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2 Peter 3:4

DoubtThe return of Christ

2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

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.

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

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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.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 17:15

    Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.

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  • Malachi 2:17

    Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

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  • Jeremiah 5:12–13

    They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

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  • Luke 12:45

    But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

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  • Isaiah 5:18–19

    Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:11

    Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

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  • Matthew 24:48

    But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

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  • Genesis 19:14

    And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

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