Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 2 Peter 3:13

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 2 Peter 3:13 - 3:13

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - 2 Peter 3:13 - 3:13

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13. καινοὺς δὲ οὐρανούς κ.τ.λ. The new heaven and earth are prophesied in the concluding chapters of Isa 65:17 ἔσται γὰρ ὁ οὐρανὸς καινὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ καινή, Isa 66:22 ὄν τρόπον γὰρ ὁ οὐρανὸς καινὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ καινὴ ἂ ἐγὼ ποιῶ, cf. Isa 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, etc.

The prediction is quoted in Rev 21:1. Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν· ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρ. κ. ἡ πρώτη γῆ ἀπῆλθαν.

ἐν οἷς δικαιοσύνη κατοικεῖ. Cf. Isa 1:21 of Jerusalem, ἐν ᾗ δικαιοσύνη ἐκοιμήθη ἐν αὐτῇ and Isa 32:16 δικαιοσύνῃ ἐν τῷ Καρμήλῳ κατοικήσει, together with what follows.