2 Peter 3:11 (WEB)

Passage

Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

2 Peter 3:11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,

2 Peter 3:12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "since", "things", "destroyed", "like", "kind", "people", and "ought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "since", 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 earnestly desiring the coming...", so "therefore" and "since" 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 "therefore" and "since" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.