2 Peter 3:15

2 Peter 3:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
• New Living Translation (NLT)And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—

Context of 2 Peter 3:15

13But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. 14So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. 16He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.

2 Peter 3:15 word by word

καὶ τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν μακροθυμίαν σωτηρίαν ἡγεῖσθε, καθὼς καὶ ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἡμῶν ἀδελφὸς Παῦλος κατὰ τὴν δοθεῖσαν αὐτῷ σοφίαν ἔγραψεν ὑμῖν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• accountἡγέομαιhēgeomai · to governG2233
• the longsufferingμακροθυμίαmakrothumia · patienceG3115
• ofκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• hath writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• unto youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 2 Peter 3:15

• 2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
• Romans 2:4Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
• 1 Timothy 1:16But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
• 1 Peter 3:20to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,
• Acts 15:25So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul—
• Exodus 31:3and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—
• Exodus 35:31and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—
• 1 Kings 3:12I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
• 1 Kings 4:29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
• Ezra 7:25And you, Ezra, in accordance with the wisdom of your God, which you possess, appoint magistrates and judges to administer justice to all the people of Trans-Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach any who do not know them.
• Proverbs 2:6For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• Ecclesiastes 2:26To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
• Daniel 2:20and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.
• Luke 21:15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.
• 1 Corinthians 2:13This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 3:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15And account that the long-suffering of our Lord - Conclude that God's long-suffering with the world is a proof that he designs men to be saved; even as our beloved brother Paul. "This epistle being written to those to whom the first epistle was sent, the persons to whom the Apostle Paul wrote concerning the long-suffering of God were the Jewish and Gentile Christians in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. Accordingly, we know he wrote to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And account - that “the long-suffering of our Lord” is “salvation.” Regard his delay in coming to judge the world, not as an evidence that he never will come, but as a proof of his desire that we should be saved. Many had drawn a different inference from the fact that the Saviour did not return, and had supposed that it was a proof that he would never come, and that his promises had failed. Peter says that that conclusion was not authorized, but that we…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 From the doctrine of Christ's second coming, we are exhorted to purity and godliness. This is the effect of real knowledge. Very exact and universal holiness is enjoined, not resting in any low measure or degree. True Christians look for new heavens and a new earth; freed from the vanity to which things present are subject, and the sin they are polluted with. Those only who are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and sanctified by the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15our beloved brother Paul: The New Testament tells us only a little about the relationship between the apostles Peter and Paul. Some people think the two apostles were hostile toward each other because of the dispute in Antioch (Galatians 2:11–14). But the New Testament indicates otherwise. Peter and Paul about the good news for non-Jews (Gentiles) (Acts 11:2–18; 15:7–11). Silvanus and Mark worked with both Paul and Peter (see 1 Peter 5:12–13). According…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. account ... the long-suffering ... is salvation--is designed for the salvation of those yet to be gathered into the Church: whereas those scoffers "count it (to be the result of) slackness" on the Lord's part (2Pe 3:9). our beloved brother Paul--a beautiful instance of love and humility. Peter praises the very Epistles which contain his condemnation. according to the wisdom given unto him--adopting Paul's own language, 1Co 3:10, "According to the…Read the comment

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• God Continued...
• Salvation
• Wisdom
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Commentaries on 2 Peter 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings