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andκαὶsaying,λέγοντεςWhereΠοῦisἐστινthe promiseἡ ἐπαγγελίαof his coming?τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦForγὰρsinceἀφ’ ἧςthe fathersοἱ πατέρεςfell asleep,ἐκοιμήθησανall thingsπάνταcontinueδιαμένειasοὕτωςthey werefromἀπ’the beginningἀρχῆςof creation.κτίσεως
2 Peter 3:4
Study it in the app“and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”
Peter foresees mockers asking where the promise of his coming isJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
2 Peter 3:4, word by word
- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- WhereΠοῦPou
where?
Where?
Where else “Pou” appears- isἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- the promiseἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelia” appears- of his comingπαρουσίαςparousias
coming
The arrival of Jesus in glory at the end.
Where else “parousias” appears- the fathersπατέρεςpateres
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “pateres” appears- fell asleepἐκοιμήθησανekoimēthēsan
pass away
To die, like drifting off to rest.
Where else “ekoimēthēsan” appears- continueδιαμένειdiamenei
remain, continue
Remain, continue, stay as one is.
Where else “diamenei” appears- the beginningἀρχῆςarchēs
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēs” appears- of creationκτίσεωςktiseōs
creation
All that God made, or a being he made.
Where else “ktiseōs” appears
Translation note
“Fell asleep”: that is, died. “The fathers”: probably the ancestors of Israel, or the first generation of believers.
The context
3knowing this first, that in the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, walking according to their own desires
4 · This verse (above)
5For they deliberately overlook this, that heavens existed long ago and an earth formed out of water and through water by the word of God,