2 Peter 3:6-8
New English Translation
6 Through these things[a] the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water. 7 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.[b]
8 Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice,[c] that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single day.
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- 2 Peter 3:6 tn The antecedent is ambiguous. It could refer to the heavens, the heavens and earth, or the water and the word. If the reference is to the heavens, the author is reflecting on the Genesis account about “the floodgates of the heavens” being opened (Gen 7:11). If the reference is to the heavens and earth, he is also thinking about the cosmic upheaval that helped to produce the flood (Gen 6:11). If the reference is to the water and the word, he is indicating both the means (water) and the cause (word of God). This last interpretation is the most likely since the final nouns of v. 5 are “water” and “word of God,” making them the nearest antecedents.
- 2 Peter 3:7 tn Grk “the ungodly people.”
- 2 Peter 3:8 tn The same verb, λανθάνω (lanthanō, “escape”) used in v. 5 is found here (there, translated “suppress”).
2 Peter 3:6-8
King James Version
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.
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2 Peter 3:6-8
English Standard Version
6 and that by means of these the world that then existed (A)was deluged with water and (B)perished. 7 But by the same word (C)the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and (D)destruction of the ungodly.
8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and (E)a thousand years as one day.
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