2 Peter
2 Peter 3:13–14
13But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
14Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace— spotless and blameless in His sight.f
Footnotes
- f 3:14 Or to be found by Him in peace, without spot and without blemish.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
2 Peter 3:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | Διό | Dio | Conjunction | G1352 wherefore |
| beloved | ἀγαπητοί | agapētoi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G27 loved, beloved |
| as you anticipate | προσδοκῶντες | prosdokōntes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4328 I expect, await |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| make every effort | σπουδάσατε | spoudasate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4704 I hasten |
| to be found | εὑρεθῆναι | heurethēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G2147 I find |
| at | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| peace | εἰρήνῃ | eirēnē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1515 peace, peace of mind |
| spotless | ἄσπιλοι | aspiloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G784 unstained, undefiled |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| blameless | ἀμώμητοι | amōmētoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G298 without blame or fault |
| in His | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 3:13 Isaiah 65:17 · Revelation 21:1 · Isaiah 66:22 · Revelation 21:27
2 Peter 3:14 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · 1 Thessalonians 3:13 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · Philippians 1:10 · 1 John 3:3 · 1 Corinthians 1:8 · Philippians 2:15 · 2 Peter 1:5–10 · Hebrews 9:28 · Luke 12:43 · Luke 2:29 · James 1:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.