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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the [a]elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be [b]burned up. 11 Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness,

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  1. 2 Peter 3:10 Or, heavenly bodies
  2. 2 Peter 3:10 The most ancient manuscripts read discovered.

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,(A) as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient(B) with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.(C)

10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.(D) The heavens will disappear with a roar;(E) the elements will be destroyed by fire,(F) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a](G)

11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

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  1. 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up