8But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.


In Context

5 For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God.

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.

7 But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men.

8 But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.

10 But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it, shall be burnt up.

2 Peter 3:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:8But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:8But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:8But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.