2 Peter 3:9 (GNV)

Passage

The Lord of that promise is not slacke (as some men count slackenesse) but is pacient toward vs, and would haue no man to perish, but would all men to come to repentance.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:7 But the heauens and earth, which are nowe, are kept by the same word in store, and reserued vnto fire against the day of condemnation, and of the destruction of vngodly men.

2 Peter 3:8 Dearely beloued, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord, as a thousande yeeres, and a thousande yeeres as one day.

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord of that promise is not slacke (as some men count slackenesse) but is pacient toward vs, and would haue no man to perish, but would all men to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thiefe in the night, in the which the heauens shall passe away with a noyse, and the elements shall melt with heate, and the earth with the workes that are therein, shalbe burnt vp.

2 Peter 3:11 Seeing therefore that all these thinges must be dissolued, what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersation and godlinesse,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "promise", "slacke", "some", "count", "slackenesse", "pacient", and "toward". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "promise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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