2 Peter 3:9 (LSB)

Passage

The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some consider slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:7 But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

2 Peter 3:8 But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some consider slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be found out.

2 Peter 3:11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

Study Lenses

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

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