2 Peter 3:15 (YLT)

Passage

and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul--according to the wisdom given to him--did write to you,

Nearby Context

2 Peter 3:13 and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

2 Peter 3:14 wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,

2 Peter 3:15 and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul--according to the wisdom given to him--did write to you,

2 Peter 3:16 as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.

2 Peter 3:17 Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "long-suffering", "lord", "count", "salvation", "beloved", "brother", "paul--according", and "wisdom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "long-suffering" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "wherefore beloved these things waiting for be..." into verse 16's "as also in all the epistles speaking...", so "long-suffering" and "lord" 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 "long-suffering" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.