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2 Peter 3:7-9
Lexham English Bible
2 Peter 3:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
8 Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day. 9 The Lord is not delaying the promise, as some consider slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he[a] does not want any to perish, but all to come to repentance.
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- 2 Peter 3:9 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“want”) which is understood as causal
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