NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Arts Hymns
  Discovery Box

2 Peter 3:12

Context
3:12 while waiting for and hastening 1  the coming of the day of God? 2  Because of this day, 3  the heavens will be burned up and 4  dissolve, and the celestial bodies 5  will melt away in a blaze! 6 

1 tn Or possibly, “striving for,” but the meaning “hasten” for σπουδάζω (spoudazw) is normative in Jewish apocalyptic literature (in which the coming of the Messiah/the end is anticipated). Such a hastening is not an arm-twisting of the divine volition, but a response by believers that has been decreed by God.

2 sn The coming of the day of God. Peter elsewhere describes the coming or parousia as the coming of Christ (cf. 2 Pet 1:16; 3:4). The almost casual exchange between “God” and “Christ” in this little book, and elsewhere in the NT, argues strongly for the deity of Christ (see esp. 1:1).

3 tn Grk “on account of which” (a subordinate relative clause in Greek).

4 tn Grk “being burned up, will dissolve.”

5 tn See note in v. 10 on “celestial bodies.”

6 tn Grk “being burned up” (see v. 10).



TIP #06: On Bible View and Passage View, drag the yellow bar to adjust your screen. [ALL]
created in 0.03 seconds
powered by bible.org