2 Peter 3:13 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:11 Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in [all] holy living and godliness,

2 Peter 3:12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, by reason of which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

2 Peter 3:13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.

2 Peter 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "promise", "look", "heavens", "earth", "wherein", "dwelleth", and "righteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "promise" and "look", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "looking for and earnestly desiring the coming..." into verse 14's "Wherefore beloved seeing that ye look for...", so "promise" and "look" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "promise" and "look" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.