2 Peter 3:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.”
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“as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
King James Version · Public Domain“looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Peter 3:12 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- Isaiah 2:1This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
- Isaiah 34:4All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
- Isaiah 64:1If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,
- Micah 1:4The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
- 1 Corinthians 1:7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
- Jude 1:21keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- Revelation 6:13and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).