2 Peter 3
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A leaf containing the Epistles of Peter on Papyrus 72 (3rd/4th century)
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| Book | Second Epistle of Peter |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 22 |
| Category | General epistles |
2 Peter 3 is the third (and the last) chapter of the Second Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle.
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
King James Version
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The first day may be referenced by, “days,” in KJV 2Peter 3:3; the second day may be referenced by the second, “day,” in verse seven. The third and fourth day may be referenced by the third and fourth, “day,” in verse eight; where the word, “beloved,” for the doublet, changes the meaning to fifth and sixth day. The fifth and sixth, “day,” can be found in verses ten and twelve. Six days in the doublet; six days in the chapter.
He begins the doublet in KJV 2Peter 3:3, speaking to those with him there. In verse six, “they,” hear about the second day from the third day. In verse eight he directs his attention to us, “beloved,” here in the Twenty-first Century. From the third day, speaking of, “To day,” the fourth day; he says the fifth day will last a thousand years and the sixth day will be one day, a thousand years long. This per our final doublet beginning Revelation six; “conquering, and to conquer,” is the plural reference there. http://www.bhojc.org
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).
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