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 this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6By which the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved to fire for the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should 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

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• heavensοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• areεἰσίeisi · they areG1526
• storeθησαυρίζωthēsaurizō · to store upG2343
• reservedτηρέωtēreō · to keep: guardG5083
• fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• perditionἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
• ungodlyἀσεβήςasebēs · ungodlyG765
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:7

• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up.
• Psalms 50:3Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous around him.
• Psalms 102:26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
• Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall become old like a garment, and its inhabitants shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
• Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
• Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
• Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea.
• 2 Peter 2:9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:
• Matthew 10:15Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
• Matthew 11:22But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
• Matthew 12:36But I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for it in the day of judgment.
• Mark 6:11And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
• 1 John 4:17In this is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so 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