2 Peter 3:5-9
New King James Version
5 For this they willfully forget: that (A)by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth (B)standing out of water and in the water, 6 (C)by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7 But (D)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for (E)fire until the day of judgment and [a]perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and (F)a thousand years as one day. 9 (G)The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but (H)is longsuffering toward [b]us, (I)not willing that any should perish but (J)that all should come to repentance.
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