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13 But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise, in which righteousness (uprightness, freedom from sin, and right standing with God) is to abide.(A)

14 So, beloved, since you are expecting these things, be eager to be found by Him [at His coming] without spot or blemish and at peace [in serene confidence, [a]free from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts].

15 And consider that the long-suffering of our Lord [[b]His slowness in avenging wrongs and judging the world] is salvation ([c]that which is conducive to the soul’s safety), even as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the spiritual insight given him,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:14 Webster’s New International Dictionary offers this as a definition of “peace.”
  2. 2 Peter 3:15 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  3. 2 Peter 3:15 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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