King James Version

2 Peter 3:13

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

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καινοὺςkainousnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.newδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οὐρανοὺςouranousheavensοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “heavens”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavensκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earthκαινὴνkainēnnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπάγγελμαepangelmaa promiseἐπάγγελμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a promise”, the object formG1862a promise.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.προσδοκῶμενprosdokōmento look forπροσδοκάω (prosdokaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to look for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4328I expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate.ἐνenwhereinἐνpreposition — “wherein”G1722in, on, among.whereinοἷςhoiswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δικαιοσύνηdikaiosunērighteousnessδικαιοσύνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the subject formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousnessκατοικεῖkatoikeito dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Alludes to

Isaiah 65:17 Isaiah 65:17 · King James VersionFor, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.Isaiah 65:17 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

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