2 Peter 3:11

“Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,”

2 Peter 3:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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Peter speaks of the day of the Lord and of new heavens where righteousness livesCreationFor the Lord a thousand years are like a day; he is not slow, he is patient with youJesus Will Return

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2 Peter 3:11, word by word

to be dissolvedλυομένωνlyomenōn

destroy

To break, tear down or strip of force something that stood firm.

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what sort of peopleποταποὺςpotapous

what kind of

What kind of, of what sort.

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oughtδεῖdei

must

Something that has to be done.

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to beὑπάρχεινhyparchein

be

To exist, or to be already in a condition.

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holyἁγίαιςhagiais

holy place

Places and things set apart for God.

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conductἀναστροφαῖςanastrophais

conduct, way of life

Conduct, the way one lives day by day.

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godlinessεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiais

godliness

Godliness: the reverence and love for God that show in one's life.

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The context

10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the elements, burning, will be dissolved, and the earth and the works in it will be laid bare.

11 · This verse (above)

12waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens, set on fire, will be dissolved, and the elements, burning, will melt?

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