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2 Peter 3:10

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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.

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

However, the Day of the Lord will come “like a thief.” On that Day the heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will melt and disintegrate, and the earth and everything in it will be burned up.

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Revelation 21:1 (35 votes)

    ¶ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

  • Matthew 24:35 (27 votes)

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

  • 2 Peter 3:7 (25 votes)

    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.

  • Revelation 16:15 (21 votes)

    Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

  • Isaiah 51:6 (18 votes)

    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2 (17 votes)

    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

  • Mark 13:31 (15 votes)

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.