11 translations · Greek
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- the LORD is not slow in regard to the promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not intending any to be lost, but all to come to conversion,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord is not delaying the fulfillment of his promise, as some define delay, but he is being very patient with you. He doesn't want anyone to be lost, but everyone to come and repent.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,
- DBY Darby Translation
- [The] Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| βραδύνει | bradynei | is not slow [in keeping] | G1019 βραδύνω to delay |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | The Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| τῆς | tēs | [His] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐπαγγελίας | epangelias | promise | G1860 ἐπαγγελία promise |
| ὥς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| τινες | tines | some | G5100 τις one |
| βραδύτητα | bradytēta | slowness | G1022 βραδύτης slowness |
| ἡγοῦνται | hēgountai | understand | G2233 ἡγέομαι to govern |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| μακροθυμεῖ | makrothymei | is patient | G3114 μακροθυμέω to have patience |
| εἰς | eis | with | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 μή not |
| βουλόμενός | boulomenos | wanting | G1014 βούλομαι to plan |
| τινας | tinas | anyone | G5100 τις one |
| ἀπολέσθαι | apolesthai | to perish | G622 ἀπολλύω to destroy |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| πάντας | pantas | everyone | G3956 πᾶς all |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| μετάνοιαν | metanoian | repentance | G3341 μετάνοια repentance |
| χωρῆσαι | chōrēsai | to come | G5562 χωρέω to make room for |
Related verses
- 1 Timothy 2:4
who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.
- Romans 2:4
Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
- Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
- Psalm 86:15
But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
- Isaiah 30:18
Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
- Revelation 2:21
I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
- Luke 18:7–8
Won’t God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them? I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
- 1 Timothy 1:16
However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.
- 2 Peter 3:15
Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you;
- Exodus 34:6
Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 But the heavens that now exist, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
8 But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
11 Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
Read all of 2 Peter 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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