2 Peter 3:14

2 Peter 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
• New International Version (NIV)So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

Context of 2 Peter 3:14

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. Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight. 15Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

2 Peter 3:14 word by word

Διό, ἀγαπητοί, ταῦτα προσδοκῶντες σπουδάσατε ἄσπιλοι καὶ ἀμώμητοι αὐτῷ εὑρεθῆναι ἐν εἰρήνῃ,Read the interlinear

• Thereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• as you anticipateπροσδοκάωprosdokaō · to look forG4328
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• make every effortσπουδάζωspoudazō · be eagerG4704
• to be foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• spotlessἄσπιλοςaspilos · spotlessG784
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• blamelessἀμώμητοςamōmētos · blamelessG298
• in Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:14

• Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• Hebrews 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
• 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
• 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
• Matthew 24:26So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
• Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
• Luke 12:43Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Philippians 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Seeing that ye look for such things - As ye profess that such a state of things shall take place, and have the expectation of enjoying the blessedness of it, be diligent in the use of every means and influence of grace, that ye may be found of him - the Lord Jesus, the Judge of quick and dead, without spot - any contagion of sin in your souls, and blameless - being not only holy and innocent, but useful in your lives.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent - That is, in securing your salvation. The effect of such hopes and prospects should be to lead us to an earnest inquiry whether we are prepared to dwell in a holy world, and to make us diligent in performing the duties, and patient in bearing the trials of life. He who has such hopes set before him, should seek earnestly that he may be enabled truly to avail himself of them, and should…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. that ye ... be found of him--"in His sight" [Alford], at His coming; plainly implying a personal coming. without spot--at the coming marriage feast of the Lamb, in contrast to 2Pe 2:13, "Spots they are and blemishes while they feast," not having on the King's pure wedding garment. blameless--(1Co 1:8; Php 1:10; 1Th 3:13; 5:23). in peace--in all its aspects, towards God, your own consciences, and your fellow men, and as its consequence eternal…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:14

• Commandments
• Diligence
• Holiness
• Jesus Continued
• Zeal, Religious

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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