11 translations · Greek
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
2 Peter 3:10 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and it will come—the Day of the LORD—as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and [the] earth and the works in it will not be found.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- However, the day of the Lord will come, unexpectedly like a thief. The heavens will explode with a thunderous roar, and the elements will be destroyed as they are burned up. The earth and everything in it will vanish.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and it will come — the day of the Lord — as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
- DBY Darby Translation
- But the day of [the] Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and [the] elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and [the] earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein will be burned up.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it, shall be burnt up.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἥξει | Hēxei | will come | G2240 ἥκω to come/be present |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| ἡμέρα | hēmera | [the] Day | G2250 ἡμέρα day |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | of [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ὡς | hōs | like | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| κλέπτης | kleptēs | a thief | G2812 κλέπτης thief |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ᾗ | hē | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| οἱ | hoi | The | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| οὐρανοὶ | ouranoi | heavens | G3772 οὐρανός heaven |
| ῥοιζηδὸν | rhoizēdon | with a roar | G4500 ῥοιζηδόν with a roar |
| παρελεύσονται | pareleusontai | will disappear | G3928 παρέρχομαι to pass by |
| στοιχεῖα | stoicheia | [the] elements | G4747 στοιχεῖον principle |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| καυσούμενα | kausoumena | by fire | G2741 καυσόω to burn |
| λυθήσεται | lythēsetai | will be destroyed | G3089 λύω to loose |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| γῆ | gē | [the] earth | G1093 γῆ earth: planet |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| αὐτῇ | autē | [its] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἔργα | erga | works | G2041 ἔργον work |
| οὐχ | ouch | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| εὑρεθήσεται | heurethēsetai | will be laid bare | G2147 εὑρίσκω to find/meet |
Related verses
- Revelation 21:1
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
- Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
- 2 Peter 3:7
But the heavens that now exist, 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.
- Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”
- Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a garment; and its inhabitants will die in the same way: but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
- Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
- 2 Peter 3:12
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
- Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.
- Isaiah 34:4
All of the army of the sky will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its armies will fade away, as a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
8 But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
Read all of 2 Peter 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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