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 Living Translation (NLT)And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight.

Context of 2 Peter 3:14

12looking 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. Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

2 Peter 3:14 word by word

Διό, ἀγαπητοί, ταῦτα προσδοκῶντες σπουδάσατε ἄσπιλοι καὶ ἀμώμητοι αὐτῷ εὑρεθῆναι ἐν εἰρήνῃ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• seeing that ye look forπροσδοκάωprosdokaō · to look forG4328
• such thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• be diligent thatσπουδάζωspoudazō · be eagerG4704
• ye may be foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• of himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• without spotἄσπιλοςaspilos · spotlessG784
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• blamelessἀμώμητοςamōmētos · blamelessG298

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:14

• Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• Hebrews 9:28so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
• 2 Peter 1:5But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
• 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
• Matthew 24:26“Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
• Luke 2:29“Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;
• Luke 12:43Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be 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 labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• Philippians 1:10that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless 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

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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