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NASB | 2 Peter 3:9 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. |
Bible Question (short): Who needs to repent? |
Question (full): Isn't Peter addressing the church? (2 Pet 1:1) Why say "He is patient toward you", i.e., believers, rather than "toward them", i.e., the mockers? It seems like it makes a big difference. We won't perish (John 3:16, Rom 6:23, etc.). Is he saying that the Lord is waiting for the church ("who have received a faith...") to repent? If so, could he be speaking of future believers? (I wasn't born when Peter lived.) If not, why? |