2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not tardy concerning his promise, as some men count tardiness; but is long-suffering toward you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8But forget not, beloved, this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein will be burned up.

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Cross References

Psalms 86:15But thou, O Lord! art a God full of compassion and kindness, Long-suffering, rich in mercy and truth!

Isaiah 46:13I have brought near my deliverance; it is not far off; My salvation shall not tarry; I will give to Zion salvation, To Israel, my glory.

Luke 18:7And will not God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he be slow to punish in their behalf?

Romans 9:22What if God endured with much patience vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, purposing to manifest his wrath and to make known his power;

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:9

Conception of Eternity. ( a. d. 67.) 8 But, 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. The apostle comes in these words to instruct and establish Christians in the truth of the coming of the Lord, where we may clearly discern the tenderness and affection wherewith he speaks to them, calling them beloved; he had a compassionate concern and a love of good-will for the ungodly wretches who refused to believe divine revelation, but he… Read the whole commentary →

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