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

12looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! 13But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless, 15and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, 16as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also 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
• since you lookπροσδοκάωprosdokaō · to look forG4328
• for theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• be diligentσπουδάζωspoudazō · be eagerG4704
• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• by Him in peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• spotlessἄσπιλοςaspilos · spotlessG784
• and blamelessἀμώμητοςamōmētos · blamelessG298

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:14

• Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
• Hebrews 9:28so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.
• 2 Peter 1:5Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,
• 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
• Matthew 24:26So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.
• Luke 2:29“Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, According to Your word;
• Luke 12:43Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
• Philippians 1:10so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame 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