2 Peter 3:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Peter 3:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Peter 3:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Peter in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Peter 3:7 — KJV
“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.”
— 2 Peter 3:7 (KJV)
2 Peter 3:7 in Context — About the Book of 2 Peter
2 Peter is a dying apostle's reminder service: God's divine power has already given us everything needed for life and godliness through precious promises. It warns against scoffers and false teachers, explains the Lord's patience — not slow but not willing that any perish — and calls us to grow in grace.
Cross-References for 2 Peter 3:7
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:7: earth, now, same
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:7: now, word, against
“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. first estate: or, principality”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:7: kept, reserved, day
“And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:7: word, fire, day
“These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:7: earth, day, judgment
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