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2 Peter 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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?


2 Peter 3:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 3:1218 words
GreekMeaning
προσδοκῶνταςprosdokōntas
expectingverbG4328
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σπεύδονταςspeudontas
hasteningverbG4692
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
παρουσίανparousian
comingnounG3952
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἡμέραςhēmeras
daynounG2250
δι’di’
throughprepositionG1223
ἣνhēn
whichrelative pronounG3739
οὐρανοὶouranoi
the heavensnounG3772
πυρούμενοιpyroumenoi
being set on fireverbG4448
λυθήσονταιlythēsontai
will be dissolvedverbG3089
καὶkai
andwordG2532
στοιχεῖαstoicheia
the elementsnounG4747
καυσούμεναkausoumena
burning with heatverbG2741
τήκεταιtēketai
are melting?verbG5080
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Peter 3:12

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:…

Augustine · 4th century · City of God, Book XX, Chapter 18
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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