2 Peter 3:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in 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 in it shall be burned up.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} the day{G2250} of the Lord{G2962} will come{G2240} as{G5613} a thief;{G2812} {G1722} {G3571} in{G1722} the which{G3739} the heavens{G3772} shall pass away{G3928} with a great noise,{G4500} and{G1161} the elements{G4747} shall be dissolved{G3089} with fervent heat,{G2741} and{G2532} the earth{G1093} and{G2532} the works{G2041} that are{G3588} therein{G1722} {G846} shall be burned up.{G2618}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} the day{G2250} of the Lord{G2962} will come{G2240}{(G5692)} as{G5613} a thief{G2812} in{G1722} the night{G3571}; in{G1722} the which{G3739} the heavens{G3772} shall pass away{G3928}{(G5695)} with a great noise{G4500}, and{G1161} the elements{G4747} shall melt{G3089}{(G5701)} with fervent heat{G2741}{(G5746)}, the earth{G1093} also{G2532} and{G2532} the works{G2041} that are therein{G1722}{G846} shall be burned up{G2618}{(G5691)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Neverthelesse ye daye of the LORde will come as a thefe in ye nyght in the which daye ye hevens shall perisshe with terrible noyes and the elemetes shall melt with heet and the erth with the workes that are therin shall burne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles the daye of the LORDE shal come euen as a thefe in the night: in the which (daye) the heauens shal perishe with a greate noyse, and the Elementes shal melte with heate, and the earth and ye workes that are therin, shal burne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thiefe in the night, in the which the heauens shall passe away with a noyse, and the elements shall melt with heate, and the earth with the workes that are therein, shalbe burnt vp.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Neuerthelesse the day of the Lorde wyll come as a theefe in the nyght, in the which the heauens shal passe away with a noyse, and the elementes shall melt with heate, the earth also and the workes that are therein shall burne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
  • Rev 21:1 : 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no more sea.
  • 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.
  • Luke 12:39 : 39 And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you shall not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon you.
  • 2 Pet 3:12 : 12 Looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
  • Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away; and there was no place found for them.
  • Nah 1:5 : 5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world and all who dwell in it.
  • Isa 34:4 : 4 And all the host of heaven shall dissolve, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falls off the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
  • Isa 51:6 : 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will grow old like a garment, and those who dwell in it will die in like manner: but my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.
  • Joel 1:15 : 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come.
  • Joel 2:1 : 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near at hand;
  • Joel 2:31 : 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
  • Ps 97:5 : 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
  • Ps 102:26 : 26 They shall perish, but you shall endure; yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a cloak you shall change them, and they shall be changed.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low:
  • Isa 24:19 : 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
  • Amos 9:5 : 5 The Lord GOD of hosts, he who touches the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like a flood, and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
  • Amos 9:13 : 13 Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
  • Mic 1:4 : 4 And the mountains will be molten under him, and the valleys will be split, as wax before the fire, and as waters that are poured down a steep place.
  • Matt 24:42-43 : 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
  • Mark 13:31 : 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
  • 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 Deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • 2 Cor 1:14 : 14 As also you have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • Heb 1:11-12 : 11 They shall perish; but You remain; and they all shall grow old as does a garment; 12 And like a garment You shall fold them up, and they shall be changed: but You are the same, and Your years shall not fail.
  • Jude 1:6 : 6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day.
  • Ps 46:6 : 6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
  • Rom 8:20 : 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope.
  • Joel 3:14 : 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision, for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

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    6 By which the world that then existed, being overflowed with water, perished:

    7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved for fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

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