2 Peter 3:7 — Compare Translations

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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.

English Amplified

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been stored up (reserved) for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been stored up (reserved) for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly people.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

By the same word, the present heavens and earth are stored up for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

But God has also spoken his word to say what will happen to the world in a future time. The sky and the earth that we see now will continue for a time. But God is keeping them until the day when he will destroy them with fire. On that day he will judge all people. He will destroy the people who have turned away from him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

And that same word of God is keeping the skies and the earth that we have now. They are being kept to be destroyed by fire. They are kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of all people who are against God.

But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But the heavens and the earth that now exist are being preserved by the same command of God, in order to be destroyed by fire. They are being kept for the day when godless people will be judged and destroyed.

English God's Word - GW 1995

By God's word, the present heaven and earth are designated to be burned. They are being kept until the day ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But by the same word the present heavens and earth are held in store for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But by the same word, the heavens and the earth that now exist are being reserved for fire, kept for the Day of Judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The present heavens and earth have been reserved by the same word for fire, kept for the day of judgment and of destruction of the godless.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

By God's word the heavens and earth of today are being reserved for fire. They are being kept for the day when God will judge. Then ungodly people will be destroyed.

English NIV

By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

English NKJ 1982

But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

English NLT

And God has also commanded that the heavens and the earth will be consumed by fire on the day of judgment, when ungodly people will perish.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the godless.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

And now, by the same powerful word, the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire, being kept for judgment day, when all the ungodly will perish.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And God has commanded that the earth and the heavens be stored away for a great bonfire at the judgment day, when all ungodly men will perish.

English Tyndale 1537

But the heavens verily and earth which are now, are kept by the same word in store, and reserved unto fire, against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.(damnation of ungodly men)