Verse
2 Peter 3:9 — The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count…
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
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The verses around 2 Peter 3:9.
7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
Verse explanation
Explains the delay of Christ’s return not as a delay at all, but as intentional patience: God is giving more time so that people still have a chance to repent.
From the 2 Peter 3 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Peter 3:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O Senhor não retarda a sua promessa, como alguns a teem por tardia; mas é longanimo para comnosco, não querendo que alguns se percam, senão que todos venham a arrepender-se.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O Senhor não é tardio [em sua] promessa (como alguns [a] consideram tardia); mas ele é paciente para conosco, não querendo que alguns pereçam, mas sim que todos venham ao arrependimento.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El Señor no demora el cumplimiento de su promesa, como algunos definen la demora, sino que está siendo muy paciente con ustedes. Pues no quiere que ninguno se pierda, sino que todos se arrepientan.
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