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2 Peter 3:4

DoubtThe return of Christ

2 by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

3 Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

5 But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood.

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BSB
“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
KJV
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 the creation.
WEB
and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
ASV
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
DARBY
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from [the] beginning of [the] creation.
BLB
and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For from which time the fathers fell asleep, all things continue in this way from the beginning of creation.”
ÅB
og sier: «Hvor er løftet om hans gjenkomst? For siden fedrene sovnet inn, forblir jo alt som det var fra skapningens begynnelse.»
OTB
og spør: "Hvor er løftet om hans komme? Siden fedrene sovnet inn, forblir alt som det har vært siden skapelsens begynnelse."
B1930
og sier: Hvor er løftet om hans gjenkomst? for fra den tid fedrene sov inn, vedblir jo alle ting som de var fra skapningens begynnelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 17:15

    Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!”

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  • Malachi 2:17

    You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

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  • Jeremiah 5:12–13

    They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.

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  • Luke 12:45

    But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

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  • Isaiah 5:18–19

    Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:11

    When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

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  • Matthew 24:48

    But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

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  • Genesis 19:14

    So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

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