Every New Testament occurrence Every Old Testament occurrence

King James Version

2 Peter 3:11

In 2 Peter 3 of 2 Peter.

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

Study
Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in this way” (οὕτως) before all here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before all here.

Τούτωνtoutōnthese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “these things”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.πάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.λυομένωνluomenōnshall be dissolvedλύω (luō)verb, present passive participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “shall be dissolved”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.shall be dissolvedποταποὺςpotapouswhat mannerποταπός (potapos)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “what manner”, the object formG4217of what kind, of what manner.what mannerδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).of persons oughtὑπάρχεινhuparcheinto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active infinitive — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.to beὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἁγίαιςhagiaisall holyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “all holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.all holyἀναστροφαῖςanastrophaisconversationἀναστροφή (anastrophē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “conversation”, the to- or for-formG391dealing with other men, conduct, life, behavior, manner of life.conversationκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὐσεβείαιςeusebeiaisgodlinessεὐσέβεια (eusebeia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “godliness”, the to- or for-formG2150piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness.This verse uses “godliness”.godliness

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὖνounSeeing thenοὖνadverb — “Seeing then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness,

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

Darby Translation

All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,

Douay-Rheims

Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness?

Other Translations and Links

These open on the other site. This page stays the King James Version.

The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.