Passage Research
2 Peter 3 — Sermon Preparation
The day of the Lord will come like a thief, and in light of coming cosmic renewal, believers are urged to live holy and godly lives. Below is a research summary for 2 Peter 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 18
- verses
- 342 / 155
- Greek words / lemmas
- 27
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
2 Peter 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἡμέρα | hēméra | G2250 | 7 | age, alway, day ), for ever |
| ἀγαπητός | agapētós | G27 | 5 | beloved, dear |
| οὐρανός | ouranós | G3772 | 5 | air, heaven, sky |
| προσδοκάω | prosdokáō | G4328 | 3 | expect, look, when looked, tarry |
| γῆ | gē | G1093 | 4 | country, earth, ground, land |
| λύω | lýō | G3089 | 3 | break, destroy, dissolve, loose |
| καυσόω | kausóō | G2741 | 2 | fervent heat |
How preachers through history handled this text
27 public-domain excerpts on 2 Peter 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“From the doctrine of Christ's second coming, we are exhorted to purity and godliness. This is the effect of real knowledge. Very exact and universal holiness is enjoined, not resting in any low measure or degree. True Christians look for new heavens and a new earth; freed from the vanity to which things present are subject, and the sin they are polluted with. Those only who are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and sanctified by the Holy Ghost, shall be admitted to dwell in this holy place. He is faithful, who has promised. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Peter 3:11–22 (Public Domain)
Need the complete sermon prep report on this passage?
Greek exegesis, historical background, current scholarship, sermon outlines, illustrations — a complete PDF report on 2 Peter 3, delivered within 24 hours.