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2 Peter 3

2 Peter 3:8

The Day of the Lord · 2 Peter 3:8–13
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Translations

Modern
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
Traditional
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.
Literal
But let this one thing not be hidden from you, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Latin
Unum vero hoc non lateat vos, carissimi, quia unus dies apud Dominum sicut mille anni, et mille anni sicut dies unus.

Original

Greek
English
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

Notes

2 Peter 3:8

Peter refers to Psalm 90:4. God works according to his own sense of time, and he will send his Son when the time is right.

2 Peter 3:1–13

Peter moves from condemning the false teachers to encouraging the believers. The false teachers doubted that Christ would return, so Peter needed to teach clearly about this truth. Christians must hold onto the message that the apostles taught about the day of judgment. They should live godly lives as they wait for that day.

Parallels

Zephaniah 1:7–18 Malachi 4:1–6 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Day God, Being and Attributes of Parousia Peter, Second Letter of

Topics

Anniversaries Day: Prophetic God: Eternity of God's Timing Jesus, the Christ: Second Coming of Quantum Physics The Age of the Earth The Big Bang Theory Thousand Years Time: One Day is Like One-Thousand Years Year: A Thousand, with the Lord is Like One Day