2 Peter
2 Peter 3:11–13
11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness 12as 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. 13But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Word by word
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2 Peter 3:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| everything | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| will be destroyed | λυομένων | lyomenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| in this way | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| what kind of | ποταποὺς | potapous | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4217 of what kind |
| ought | δεῖ | dei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to be | ὑπάρχειν | hyparchein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| You ought to conduct yourselves | ἀναστροφαῖς | anastrophais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G391 behavior, manner of life |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| holiness | ἁγίαις | hagiais | Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| godliness | εὐσεβείαις | eusebeiais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2150 piety, godliness |
2 Peter 3:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| as you anticipate | προσδοκῶντας | prosdokōntas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4328 I expect, await |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| hasten | σπεύδοντας | speudontas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4692 I hasten, desire earnestly |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| coming | παρουσίαν | parousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3952 presence, a coming, arrival, advent |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| day | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| when | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| heavens | οὐρανοὶ | ouranoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| will be destroyed | λυθήσονται | lythēsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| by fire | πυρούμενοι | pyroumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4448 I burn, am purified by fire |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| elements | στοιχεῖα | stoicheia | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4747 a heavenly body, an element |
| will melt | τήκεται | tēketai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5080 I make liquid, melt |
| in the heat | καυσούμενα | kausoumena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2741 I burn up |
2 Peter 3:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| in keeping with | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| promise | ἐπάγγελμα | epangelma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1862 a promise |
| we are looking forward to | προσδοκῶμεν | prosdokōmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G4328 I expect, await |
| a new | καινοὺς | kainous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2537 fresh, new |
| heaven | οὐρανοὺς | ouranous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a new | καινὴν | kainēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2537 fresh, new |
| earth | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| where | οἷς | hois | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνη | dikaiosynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| dwells | κατοικεῖ | katoikei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 3:11 1 Peter 1:15 · Philippians 1:27 · 1 Peter 2:12 · 2 Peter 3:12 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · James 3:13 · Philippians 3:20 · Isaiah 34:4 · 1 Timothy 6:3 · Isaiah 14:31 · 2 Peter 1:3 · James 1:24
2 Peter 3:12 2 Peter 3:10 · Isaiah 34:4 · Micah 1:4 · Titus 2:13 · Isaiah 64:1–12 · 2 Peter 3:7 · 1 Corinthians 1:7–8 · Psalm 50:3 · Revelation 6:13–14 · Isaiah 2:1–22 · Jude 1:21 · Philippians 1:6
2 Peter 3:13 Isaiah 65:17 · Revelation 21:1 · Isaiah 66:22 · Revelation 21:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.