  
\v 7 \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w saying|strong="G3056"\w* \w his|strong="G1519"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w* \w again|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w same|strong="G2532"\w* way. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* telling \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* judge \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* burn \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* \w fire|strong="G4442"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* finish \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w up|strong="G2343"\w*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* judge everybody, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* finish \w up|strong="G2343"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* bad \w people|strong="G1510"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w But|strong="G1161"\w*, \w my|strong="G3754"\w* \w friends|strong="G3844"\w*, don’t forget \w this|strong="G3778"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w thing|strong="G1520"\w* \w about|strong="G5613"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* can use \w time|strong="G2250"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* different \w way|strong="G5613"\w*. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* can \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* 1,000 \w years|strong="G2094"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* can \w make|strong="G2532"\w* 1,000 \w years|strong="G2094"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w one|strong="G1520"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*.\x * \xo 3:8 \xt Psalm 90:4\x*  
\v 9 \w God|strong="G2962"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w slow|strong="G1019"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G1519"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w promised|strong="G1860"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w do|strong="G3361"\w*. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w think|strong="G2233"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w being|strong="G1860"\w* \w slow|strong="G1019"\w*, \w but|strong="G3361"\w* \w no|strong="G3756"\w*, \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* quietly waiting \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* doesn’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w want|strong="G1014"\w* \w anyone|strong="G5100"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w die|strong="G1223"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G3756"\w*. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* wants \w everyone|strong="G3956"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* turn around. \w He|strong="G3588"\w* wants \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* doing bad \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2962"\w* turn \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 10 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w one|strong="G3739"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2240"\w* back, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* everybody \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2147"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* shock. \w You|strong="G3739"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w how|strong="G5613"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w get|strong="G2147"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* shock \w if|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* robber \w comes|strong="G2532"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* asleep \w and|strong="G2532"\w* steals \w their|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*? Listen, \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w Christ|strong="G2962"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2240"\w* back \w suddenly|strong="G2962"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w people|strong="G3588"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w get|strong="G2147"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* big shock \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*. \w The|strong="G1722"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w go|strong="G3928"\w* \w away|strong="G3928"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* loud \w noise|strong="G4500"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G3739"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w there|strong="G2532"\w* \w any|strong="G2147"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*. Fire \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w burn|strong="G2618"\w* \w up|strong="G2618"\w* everything \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* finish \w up|strong="G2618"\w* \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* everything \w on|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*.\x * \xo 3:10 \xt Matthew 24:43; Luke 12:39; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; Revelation 16:15\x*   
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\v 11 Think \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w*. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* finish \w up|strong="G1210"\w* \w everything|strong="G3956"\w* like \w that|strong="G3956"\w*. \w Then|strong="G3767"\w* think \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w yourselves|strong="G4771"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w*’ve got \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* really \w good|strong="G3956"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w*. \w You|strong="G5210"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w live|strong="G5225"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w way|strong="G1722"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G1722"\w* happy.  
\v 12 \w You|strong="G3739"\w* want \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* back soon, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w while|strong="G2250"\w* \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w waiting|strong="G4328"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*, \w make|strong="G2532"\w* sure \w you|strong="G3739"\w* \w live|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w good|strong="G1223"\w* \w way|strong="G1223"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* soon. \w Then|strong="G2532"\w*, \w on|strong="G3089"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w day|strong="G2250"\w*, \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* finish \w up|strong="G3089"\w* everything. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w burn|strong="G4448"\w* \w up|strong="G3089"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* everything \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w melt|strong="G5080"\w* away \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w fire|strong="G4448"\w*.  
