2 Peter 3:7 “And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for…”

2 Peter 3:7

And 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

American Standard Version

but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the heauens and earth, which are nowe, are kept by the same word in store, and reserued vnto fire against the day of condemnation, and of the destruction of vngodly men.

Darby Translation

But the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Young's Literal Translation

and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

Bible in Basic English

But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.

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Cross references

“the heavens”

2 Peter 3:10 Isaiah 51:6 Revelation 21:1 Matthew 24:35 Matthew 25:41 Revelation 20:11

2 Peter 3:10 · BSB

But 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.

Isaiah 51:6 · BSB

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and M…

Revelation 21:1 · BSB

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

Matthew 24:35 · BSB

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

Matthew 25:41 · BSB

Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Revelation 20:11 · BSB

Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

“against”

2 Peter 2:9 Matthew 12:36 Matthew 10:15 Matthew 11:22 Matthew 11:24 Mark 6:11

2 Peter 2:9 · BSB

if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

Matthew 12:36 · BSB

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Matthew 10:15 · BSB

Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Matthew 11:22 · BSB

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

Matthew 11:24 · BSB

But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

Mark 6:11 · BSB

If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

“and perdition”

Philippians 1:28 1 Timothy 6:9 Romans 2:5 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Revelation 17:8 Revelation 17:11

Philippians 1:28 · BSB

without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.

1 Timothy 6:9 · BSB

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Romans 2:5 · BSB

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

2 Thessalonians 2:3 · BSB

Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.

Revelation 17:8 · BSB

The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation…

Revelation 17:11 · BSB

The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.

Also

2 Peter 3:12 2 Thessalonians 1:7–8 Jude 1:7

2 Peter 3:12 · BSB

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.

2 Thessalonians 1:7–8 · BSB

and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

Jude 1:7 · BSB

In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

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