2 Peter 3:13 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, since you are looking for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

2 Peter 3:15 and consider the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "looking for and hastening the coming of..." into verse 14's "Therefore beloved since you are looking for...", so "promise" and "looking" 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 "looking" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.