2 Peter 3:10 — King James Version← Study notes
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”
2 Peter 3:10 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 3:1024 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 2 Peter 3:10
But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. Therefore the heavens and the earth, or the world which was preserved from the water to stand in place of that world which perished in the flood, is itself reserved to fire at last in the day of the judgment and perdition of ungodly men. He does not hesitate to affirm that in this great change men also shall perish:…
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Emre YilmazNote3mo agoThe Day That Comes Like a Thief
I study apocalyptic literature, and 2 Peter gets a lot less attention than Revelation. But this image is actually sobering: the day of judgment comes unexpectedly, like a thief in the night, and the e...
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Thomas MuellerNote3mo agoTrusting God's timing - 2 Peter 3
God is faithful in every circumstance. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God ...
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