New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Peter 3:5-9

5For 1when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that 2by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was 3formed out of water and by water, 6through which 4the world at that time was 5destroyed by being flooded with water. 7But by His word 6the present heavens and earth are being reserved for 7fire, kept for 8the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.

8But do not let this one fact escape your notice, 9beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and 10a thousand years like one day. 9 11The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but 12is patient toward you, 13not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.

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1. 2 Peter 3:5 Or they are willfully ignorant of this fact, that ↩
2. 2 Peter 3:5 Gen 1:6, 9; Heb 11:3 ↩
3. 2 Peter 3:5 Ps 24:2; 136:6 ↩
4. 2 Peter 3:6 2 Pet 2:5 ↩
5. 2 Peter 3:6 Gen 7:11, 12, 21f ↩
6. 2 Peter 3:7 2 Pet 3:10, 12 ↩
7. 2 Peter 3:7 Is 66:15; Dan 7:9f; 2 Thess 1:7; Heb 12:29 ↩
8. 2 Peter 3:7 Matt 10:15; 1 Cor 3:13; Jude 7 ↩
9. 2 Peter 3:8 2 Pet 3:1 ↩
10. 2 Peter 3:8 Ps 90:4 ↩
11. 2 Peter 3:9 Hab 2:3; Rom 13:11; Heb 10:37 ↩
12. 2 Peter 3:9 Rom 2:4; Rev 2:21 ↩
13. 2 Peter 3:9 1 Tim 2:4; Rev 2:21 ↩

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