2 Peter 3:8

“But do not let this one thing escape you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.”
2 Peter 3:8 · direct translation from the Greek

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For the Lord a thousand years are like a day; he is not slow, he is patient with youJesus Will Return What looks like delay is God's patience, so that all may change their mindsWaiting on God

With the Greek beneath

Butδὲdo notμὴletλανθανέτωthisτοῦτοone thingἛνescapeλανθανέτωyou,ὑμᾶςbeloved,ἀγαπητοίthatὅτιoneμίαdayἡμέραwithπαρὰthe Lordκυρίῳislikeὡςa thousandχίλιαyears,ἔτηandκαὶa thousandχίλιαyearsἔτηlikeὡςoneμίαday.ἡμέρα

Allusion · Psalms 90:4

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Both texts say that for God a thousand years are like a day.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

χίλιαchiliaG5507אֶלֶףelefH505“thousand”
ἔτηetēG2094שָׁנִיםshanimH8141“year”
ἡμέραhēmeraG2250יוֹםyomH3117“day”

2 Peter 3:8, word by word

letλανθανέτωlanthanetō

escape notice

Go unnoticed, remain hidden.

Where else “lanthanetō” appears

one thingἛνHen

one

The quantity one, or a single one within a group.

Where else “Hen” appears

belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoi

beloved

Beloved, dear.

Where else “agapētoi” appears

dayἡμέραhēmera

day

A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”

Where else “hēmera” appears

the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyriōi” appears

a thousandχίλιαchilia

thousand

A thousand.

Where else “chilia” appears

yearsἔτηetē

year

Year.

Where else “etē” appears

Translation note

Recalls Psalm 90:4.

The context

7But the present heavens and earth by the same word have been stored up for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly people.

8 · This verse (above)

9The Lord is not slow about the promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to a change of mind.

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