King James Version

2 Peter 3:7

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “by the same” (τῷ αὐτῷ) before word here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before word here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butνῦνnunwhich are nowνῦνadverb — “which are now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.which are nowοὐρανοὶouranoiheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the subject formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γῆgēearthγῆnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the subject formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.λόγῳlogōwordλόγος (logos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “word”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.τεθησαυρισμένοιtethēsaurismenoito store upθησαυρίζω (thēsaurizō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to store up”, a completed action with a present resultG2343I store up, treasure up, save, lay up.This verse uses “store up”.εἰσὶνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.πυρὶpurifireπῦρ (pur)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the to- or for-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.τηρούμενοιtēroumenoito keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἡμέρανhēmerandayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.κρίσεωςkriseōsjudgmentκρίσις (krisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “judgment”, the of-formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀπωλείαςapōleiasperditionἀπώλεια (apōleia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “perdition”, the of-formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.perditionτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσεβῶνasebōnof ungodlyἀσεβής (asebēs)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of ungodly”, the of-formG765impious, ungodly, wicked.This verse uses “ungodly”.of ungodlyἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.men

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῦautouby the sameαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “by the same”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “same”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

World English Bible

But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Darby Translation

But the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Douay-Rheims

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 the ungodly men.

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