2 Peter 3:12

2 Peter 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
• New King James Version (NKJV)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

Context of 2 Peter 3:12

10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up. 11Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be [in the meantime] in holy behavior [that is, in a pattern of daily life that sets you apart as a believer] and in godliness [displaying profound reverence toward our awesome God], [while you earnestly] look for and await the coming of the day of God. For on this day the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the [material] elements will melt with intense heat! 13But in accordance with His promise we expectantly await new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. 14So, beloved, since you are looking forward to these things, be diligent and make every effort to be found by Him [at His return] spotless and blameless, in peace [that is, inwardly calm with a sense of spiritual well-being and confidence, having lived a life of obedience to Him].

2 Peter 3:12 word by word

προσδοκῶντας καὶ σπεύδοντας τὴν παρουσίαν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμέρας, δι᾽ ἣν οὐρανοὶ πυρούμενοι λυθήσονται καὶ στοιχεῖα καυσούμενα τήκεται;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Looking forπροσδοκάωprosdokaō · to look forG4328
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hasting untoσπεύδωspeudō · to hastenG4692
• the comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
• of the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whereinδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the heavensοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• being on fireπυρόωpuroō · to burnG4448
• shall be dissolvedλύωluō · to looseG3089
• the elementsστοιχεῖονstoicheion · principleG4747
• shall meltτήκωtēkō · to meltG5080
• with fervent heatκαυσόωkausoō · to burnG2741

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:12

• 1 Corinthians 1:7so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns].
• Jude 1:21and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Philippians 1:6I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].
• Psalms 50:3May our God come and not keep silent; Fire devours before Him, And around Him a mighty tempest rages.
• Isaiah 34:4All the host of heaven will be dissolved, And the skies will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts [the stars and the planets] will also wither away As a leaf withers from the vine, And as a fig withers from the fig tree.
• Revelation 6:13and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree shedding its late [summer] figs when shaken by a strong wind.
• Isaiah 2:1The word [from God] which Isaiah son of Amoz saw [in a vision] concerning [the nation of] Judah and [its capital city] Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and come down, That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
• Micah 1:4The mountains shall melt under Him And the valleys shall be split Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The heavens being on fire - See on 2 Peter 3:10. (note). It was an ancient opinion among the heathens that the earth should be burnt up with fire; so Ovid, Met., lib. i. v. 256. Esse quoque in fatis reminiscitur, adfore tempus, Quo mare, quo tellus, correptaque regia coeli Ardeat; et mundi moles operosa laboret. "Remembering in the fates a time when fire Should to the battlements of heaven aspire, And all his blazing world above should burn, And all the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Looking for - Not knowing when this may occur, the mind should be in that state which constitutes “expectation;” that is, a belief that it will occur, and a condition of mind in which we would not be taken by surprise should it happen at any moment. See the notes at Titus 2:13. And hasting unto the coming - Margin, as in Greek: ““hasting the coming.”” The Greek word rendered “hasting,” ( ́ speudōmeans to urge on, to hasten; and then to hasten after…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 From the doctrine of Christ's second coming, we are exhorted to purity and godliness. This is the effect of real knowledge. Very exact and universal holiness is enjoined, not resting in any low measure or degree. True Christians look for new heavens and a new earth; freed from the vanity to which things present are subject, and the sin they are polluted with. Those only who are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and sanctified by the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God: God’s people can help bring the end closer by turning away from sin and by living in a godly way (compare Acts 3:19–20). the elements will melt in the heat: Compare Micah 1:3–4; see also Isaiah 63:19–64:1.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. hasting unto--with the utmost eagerness desiring [Wahl], praying for, and contemplating, the coming Saviour as at hand. The Greek may mean "hastening (that is, urging onward [Alford]) the day of God"; not that God's eternal appointment of the time is changeable, but God appoints us as instruments of accomplishing those events which must be first before the day of God can come. By praying for His coming, furthering the preaching of the Gospel for a…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:12

• Earth
• Fear of God
• Heaven
• Holiness
• Jesus Continued
• Judgment

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Asleep
• Dissolve
• Hard
• Promise
• Wrest
• Change
• Day of the Lord (yahweh)
• Eschatology of the New Testament

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings