2 Peter 3:11

11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

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2 Peter 3:11 in Other Translations

KJV

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

ESV

11 Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness,

NLT

11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live,

MSG

11 Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life?

CSB

11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, [it is clear] what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness

2 Peter 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Peter 3:11

[Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved,
&c.] By fire; the heaven with all its host, sun, moon, and stars, clouds, meteors, and fowls of the air; the earth, and all that is upon it, whether of nature, or art; and, since nothing is more certain than such a dissolution of all things,

what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation
and godliness?
not as the scoffers and profane sinners, who put away this evil day far from them, but as men, who have their loins girt, and their lights burning, waiting for their Lord's coming; being continually in the exercise of grace, and in the discharge of their religious duties, watching, praying, hearing, reading; living soberly, righteously, and godly; guarding against intemperance and worldly mindedness, and every worldly and hurtful lust.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Peter 3:11 In-Context

9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

10 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 everything done in it will be laid bare.

11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.

13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.