2 Peter 3:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Peter 3:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Peter 3:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Peter 3:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
2 Peter 3:7 — World English Bible
2 Peter 3:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Peter 3:7 — American Standard Version
2 Peter 3:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
2 Peter 3:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Peter 3:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
2 Peter 3:7 — Darby Translation
2 Peter 3:7 GEN — 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.”
2 Peter 3:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Peter 3:7 in Context — 2 Peter 3
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 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.
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
What Does 2 Peter 3:7 Mean?
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