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2 Peter 3:15
Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses a Christian community confronting delayed eschatological expectations, immediately after urging them to remain spotless and blameless before God. He introduces Paul’s letters as a concurrent witness to the same theological reality.
The words — The Greek term μακροθυμίαν (makrothumian) translates literally as "patience," while σωτηρίαν (sōtērian) means "salvation." The verb ἡγεῖσθε (hēgeisthe) commands readers to "do esteem" or "consider" this connection.
The thread — The text explicitly ties the Lord’s patience to salvation, paralleling 2 Peter 3:9 where God’s forbearance delays judgment to preserve people. It also aligns with 1 Timothy 1:16, which records Christ displaying mercy to demonstrate how divine forbearance operates in a specific sinner.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to align their expectations with God’s timing rather than demanding immediate resolution. It demands recognition that Paul’s wisdom and the Lord’s forbearance function as a single framework for understanding delayed fulfillment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
Cross-references
- Romans 2:4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- 1 Timothy 1:16 But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
- 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- 1 Peter 3:20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
- James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Luke 21:15 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- Acts 15:25 So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- 1 Kings 3:12 behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.