Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
But the present heavens and earth, by the same fiat, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the day of the judgment and destruction of the godless.
New American Standard Bible
But by His word
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.
Holman Bible
But by the same word,
International Standard Version
Now by that same word, the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire and are being kept for the day when ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.
A Conservative Version
But now the heavens and the earth, which have been stored up by the same word, are being preserved for fire in a day of judgment and destruction of irreverent 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.
Amplified
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.
An Understandable Version
But, by means of the same word [of God], the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, awaiting the judgment and destruction [by God], along with [its] ungodly people.
Anderson New Testament
But the heavens and the earth that now are, by the same word are kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment, and perdition of ungodly 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.
Common New Testament
But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but the heavens and the earth now existing are kept in store by his Logos, reserv'd for the conflagration of doomsday, when the impious shall be involv'd in perdition.
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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
But the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured up, being kept for fire to a day of judgment, and destruction of ungodly men.
Godbey New Testament
but now the heavens and the earth have been kept according to the same word, being reserved for fire in the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people.
Goodspeed New Testament
But by the same command the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire, and are kept for the day when godless men are to be judged and destroyed.
John Wesley New Testament
But the heavens and the earth that are now, are by his word kept in store reserved unto fire, against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Julia Smith Translation
And now the heavens and the earth, by the same word are stored up, being kept for fire to the day of judgment and of the perdition of irreligious men.
King James 2000
But the heavens and the earth, which now are, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
Modern King James verseion
But the present heavens and the earth being kept in store by the same Word, are being kept for fire until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the heavens verily and earth which are now, are kept by the same word in store, and reserved unto fire, against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Moffatt New Testament
but the present heavens and earth are treasured up by the same word for fire, reserved for the day when the impious are doomed and destroyed.
Montgomery New Testament
But the heavens and earth that now are, by the same word of God, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the Day of Judgment, and for the destruction of ungodly men.
NET Bible
But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
but the present heavens and the present earth are by his word kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and the perdition of ungodly men.
Sawyer New Testament
But the present heavens and the earth have been preserved by his word, being kept for fire, at the day of the judgment and destruction of wicked men.
The Emphasized Bible
While, the heavens and the earth that now are, by the same word, have been stored with fire, being kept unto the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly men.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
but the present heavens and earth by the same word are treasured up, reserved for fire at the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Webster
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved to fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Weymouth New Testament
But the present heavens and the present earth are, by the command of the same God, kept stored up, reserved for fire in preparation for a day of judgement and of destruction for the ungodly.
Williams New Testament
But by the same command the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire and are kept for the day when godless men are to be doomed and destroyed.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
but the present heavens and the earth, by the same word, have been stored up for fire, being kept unto the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Worsley New Testament
But the heavens and the earth, that now are, by the same Word are kept in store, reserved unto fire on the day of judgement and destruction of ungodly men.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » People scoffing at the coming of the lord
Creation » Everything being created by the word of God (jesus Christ)
Day of the lord » What is kept in store for the day of judgment
Earth » The earth which exists now
the Earth » To be dissolved by fire
the Earth » Not to be again inundated
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens which exist now
Judgment » Last, the » General references to
Judgment » Called the » Day of judgment and perdition of unGodly men
the future » The last judgment » General references to
Water » The world not to be again destroyed by
Topics
Interlinear
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and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
thesaurizo
Apoleia
References
American
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 3:7
Prayers for 2 Peter 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Coming Day Of The Lord
6 and that by the same means the world which then existed was destroyed in a deluge of water. 7 But the present heavens and earth, by the same fiat, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the day of the judgment and destruction of the godless. 8 But you, dear friends, must never shut your eyes to the fact that, to the Lord, one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Cross References
2 Peter 3:10
The Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed.
2 Peter 3:12
while you await and hasten the coming of the Day of God. At its coming the heavens will be dissolved in fire, and the elements melted by heat,
Matthew 24:35
The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away.
Matthew 25:41
Then he will say to those on his left 'Go from my presence, accursed, into the 'aeonian fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.'
2 Peter 2:9
The Lord, therefore, knows how to deliver the pious from temptation, and to keep the wicked, who are even now suffering punishment, in readiness for 'the Day of Judgment'--
Revelation 21:1
Then I saw new heavens and a new earth. The former heavens and the former earth had passed away; and the sea has ceased to be.
Matthew 10:15
I tell you, the doom of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than the doom of that town.
Matthew 11:22
Yet, I tell you, the doom of Tyre and Sidon will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than yours.
Matthew 11:24
Yet, I tell you, the doom of Sodom will be more bearable in the 'Day of Judgment' than yours."
Matthew 12:36
I tell you that for every careless thing that men say, they must answer on the 'Day of Judgment.'
Mark 6:11
And if a place does not welcome you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the dust that is on the soles of your feet, as a protest against them."
Romans 2:5
Hard-hearted and impenitent as you are, you are storing up for yourself Wrath on the 'Day of Wrath,' when God's justice as a judge will be revealed;
Philippians 1:28
Without ever shrinking from your opponents. To them this will be a sign of their Destruction and of your Salvation--a sign from God.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-8
And to give relief to you who are suffering, as well as to us, at the Appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven with his mighty angels, 'in flaming fire.'
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Do not let any one deceive you, whatever he may do. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the appearing of that Incarnation of Wickedness, that the Lost soul,
1 Timothy 6:9
Those who want to be rich fall into the snares of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into Destruction and Ruin.
1 John 4:17
It is through this that love has attained its perfection in us, so that we may have confidence on the Day of Judgment, because what Christ is that we also are in this world.
Jude 1:7
Like Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns near them, which gave themselves up to fornication, and fell into unnatural vice, these angels now stand out as a warning, undergoing, as they are, the punishment of aeonian fire.
Revelation 17:8
The Beast that you saw was, but is not, and is about to rise out of the bottomless pit, and is on its way to destruction. Those who are living on earth will be amazed--those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world--when they see that the Beast was, but is not, and yet will come.'
Revelation 17:11
So must the Beast that was, but is not. He counts as an eighth king, although he is one of the seven, and is on his way to destruction.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne, and him who was seated on it. 'The earth and the heavens fled from his presence; no place was left for them.'