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2 Peter 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.


2 Peter 3:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Peter 3:421 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
λέγοντεςlegontes
sayingverbG3004
ΠοῦPou
WhereadverbG4225
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
ἐπαγγελίαepangelia
promisenounG1860
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
παρουσίαςparousias
comingnounG3952
αὐτοῦautou
of Him?pronounG846
ἀφ’aph’
FromprepositionG575
ἧςhēs
the time thatrelative pronounG3739
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πατέρεςpateres
fathersnounG3962
ἐκοιμήθησανekoimēthēsan
fell asleepverbG2837
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
οὕτωςhoutōs
as they wereadverbG3779
διαμένειdiamenei
continueverbG1265
ἀπ’ap’
fromprepositionG575
ἀρχῆςarchēs
the beginningnounG746
κτίσεωςktiseōs
of creationnounG2937
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Peter 3:4

Let us now see what the Apostle Peter predicted concerning this judgment. There shall come, he says, in the last days scoffers. . . . Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness. There is nothing said here about the resurrection of the dead, but enough certainly regarding the destruction of this world. And by his reference to the deluge he seems as it were to suggest to us how far we should believe the ruin of…

Augustine · 4th century · City of God, Book XX, Chapter 18
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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