2 Peter 3:7

2 Peter 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
• New International Version (NIV)By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Context of 2 Peter 3:7

5For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water, 6through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 8But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:7 word by word

οἱ δὲ νῦν οὐρανοὶ καὶ ἡ γῆ τῷ αὐτῷ λόγῳ τεθησαυρισμένοι εἰσὶν πυρὶ τηρούμενοι εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως καὶ ἀπωλείας τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀνθρώπων.¶Read the interlinear

• But by His wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• the presentνῦνnun · nowG3568
• heavensοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• and earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• are being reservedθησαυρίζωthēsaurizō · to store upG2343
• fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• keptτηρέωtēreō · to keep: guardG5083
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• and destructionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
• of ungodlyἀσεβήςasebēs · ungodlyG765
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:7

• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
• Psalms 50:3May our God come and not keep silence; Fire devours before Him, And it is very tempestuous around Him.
• Psalms 102:26Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
• Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not wane.
• Zephaniah 3:8“Therefore wait for Me,” declares the Lord, “For the day when I rise up as a witness. Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
• Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
• Revelation 21:1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
• 2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
• Matthew 10:15Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
• Matthew 11:22Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
• Matthew 12:36But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.
• Mark 6:11Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.”
• 1 John 4:17By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But the heavens and the earth, which are now - The present earth and its atmosphere, which are liable to the same destruction, because the same means still exist, (for there is still water enough to drown the earth, and there is iniquity enough to induce God to destroy it and its inhabitants), are nevertheless kept in store, , treasured up, kept in God's storehouse, to be destroyed, not by water, but by fire at the day of judgment. From all this it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But the heavens and the earth which are now - As they now exist. There is no difficulty here respecting what is meant by the word “earth,” but it is not so easy to determine precisely how much is included in the word “heavens.” It cannot be supposed to mean “heaven” as the place where God dwells; nor is it necessary to suppose that Peter understood by the word all that would now be implied in it, as used by a modern astronomer. The word is doubtless…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 Had these scoffers considered the dreadful vengeance with which God swept away a whole world of ungodly men at once, surely they would not have scoffed at his threatening an equally terrible judgment. The heavens and the earth which now are, by the same word, it is declared, will be destroyed by fire. This is as sure to come, as the truth and the power of God can make it. Christians are here taught and established in the truth of the coming of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The Old Testament often connects fire with the day of the Lord (see Isaiah 30:30; 66:15–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (Compare Job 28:5, end). which are now--"the postdiluvian visible world." In contrast to "that then was," 2Pe 3:6. the same--Other oldest manuscripts read, "His" (God's). kept in store--Greek, "treasured up." reserved--"kept." It is only God's constantly watchful providence which holds together the present state of things till His time for ending it.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:7

• Geology
• Judgment

In the dictionaries

• Day of Judgment
• Asleep
• Dissolve
• Hard
• Promise
• Wrest
• Day of the Lord (yahweh)
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)
• Jude, the Epistle of
• Perdition

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