2 Peter 3:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 3:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Peter 3:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Peter 3:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.””

2 Peter 3:4 — World English Bible

2 Peter 3:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”

2 Peter 3:4 — American Standard Version

2 Peter 3:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'”

2 Peter 3:4 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Peter 3:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for from the time the fathers fell asleep all things remain thus from [the] beginning of [the] creation.”

2 Peter 3:4 — Darby Translation

2 Peter 3:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And say, Where is the promise of his comming? for since the fathers died, all things continue alike from the beginning of the creation.”

2 Peter 3:4 — Geneva Bible

2 Peter 3:4 in Context — 2 Peter 3

2 afin que vous vous souveniez des choses annoncées d’avance par les saints prophètes, et du commandement du Seigneur et Sauveur, enseigné par vos apôtres,

3 sachant avant tout que, dans les derniers jours, il viendra des moqueurs avec leurs railleries, marchant selon leurs propres convoitises,

4 et disant: Où est la promesse de son avènement? Car, depuis que les pères sont morts, tout demeure comme dès le commencement de la création.

5 Ils veulent ignorer, en effet, que des cieux existèrent autrefois par la parole de Dieu, de même qu’une terre tirée de l’eau et formée au moyen de l’eau,

6 et que par ces choses le monde d’alors périt, submergé par l’eau,

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What Does 2 Peter 3:4 Mean?

2 Peter 3:4 is a verse from the Book of 2 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Peter chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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