2 Peter 3:8 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Peter 3:8

6 ^aby which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water.

7 But ^athe heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for ^bfire until the day of judgment and¹ perdition of ungodly men.

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

9 ^aThe Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but ^bis longsuffering toward us, ^cnot willing that any should perish but ^dthat all should come to repentance.

The Day of the Lord

10 But ^athe day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which ^bthe heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be¹ burned up.

11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be ^ain holy conduct and godliness,

12 ^alooking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will ^bbe dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will ^cmelt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for ^anew heavens and a ^bnew earth in which righteousness dwells.

Be Steadfast

14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent ^ato be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

15 and consider that ^athe longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,

16 as also in all his ^aepistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the ^brest of the Scriptures.

17 You therefore, beloved, ^asince you know this beforehand, ^bbeware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;

18 ^abut grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ^bTo Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

Verse Comparison: 2 Peter 3:8

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

Amplified® Bible
Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape you, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.

Contemporary English Version
Dear friends, don't forget that for the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years is the same as one day.

Darby English Version
But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with [the] Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Good News Bible
But do not forget one thing, my dear friends! There is no difference in the Lord's sight between one day and a thousand years; to him the two are the same.

International Standard Version
Don't forget this fact, dear friends: With the Lord a single day is like a 1,000 years, and a 1,000 years are like a single day.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
But do not let this one {fact} escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

New International Version
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

New King James Version
But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day resembles a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

Young's Literal Translation
And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord `is' as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

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