2 Peter 3:9 (DBY)

Passage

[The] Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:7 But the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

2 Peter 3:8 But 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.

2 Peter 3:9 [The] Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of [the] Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and [the] elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and [the] earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

2 Peter 3:11 All these things then being to be dissolved, what ought ye to be in holy conversation and godliness,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "does", "delay", "promise", "some", "account", and "longsuffering". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "does", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But let not this one thing be..." into verse 10's "But the day of the Lord will...", so "lord" and "does" 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 "lord" and "does" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.