King James Version

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it will be dissolved” (λυθήσεται,) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will be exposed” (εὑρεθήσεται.) after works here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[the] night” (νυκτί,) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “which” (ᾗ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they will be dissolved” (λυθήσονται) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before it here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will be burned up” (κατακαήσεται) after works here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἥξειhēxeiwill comeἥκω (hēkō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will come”, an action still aheadG2240I have come, am present, have arrived.will comeδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andἡμέραhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.κλέπτηςkleptēsthiefκλέπτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “thief”, the subject formG2812a thief.ἐνenthat are thereinἐνpreposition — “that are therein”G1722in, on, among.that are thereinᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοὶouranoiheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the subject formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.ῥοιζηδὸνrhoizēdonwith a roarῥοιζηδόνadverb — “with a roar”G4500with a great noise, with a rushing sound.παρελεύσονταιpareleusontaito pass byπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to pass by”, an action still aheadG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.στοιχεῖαstoicheiaprincipleστοιχεῖον (stoicheion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “principle”, the subject formG4747(a) plur: the heavenly bodies, (b) a rudiment, an element, a rudimentary principle, an elementary rule.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καυσούμεναkausoumenato burnκαυσόομαι (kausoomai)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “to burn”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2741I burn with great heat.λυθήσεταιluthēsetaito looseλύω (luō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to loose”, an action still aheadG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.This verse uses “loose”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γῆgēearthγῆnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the subject formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῇautēheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔργαergaworkἔργον (ergon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “work”, the subject formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.εὑρεθήσεταιheurethēsetaishall be burned upεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be burned up”, an action still aheadG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.shall be burned up

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

νυκτίnuktinightνύξ (nux)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “night”, the to- or for-formG3571the night, night-time.ᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.λυθήσονταιluthēsontaishall meltλύω (luō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall melt”, an action still aheadG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.ἐνenthat are thereinἐνpreposition — “that are therein”G1722in, on, among.κατακαήσεταιkatakaēsetaishall be burned upκατακαίω (katakaiō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be burned up”, an action still aheadG2618I burn up, consume entirely.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it, shall be burnt up.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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