2 Peter 3:15 (DRB)

Passage

And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation: as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you:

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:13 But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises, in which justice dwelleth.

2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, dearly beloved, waiting for these things, be diligent that you may be found before him unspotted and blameless in peace.

2 Peter 3:15 And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation: as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you:

2 Peter 3:16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

2 Peter 3:17 You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "account", "longsuffering", "lord", "salvation", "most", "dear", "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 dearly beloved waiting for these things..." 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.