2 Peter 3:12

The return of Christ Hope

¹⁰ But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

¹¹ Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.

¹³ But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
KJV: Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
WEB: looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
ASV: looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
DARBY: waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, by reason of which [the] heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and [the] elements, burning with heat, shall melt?
BLB: anticipating and hastening the coming of the day of God, by which the heavens will be dissolved, being set on fire, and the elements melt, burning with heat.

ÅB: mens dere venter på og fremskynder Guds dags komme, da himlene skal oppløses i ild og himmellegemene smelte i brann!
OTB: forventende og fremskyndende Guds dags komme, på grunn av hvilken himlene vil bli satt i brann og elementene vil smelte med intens varme!
B1930: idet I venter på og fremskynder Guds dags komme, hvorved himlene skal opløses i ild og himmellegemene smelte i brand!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Peter 3:10
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
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Isaiah 34:4
All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
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Micah 1:4
The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
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Titus 2:13
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Psalms 50:3
Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
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2 Peter 3:7
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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Isaiah 64:1–12
If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
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1 Corinthians 1:7–8
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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