2 Peter

2 Peter 3:15–16

¹⁵Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. ¹⁶He writes this way in all his letters,^g speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort,^h as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

Footnotes

g 3:16 Or in all the letters
h 3:16 NA will distort

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2 Peter 3:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Consider also that	ἡγεῖσθε	hēgeisthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G2233 I lead, think
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Lord’s	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
patience	μακροθυμίαν	makrothymian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3115 patience, forbearance
salvation	σωτηρίαν	sōtērian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4991 deliverance, salvation
just as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
beloved	ἀγαπητὸς	agapētos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G27 loved, beloved
brother	ἀδελφὸς	adelphos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
Paul	Παῦλος	Paulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
wrote	ἔγραψεν	egrapsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
with	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
wisdom	σοφίαν	sophian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4678 wisdom
gave him	δοθεῖσαν	dotheisan	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1325 I offer, give

2 Peter 3:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
this way	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
all	πάσαις	pasais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
letters	ἐπιστολαῖς	epistolais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1992 a letter, dispatch, epistle
speaking	λαλῶν	lalōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2980 I speak, say
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
them	αὐταῖς	autais	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
Some	τινα	tina	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5100 any one, some one
of	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
are	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
hard to understand	δυσνόητά	dysnoēta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1425 hard to understand
which	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
ignorant	ἀμαθεῖς	amatheis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G261 unlearned, ignorant
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
unstable	ἀστήρικτοι	astēriktoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G793 unsteady, unstable
distort	στρεβλοῦσιν	streblousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4761 I rack, pervert, twist
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
rest of	λοιπὰς	loipas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3062 left, left behind, the remainder
Scriptures	γραφὰς	graphas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
own	ἰδίαν	idian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
destruction	ἀπώλειαν	apōleian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G684 destruction, ruin, loss

Cross-references

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2 Peter 3:15 Romans 2:4 · 2 Peter 3:9 · 1 Timothy 1:16 · 1 Peter 3:20 · James 3:17 · Proverbs 2:6–7 · James 1:5 · Luke 21:15 · Acts 15:25

2 Peter 3:16 Matthew 15:6 · Hebrews 5:11 · 2 Peter 2:14 · James 1:8 · Philippians 3:19 · Matthew 22:29 · Romans 8:1–39 · Jeremiah 23:36 · Jude 1:4 · Matthew 15:3 · 2 Peter 2:1 · Psalm 56:5

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