For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come just like a thief(B) in the night.

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for you know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief in the night.(B)

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10 But the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief;[a](B) on that day the heavens will pass away(C) with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved,(D) and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.[b][c]

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  1. 3:10 Other mss add in the night
  2. 3:10 Other mss read will be burned up
  3. 3:10 Some Syriac and Coptic mss read will not be found

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

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

Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come[a] like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.(A)

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  1. 3:3 Other mss add upon you

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.

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15 “Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed(A) is the one who is alert and remains clothed[a](B) so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.”(C)

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  1. 16:15 Or and guards his clothes

15 “Look, I come like a thief!(A) Blessed is the one who stays awake(B) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(C)

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