2 Peter 3:12

2 Peter 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
• New International Version (NIV)as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)waiting 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames.

Context of 2 Peter 3:12

10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 14Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

2 Peter 3:12 word by word

προσδοκῶντας καὶ σπεύδοντας τὴν παρουσίαν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμέρας, δι᾽ ἣν οὐρανοὶ πυρούμενοι λυθήσονται καὶ στοιχεῖα καυσούμενα τήκεται;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Looking forπροσδοκάωprosdokaō · to look forG4328
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hasting untoσπεύδωspeudō · to hastenG4692
• the comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
• of the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whereinδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the heavensοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• being on fireπυρόωpuroō · to burnG4448
• shall be dissolvedλύωluō · to looseG3089
• the elementsστοιχεῖονstoicheion · principleG4747
• shall meltτήκωtēkō · to meltG5080
• with fervent heatκαυσόωkausoō · to burnG2741

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:12

• 1 Corinthians 1:7so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Jude 1:21keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Philippians 1:6being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
• Psalms 50:3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
• Isaiah 34:4All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; All their host shall fall down As the leaf falls from the vine, And as fruit falling from a fig tree.
• Revelation 6:13And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
• Isaiah 2:1The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence—
• Micah 1:4The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The heavens being on fire - See on 2 Peter 3:10. (note). It was an ancient opinion among the heathens that the earth should be burnt up with fire; so Ovid, Met., lib. i. v. 256. Esse quoque in fatis reminiscitur, adfore tempus, Quo mare, quo tellus, correptaque regia coeli Ardeat; et mundi moles operosa laboret. "Remembering in the fates a time when fire Should to the battlements of heaven aspire, And all his blazing world above should burn, And all the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Looking for - Not knowing when this may occur, the mind should be in that state which constitutes “expectation;” that is, a belief that it will occur, and a condition of mind in which we would not be taken by surprise should it happen at any moment. See the notes at Titus 2:13. And hasting unto the coming - Margin, as in Greek: ““hasting the coming.”” The Greek word rendered “hasting,” ( ́ speudōmeans to urge on, to hasten; and then to hasten after…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. 12anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God: God’s people can help bring the end closer by turning away from sin and by living in a godly way (compare Acts 3:19–20). the elements will melt in the heat: Compare Micah 1:3–4; see also Isaiah 63:19–64:1.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. hasting unto--with the utmost eagerness desiring [Wahl], praying for, and contemplating, the coming Saviour as at hand. The Greek may mean "hastening (that is, urging onward [Alford]) the day of God"; not that God's eternal appointment of the time is changeable, but God appoints us as instruments of accomplishing those events which must be first before the day of God can come. By praying for His coming, furthering the preaching of the Gospel for a…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 3:12

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Asleep
• Dissolve
• Hard
• Promise
• Wrest
• Change
• Day of the Lord (yahweh)
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Fire

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