2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
अध्ययन टिप्पणी
Study Note
The declaration 'the Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance' directly addresses the scoffers' objection that delay of the parousia disproves the promise (v. 4). The attribution of divine 'patience' (makrothymei) as the explanation for delay reframes the theological problem: what looks like divine inaction is actually divine compassion working toward maximal inclusion in repentance. The phrase 'not willing that any should perish' (mē boulomenos... apoiesthai) is one of the most important New Testament statements of universal salvific will, paralleling 1 Timothy 2:4 ('God desires all people to be saved') and Ezekiel 18:23, 32. The verse is central to theological debates about the scope of divine election and the relationship between divine sovereignty and universal salvation-offer.
अन्य अनुवाद
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,
The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.
क्रॉस संदर्भ
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Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.