2Pet 3:9 Cross References

2 Peter 3:9

9: The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent.

1 Timothy 2:4

  1. for he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.

Romans 2:4

  1. Don't you realize how kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Or don't you care? Can't you see how kind he has been in giving you time to turn from your sin?

Habakkuk 2:3

  1. But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.

Psalms 86:15

  1. But you, O Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love and truth.

Isaiah 30:18

  1. But the LORD still waits for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for him to help them.

Luke 18:7

  1. Even he rendered a just decision in the end, so don't you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who plead with him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
  2. I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when I, the Son of Man, return, how many will I find who have faith?"

Revelation 2:21

  1. I gave her time to repent, but she would not turn away from her immorality.

1 Timothy 1:16

  1. But that is why God had mercy on me, so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

2 Peter 3:15

  1. And remember, the Lord is waiting so that people have time to be saved. This is just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him--

Hebrews 10:37

  1. "For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.

Exodus 34:6

  1. He passed in front of Moses and said, "I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness.

1 Peter 3:20

  1. those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.

Exodus 18:23

  1. If you follow this advice, and if God directs you to do so, then you will be able to endure the pressures, and all these people will go home in peace."

Romans 9:22

  1. God has every right to exercise his judgment and his power, but he also has the right to be very patient with those who are the objects of his judgment and are fit only for destruction.

Isaiah 46:13

  1. For I am ready to set things right, not in the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save Jerusalem and give my glory to Israel.

Exodus 32:32

  1. But now, please forgive their sin--and if not, then blot me out of the record you are keeping."

Exodus 33:11

  1. Inside the Tent of Meeting, the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Afterward Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, stayed behind in the Tent of Meeting.
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