2 Peter 3:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁷ But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist have been stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been stored up (reserved) for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ But by the same word, heaven and earth are now held in reserve for fire, kept for the Judgment Day and destruction of ungodly people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ But the heavens and the earth that exist now were restored by the same Word, being reserved unto fire on the day of judgment, and unto the perdition of impious men.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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 the ungodly men.

2 Peter 3:7 Cross References

Psalm 102:26

They will perish, but thou dost endure; they will all wear out like a garment. Thou changest them like raiment, and they pass away;

Psalm 50:3

Our God comes, he does not keep silence, before him is a devouring fire, round about him a mighty tempest.

Isaiah 51:6

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and they who dwell in it will die like gnats; but my salvation will be for ever, and my deliverance will never be ended.

Isaiah 66:15

“For behold, the Lord will come in fire, and his chariots like the stormwind, to render his anger in fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

Daniel 7:9

As I looked, thrones were placed and one that was ancient of days took his seat; his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire.

Zephaniah 3:8

“Therefore wait for me,” says the Lord, “for the day when I arise as a witness. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all the heat of my anger; for in the fire of my jealous wrath all the earth shall be consumed.

Malachi 4:1

“For behold, the day comes, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

Matthew 10:15

Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Matthew 11:22

But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you.

Matthew 11:24

But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.”

Matthew 12:36

I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Matthew 25:41

Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

Mark 6:11

And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.”

John 12:48

He who rejects me and does not receive my sayings has a judge; the word that I have spoken will be his judge on the last day.

Romans 2:5

But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

1 Corinthians 3:13

each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.

Philippians 1:28

and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of perdition,

1 Timothy 6:9

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.

Hebrews 12:29

for our God is a consuming fire.

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.

2 Peter 3:12

waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be kindled and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fire!

1 John 4:17

In this is love perfected with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so are we in this world.

Jude 1:7

just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise acted immorally and indulged in unnatural lust, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

Revelation 17:11

As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to perdition.

Revelation 17:8

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is to ascend from the bottomless pit and go to perdition; and the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will marvel to behold the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

Revelation 21:1

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.