2 Peter 3:4 (GNV)

Passage

And say, Where is the promise of his comming? for since the fathers died, all things continue alike from the beginning of the creation.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:2 To call to remembrance the wordes, which were tolde before of the holy Prophetes, and also the commandement of vs the Apostles of the Lord and Sauiour.

2 Peter 3:3 This first vnderstande, that there shall come in the last dayes, mockers, which wil walke after their lustes,

2 Peter 3:4 And say, Where is the promise of his comming? for since the fathers died, all things continue alike from the beginning of the creation.

2 Peter 3:5 For this they willingly know not, that the heauens were of olde, and the earth that was of the water and by the water, by the word of God.

2 Peter 3:6 Wherefore the worlde that then was, perished, ouerflowed with the water.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "where", "promise", "comming", "since", "fathers", "died", and "continue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "where", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "This first vnderstande that there shall come..." into verse 5's "For this they willingly know not that...", so "all things" and "where" 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 "all things" and "where" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.