\v 13 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* worry. \w God|strong="G2532"\w* promised \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w sky|strong="G3772"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w earth|strong="G1093"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w us|strong="G1722"\w*. \w Everyone|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w new|strong="G2537"\w* \w place|strong="G1722"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* always \w live|strong="G2730"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w right|strong="G1343"\w* \w way|strong="G2596"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Yes|strong="G1161"\w*, \w we|strong="G3739"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w waiting|strong="G4328"\w* \w for|strong="G1161"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*.\x * \xo 3:13 \xt Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; Revelation 21:1\x*   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G2532"\w*, \w my|strong="G1722"\w* friends, \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w are|strong="G3778"\w* \w waiting|strong="G4328"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* happen, try hard \w to|strong="G2532"\w* always \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3778"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* blame \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* doing wrong \w things|strong="G3778"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* don’t \w get|strong="G2147"\w* angry \w with|strong="G1722"\w* anyone \w and|strong="G2532"\w* don’t fight, \w then|strong="G2532"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* looks \w at|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w not|strong="G2532"\w* see \w any|strong="G2147"\w* trouble \w between|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* anyone \w else|strong="G2532"\w*.  
\v 15 \w Think|strong="G2233"\w* \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w*. \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w*, \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w leader|strong="G2233"\w*, \w is|strong="G3588"\w* waiting. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* wants \w to|strong="G2532"\w* save \w people|strong="G3588"\w*, \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* waiting \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w giving|strong="G1325"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* time \w to|strong="G2532"\w* turn \w back|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w*. \w But|strong="G2532"\w* later, \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w come|strong="G2532"\w* \w back|strong="G1325"\w*.  
\p \w You|strong="G5210"\w* know \w our|strong="G2532"\w* Christian friend \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*. \w Well|strong="G2532"\w*, \w God|strong="G1325"\w* helped \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* understand \w about|strong="G2596"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*,  
\v 16 \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* writes \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w*. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G3956"\w* \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w hard|strong="G1425"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w understand|strong="G1425"\w*. \w Some|strong="G5100"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* much \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w are|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* sure \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* believe. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w talk|strong="G2980"\w* \w about|strong="G4012"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w letters|strong="G1992"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* wrong \w way|strong="G1722"\w*. \w They|strong="G2532"\w* \w turn|strong="G1510"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3588"\w*’s \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w around|strong="G4012"\w* \w so|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w say|strong="G2980"\w* \w something|strong="G5100"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* wrong. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w other|strong="G3062"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w*’s \w book|strong="G3588"\w* \w too|strong="G2532"\w*. \w When|strong="G5613"\w* \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w*, \w they|strong="G2532"\w* \w make|strong="G2532"\w* \w things|strong="G3956"\w* bad \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w themselves|strong="G2398"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w end|strong="G3778"\w* \w God|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* punish \w them|strong="G3588"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w But|strong="G3361"\w*, \w my|strong="G3588"\w* \w friends|strong="G2398"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w know|strong="G4267"\w* \w these|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w* already. \w So|strong="G2443"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* \w very|strong="G3588"\w* careful. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* believe \w the|strong="G3588"\w* lies \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* bad \w people|strong="G3588"\w* say. Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w let|strong="G3767"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w* lead \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w away|strong="G4879"\w* \w from|strong="G3588"\w* \w God|strong="G3361"\w*. \w If|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* listen \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w them|strong="G3588"\w*, \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w might|strong="G5210"\w* \w stop|strong="G3361"\w* \w being|strong="G2443"\w* sure \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w true|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G3588"\w*.  
\v 18 Don’\w t|strong="G3588"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* believe \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* leader, \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* believe \w it|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G2532"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w one|strong="G3588"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* saves \w us|strong="G1519"\w*. \w You|strong="G1722"\w* \w have|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* better \w and|strong="G2532"\w* better \w all|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G1722"\w* \w time|strong="G2250"\w*.  
\p Everyone \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w very|strong="G2532"\w* \w great|strong="G2532"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w good|strong="G3588"\w*. Everyone \w has|strong="G2962"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* always \w say|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w*, \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w ever|strong="G1519"\w*. \w That|strong="G3588"\w*’\w s|strong="G2962"\w* \w right|strong="G1519"\w*.  
\b  
\p \sig \+w From|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w Peter|strong="G2532"\+w*\sig*