2 Peter 3:15 (ASV)

Passage

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.

2 Peter 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

2 Peter 3:16 as also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

2 Peter 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, knowing [these things] beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "account", "longsuffering", "lord", "salvation", "even", "beloved", "brother", and "paul". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "account" and "longsuffering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Wherefore beloved seeing that ye look for..." into verse 16's "as also in all his epistles speaking...", so "account" and "longsuffering" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "account" and "longsuffering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.