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 wait for the day of God and hasten its coming. Because of that day, the heavens will be dissolved with fire and the elements will melt with heat. 13But based on his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found without spot or blemish in his sight, at peace. 15Also, regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him. 16He speaks about these things in all his letters. There are some things hard to understand in them. The untaught and unstable will twist them to their own destruction, as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures.

2 Peter 3:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• seeing that ye look forπροσδοκάωprosdokaō · to look forG4328
• such thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• be diligent thatσπουδάζωspoudazō · be eagerG4704
• ye may be foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• of himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• without spotἄσπιλοςaspilos · spotlessG784
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• blamelessἀμώμητοςamōmētos · blamelessG298

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:14

• Philippians 3:20Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Hebrews 9:28so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
• 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,
• 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure.
• Matthew 24:26So if they tell you, ‘See, he’s in the wilderness! ’ don’t go out; or, ‘See, he’s in the storerooms! ’ do not believe it.
• Luke 2:29Now, Master, you can dismiss your servant in peace, as you promised.
• Luke 12:43Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Philippians 1:10so that you may approve the things that are superior and may be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13May he make your hearts blameless in 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 whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and 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

In the dictionaries

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• Spot; Spotted
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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