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.


In Context

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

6 By which 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 to fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

8 But, 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.

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein will be burned 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:8But 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.

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 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.