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2 Peter 3:12

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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ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
προσδοκῶνταςprosdokōntasexpectingG4328 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
σπεύδονταςspeudontashasteningG4692 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
παρουσίανparousiancomingG3952 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ἡμέρας,hēmerasday,G2250 →
δι᾽di᾽throughG1223 →
ἣνhēnwhichG3739 →
οὐρανοὶouranoi[the] heavensG3772 →
πυρούμενοιpuroumenoibeing set on fireG4448 →
λυθήσονταιluthēsontaiwill be dissolvedG3089 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
στοιχεῖαstoicheia[the] elementsG4747 →
καυσούμεναkausoumenaburning with heatG2741 →
τήκεται;tēketaiare melting?G5080 →

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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.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.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.Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”2 Peter 3:11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness1 Corinthians 1:7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.Hebrews 9:28so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.Isaiah 64:1–12If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence,Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.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.1 Corinthians 1:7–8Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.Revelation 6:13–14and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.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.Isaiah 2:1–22This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:Jude 1:21keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

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