2 Peter 3:8

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
beloved	ἀγαπητοί, agapētoi	G27	beloved · adjective — vocative plural masculine
be	λανθανέτω lanthanetō	G2990	to lie hid (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active imperative, 3rd person singular
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
of	λανθάνω lanthánō	G2990	to lie hid (literally or figuratively)
this	τοῦτο toûto	G5124	that thing
thing	Ἓν Hen	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular neuter
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
one	μία mia	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular feminine
day	ἡμέρα hēmera	G2250	day · noun — nominative singular feminine
with	παρὰ para	G3844	properly · preposition
Lord	κυρίῳ kuriō	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
as	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
thousand	χίλια chilia	G5507	a thousand · adjective — nominative plural neuter
years	ἔτη etē	G2094	a year · noun — nominative plural neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
thousand	χίλια chilia	G5507	a thousand · adjective — nominative plural neuter
years	ἔτη etē	G2094	a year · noun — nominative plural neuter
as	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
one	μία. mia	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular feminine
day	ἡμέρα hēmera	G2250	day · noun — nominative singular feminine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 90:4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part i…
1 Corinthians 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:8

The apostle comes in these words to instruct and establish Christians in the truth of the coming of the Lord, where we may clearly discern the tenderness and affection wherewith he speaks to them, calling them beloved; he had a compassionate concern and a love of good-will for the ungodly wretches who refused to believe divine revelation, but he has a peculiar respect for the true believers, and the remaining ignorance and weakness that the apprehends to be in them make him jealous, and put him on giving them a caution. Here we may observe, I. The truth which the apostle asserts - that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years are as one day. Though, in the account o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 3:8

be not ignorant--as those scoffers are (Pe2 3:5). Besides the refutation of them (Pe2 3:5-7) drawn from the history of the deluge, here he adds another (addressed more to believers than to the mockers): God's delay in fulfilling His promise is not, like men's delays, owing to inability or fickleness in keeping His word, but through "long-suffering." this one thing--as the consideration of chief importance (Luk 10:42). one day . . . thousand years-- (Psa 90:4): Moses there says, Thy eternity, knowing no distinction between a thousand years and a day, is the refuge of us creatures of a day. Peter views God's eternity in relation to the last day: that day seems to us, short-lived beings, lo…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 3:8

Be not ignorant - Though they are wilfully ignorant, neglect not ye the means of instruction. One day is with the Lord as a thousand years - That is: All time is as nothing before him, because in the presence as in the nature of God all is eternity; therefore nothing is long, nothing short, before him; no lapse of ages impairs his purposes, nor need he wait to find convenience to execute those purposes. And when the longest period of time has passed by, it is but as a moment or indivisible point in comparison of eternity. This thought is well expressed by Plutarch, Consol. ad Apoll.: "If we compare the time of life with eternity, we shall find no difference between long and short. Τα γαρ χιλ…

The Church Fathers

Since it is written concerning the day of judgment that a thousand years will be like one day, who can tell whether we shall spend days, months or even years in that fire?
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMONS 179.5

Just as a man works for a day and afterwards remembers what he has done, so God does not forget even after a thousand years. It may be a long time before he gets round to punishing sinners, but when he does so he uses his power in a single instant.
— Hilary of Arles, INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER

If we take the millennium and think of the end of that time as being the end of the world, we could say that it was the end of time in general, for a thousand years in God's sight are like a single day. Because of this, anything that was done during the millennium could be spoken of as done at the end of time or on the last day.
— Augustine of Hippo, LETTERS 199.17

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Dictionary and topics

Day · Prophetic — Prophetic
Time · One day is like one-thousand years — One day is like one-thousand years
Year · A thousand, with the Lord is like one day — A thousand, with the Lord is like one day

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Peter 3:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 3:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 3:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Peter 3:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 3:8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 3:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 3:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Peter 3:8

John Calvin on 2 Peter 3:5-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Peter 3:8