Jump to Previous Account Bears Count Delay Desire Desiring Destruction Evil Fulfilling Keeping Longsuffering Mercy Patient Patiently Perish Promise Reach Repentance Seems Sense Slack Slackness Slow Speak Towards Turned Understand Us-Ward Waiting Wanting Willing Wishing WordJump to Next Account Bears Count Delay Desire Desiring Destruction Evil Fulfilling Keeping Longsuffering Mercy Patient Patiently Perish Promise Reach Repentance Seems Sense Slack Slackness Slow Speak Towards Turned Understand Us-Ward Waiting Wanting Willing Wishing WordParallel Verses English Standard Version The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. New American Standard Bible The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Lord does not delay His promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. International Standard Version The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some people understand slowness, but is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to perish, but wants everyone to repent. NET Bible The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. Aramaic Bible in Plain English THE LORD JEHOVAH does not delay his promises as people consider delay, but he is patient for your sakes, and because he is not willing that any person would perish, but that every person would come to conversion. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Lord isn't slow to do what he promised, as some people think. Rather, he is patient for your sake. He doesn't want to destroy anyone but wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to him and change the way they think and act. King James 2000 Bible The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. American King James Version The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 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. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. Darby Bible 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. English Revised 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Weymouth New Testament The Lord is not slow in fulfilling His promise, in the sense in which some men speak of slowness. But He bears patiently with you, His desire being that no one should perish but that all should come to repentance. 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. 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, Lexicon ου particle - nominativeou oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. βραδυνει verb - present active indicative - third person singular braduno brad-oo'-no: to delay -- be slack, tarry. ο definite article - nominative singular masculine ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. κυριος noun - nominative singular masculine kurios koo'-ree-os: supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title) -- God, Lord, master, Sir. της definite article - genitive singular feminine ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. επαγγελιας noun - genitive singular feminine epaggelia ep-ang-el-ee'-ah: an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good) -- message, promise. ως adverb hos hoce: which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows) τινες indefinite pronoun - nominative plural masculine tis tis: some or any person or object βραδυτητα noun - accusative singular feminine bradutes brad-oo'-tace: tardiness -- slackness.; ηγουνται verb - present middle or passive deponent indicative - third person hegeomai hayg-eh'-om-ahee: to lead, i.e. command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e. consider -- account, (be) chief, count, esteem, governor, judge, have the rule over, suppose, think. αλλα conjunction alla al-lah': other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet. μακροθυμει verb - present active indicative - third person singular makrothumeo mak-roth-oo-meh'-o: to be long-spirited, i.e. (objectively) forbearing or (subjectively) patient -- bear (suffer) long, be longsuffering, have (long) patience, be patient, patiently endure. εις preposition eis ice: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases ημας personal pronoun - first person accusative plural hemas hay-mas': us -- our, us, we. μη particle - nominative me may: any but (that), forbear, God forbid, lack, lest, neither, never, no (wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. βουλομενος verb - present middle or passive deponent participle - nominative singular masculine boulomai boo'-lom-ahee: to will, i.e. (reflexively) be willing -- be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing). τινας indefinite pronoun - accusative plural masculine tis tis: some or any person or object απολεσθαι verb - second aorist middle middle or passive deponent apollumi ap-ol'-loo-mee: to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively -- destroy, die, lose, mar, perish. αλλα conjunction alla al-lah': other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet. παντας adjective - accusative plural masculine pas pas: apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole εις preposition eis ice: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases μετανοιαν noun - accusative singular feminine metanoia met-an'-oy-ah: (subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision) -- repentance. χωρησαι verb - aorist active middle or passive deponent choreo kho-reh'-o: to be in (give) space, i.e. (intransitively) to pass, enter, or (transitively) to hold, admit Multilingual 2 Pierre 3:9 FrenchLinks 2 Peter 3:9 NIV • 2 Peter 3:9 NLT • 2 Peter 3:9 ESV • 2 Peter 3:9 NASB • 2 Peter 3:9 KJV • 2 Peter 3:9 Bible Apps • 2 Peter 3:9 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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