2 Peter 3:11 (LSB)

Passage

Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some consider slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be found out.

2 Peter 3:11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

2 Peter 3:12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens burning will be destroyed, and the elements will melt with intense heat!

2 Peter 3:13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "since", "things", "destroyed", "sort", "people", "ought", "holy", and "conduct". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "since" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "But the day of the Lord will..." into verse 12's "looking for and hastening the coming of...", so "since" and "things" 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 "since" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.