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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish (pass away) with a thunderous crash, and the [[a]material] elements [of the universe] will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.

11 Since all these things are thus [b]in the process of being dissolved, what kind of person ought [each of] you to be [in the meanwhile] in consecrated and holy behavior and devout and godly qualities,

12 While you wait and earnestly long for (expect and hasten) the coming of the day of God by reason of which the flaming heavens will be dissolved, and the [[c]material] elements [of the universe] will flare and melt with fire?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:10 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
  2. 2 Peter 3:11 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  3. 2 Peter 3:12 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.

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