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through which[a] the world at that time was destroyed[b], having been flooded with water. And by the same word the present heavens and earth have been stored-up for fire, being reserved for the day of the judgment and destruction of ungodly people.

He Is Being Patient Now, But The Day of Destruction Will Come Like a Thief

But do not let this one thing be escaping your notice, beloved— that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:6 This is plural, referring to the water and the word, or to the waters.
  2. 2 Peter 3:6 Or, perished.

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