2 Peter 3:10 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Peter 3:10

8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and ^aa thousand years as one day.

9 ^aThe Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but ^bis longsuffering toward us, ^cnot willing that any should perish but ^dthat all should come to repentance.

The Day of the Lord

10 But ^athe day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which ^bthe heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be¹ burned up.

11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be ^ain holy conduct and godliness,

12 ^alooking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will ^bbe dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will ^cmelt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for ^anew heavens and a ^bnew earth in which righteousness dwells.

Be Steadfast

14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent ^ato be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

Verse Comparison: 2 Peter 3:10

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American Standard Version
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Amplified® Bible
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish (pass away) with a thunderous crash, and the [material] elements [of the universe] will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.

Contemporary English Version
The day of the Lord's return will surprise us like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a loud noise, and the heat will melt the whole universe. Then the earth and everything on it will be seen for what they are.

Darby English Version
But the day of [the] Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and [the] elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and [the] earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

Good News Bible
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that Day the heavens will disappear with a shrill noise, the heavenly bodies will burn up and be destroyed, and the earth with everything in it will vanish.

International Standard Version
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

New International Version
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 everything in it will be laid bare.

New King James Version
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will dissolve with intense heat, and the earth and its works will burn up.

Young's Literal Translation
and it will come -- the day of the Lord -- as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

New English Translation
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes,¹ the heavens will disappear² with a horrific noise,³ and the celestial bodies⁴ will melt away⁵ in a blaze,⁶ and the earth and every deed done on it⁷ will be laid bare.⁸

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