2 Peter 3:10
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But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the 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 therein shall be burned up.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.
In other translations
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the 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 therein shall be burned up.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.
Greek words
ἥξειhēxeiWill comeG2240δὲdehoweverG1161ἡhētheG3588ἡμέραhēmeradayG2250κυρίουkuriouof [the] LordG2962ὡςhōslikeG5613κλέπτηςkleptēsa thiefG2812ἐνeninG1722νυκτί,nukti[the] nightG3571ἐνeninG1722ᾗhēwhichG3739οἱhoitheG3588οὐρανοὶouranoiheavensG3772ῥοιζηδὸνrhoizēdonwith a roarG4500παρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiwill pass away,G3928στοιχεῖαstoicheiaelementsG4747δὲdethenG1161καυσούμεναkausoumenaburning with heatG2741λυθήσεται,luthēsetaiit will be dissolved,G3089καὶkaiandG2532γῆgē[the] earthG1093καὶkaiandG2532τὰtatheG3588ἐνeninG1722αὐτῇautēaitG846ἔργαergaworksG2041οὐχouchnotG3756εὑρεθήσεται.heurethēsetaiwill be exposed.G2147
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- Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.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 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 2 Peter 3:7But 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.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.
- Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- 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 wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.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 My righteousness will never fail.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- Mark 13:31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 2 Peter 3:12Looking 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?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.
- Revelation 3:3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
- Isaiah 34:4And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.All 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.
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