13and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;


In Context

10 and it will come — the day of the Lord — as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

11 All these, then, being dissolved, what kind of persons doth it behove you to be in holy behaviours and pious acts?

12 waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;

13 and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

14 wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,

15 and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul — according to the wisdom given to him — did write to you,

2 Peter 3:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:13But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:13But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises, in which justice dwelleth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:13But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, in which dwelleth righteousness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.