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2 Peter 3:3

“knowing this first, that in the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, walking according to their own desires”

2 Peter 3:3 · direct translation from the Greek
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Peter foresees mockers asking where the promise of his coming isJesus Will Return

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Allusion · Jude 1:17-18

Go to Jude 1:17-18

Both texts announce that in the last times there will come scoffers who will walk according to their own desires; Jude attributes it to the apostles.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703ἐμπαῖκταιempaiktaiG1703“scoffer”
  • ἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasG1939ἐπιθυμίαςepithymiasG1939“desire, craving”
  • ἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078ἐσχάτουeschatouG2078“last”
  • πορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198πορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198“go”

2 Peter 3:3, word by word

knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontes

find out

To find out something, to realize.

Where else “ginōskontes” appears
firstπρῶτονprōton

first

The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.

Where else “prōton” appears
the lastἐσχάτωνeschatōn

last in time

Last in time: "the last day".

Where else “eschatōn” appears
daysἡμερῶνhēmerōn

lifetime

The time or the years of someone's life.

Where else “hēmerōn” appears
scoffersἐμπαῖκταιempaiktai

mocker, scoffer

Mocker, scoffer.

Where else “empaiktai” appears
will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontai

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

Where else “eleusontai” appears
walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoi

walk

To live in a certain way.

Where else “poreuomenoi” appears
their ownἰδίαςidias

own

What belongs to someone; their people, their family.

Where else “idias” appears
desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithymias

lust

Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.

Where else “epithymias” appears

The context

2to remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of your apostles from the Lord and Savior,

3 · This verse (above)

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 creation.

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