New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 3:5-13

5For 1when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that 2by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was 3formed out of water and by water, 6through which 4the world at that time was 5destroyed, being flooded with water. 7But by His word 6the present heavens and earth are being reserved for 7fire, kept for 8the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

8But do not let this one fact escape your notice, 9beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and 10a thousand years like one day. 9 11The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but 12is patient toward you, 13not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 10But 14the day of the Lord 15will come like a thief, in which 16the heavens 17will pass away with a roar and the 18elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and 19the earth and 20its works will be 21burned up.

11Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 22looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which 23the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the 24elements will melt with intense heat! 13But according to His 25promise we are looking for 26new heavens and a new earth, 27in which righteousness dwells.

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Notes

1. 2 Peter 3:5 Or they are willfully ignorant of this fact, that ↩
2. 2 Peter 3:5 Gen 1:6, 9; Heb 11:3 ↩
3. 2 Peter 3:5 Ps 24:2; 136:6 ↩
4. 2 Peter 3:6 2 Pet 2:5 ↩
5. 2 Peter 3:6 Gen 7:11, 12, 21f ↩
6. 2 Peter 3:7 2 Pet 3:10, 12 ↩
7. 2 Peter 3:7 Is 66:15; Dan 7:9f; 2 Thess 1:7; Heb 12:29 ↩
8. 2 Peter 3:7 Matt 10:15; 1 Cor 3:13; Jude 7 ↩
9. 2 Peter 3:8 2 Pet 3:1 ↩
10. 2 Peter 3:8 Ps 90:4 ↩
11. 2 Peter 3:9 Hab 2:3; Rom 13:11; Heb 10:37 ↩
12. 2 Peter 3:9 Rom 2:4; Rev 2:21 ↩
13. 2 Peter 3:9 1 Tim 2:4; Rev 2:21 ↩
14. 2 Peter 3:10 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
15. 2 Peter 3:10 Matt 24:43; Luke 12:39; 1 Thess 5:2; Rev 3:3; 16:15 ↩
16. 2 Peter 3:10 Is 34:4; 2 Pet 3:7, 12 ↩
17. 2 Peter 3:10 Matt 24:35; Rev 21:1 ↩
18. 2 Peter 3:10 Is 24:19; Mic 1:4 ↩
19. 2 Peter 3:10 2 Pet 3:7 ↩
20. 2 Peter 3:10 Lit the works in it ↩
21. 2 Peter 3:10 Two early mss read discovered ↩
22. 2 Peter 3:12 1 Cor 1:7 ↩
23. 2 Peter 3:12 2 Pet 3:7, 10 ↩
24. 2 Peter 3:12 Is 24:19; 34:4; Mic 1:4 ↩
25. 2 Peter 3:13 Is 65:17; 66:22 ↩
26. 2 Peter 3:13 Rom 8:21; Rev 21:1 ↩
27. 2 Peter 3:13 Is 60:21; 65:25; Rev 21:27 ↩

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