2 Peter 3:11

2 Peter 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
• New International Version (NIV)Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live,

Context of 2 Peter 3:11

9The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, 12waiting 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! 13But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

2 Peter 3:11 word by word

τούτων οὕτως πάντων λυομένων ποταποὺς δεῖ ὑπάρχειν ὑμᾶς ἐν ἁγίαις ἀναστροφαῖς καὶ εὐσεβείαιςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• shall be dissolvedλύωluō · to looseG3089
• what mannerποταπόςpotapos · of what kind?G4217
• oughtδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• to beὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• conversationἀναστροφήanastrophē · behaviourG391
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• godlinessεὐσέβειαeusebeia · pietyG2150

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:11

• 2 Peter 3:12waiting 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!
• Psalms 75:3When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, it is I who keep steady its pillars. Selah
• Isaiah 14:31Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
• Isaiah 24:19The earth is utterly broken, the earth is split apart, the earth is violently shaken.
• Isaiah 34:4All the host of heaven shall rot away, and the skies roll up like a scroll. All their host shall fall, as leaves fall from the vine, like leaves falling from the fig tree.
• Matthew 8:27And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
• James 1:24For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
• Psalms 37:14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;
• Psalms 50:23The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!"
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
• Philippians 1:27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
• Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• 1 Timothy 4:12Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
• James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11All these things shall be dissolved - They will all be separated, all decomposed; but none of them destroyed. And as they are the original matter out of which God formed the terraqueous globe, consequently they may enter again into the composition of a new system; and therefore the apostle says, 2 Peter 3:13; : we look for new heavens and a new earth - the others being decomposed, a new system is to be formed out of their materials. There is a wonderful…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved - Since this is an undoubted truth. What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness - In holy conduct and piety. That is, this fact ought to be allowed to exert a deep and abiding influence on us, to induce us to lead holy lives. We should feel that there is nothing permanent on the earth that this is not our abiding home; and that our great interests are in another world…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. 1-13Peter moves from condemning the false teachers to encouraging the believers. The false teachers doubted that Christ would return, so Peter needed to teach clearly about this truth. Christians must hold onto the message that the apostles taught about the day of judgment. They should live godly lives as they wait for that day.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Your duty, seeing that this is so, is to be ever eagerly expecting the day of God. then--Some oldest manuscripts substitute "thus" for "then": a happy refutation of the "thus" of the scoffers, 2Pe 3:4 (English Version, "As they were," Greek, "thus"). shall be--Greek, "are being (in God's appointment, soon to be fulfilled) dissolved"; the present tense implying the certainty as though it were actually present. what manner of men--exclamatory. How…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:11

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

In the dictionaries

• Asleep
• Dissolve
• Hard
• Promise
• Wrest
• Conversation
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)
• Jude, the Epistle of
• Lively; Living
• Parousia

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