2 Peter 3:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
μετανοέω
Meta — after. Noeo — to think. To think again after. Repentance is not self-punishment. It is a change of mind so complete that your direction changes. You were walking one way. Now you walk another. That is metanoia.
μετάνοια
Repentance
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μετάνοια
Repentance, a change of mind and direction. Metanoia. God's kindness leads you to repentance. Repentance is not running from God. It is running to Him. It begins with His kindness.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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μακροθυμέω
is patient
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μακροθυμέω
To be patient, to be long-tempered. Makrothumeo. Love is patient. Makrothumia is the opposite of short-temperedness. It holds steady when it would be easier to explode.
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ἐπαγγελία
promise,
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ἐπαγγελία
Promise, announcement, declaration. Epaggelia. All the promises of God find their Yes in Christ. Every promise God has made is guaranteed in Jesus. Not one will fail.
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βραδύνω
does delay
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βραδύνω
Slow, sluggish, dull. Bradus. Be slow to speak and slow to anger. Slowness in speech and anger is a gift to every relationship. It protects what hastiness destroys.
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ἀπόλλυμι
Perish
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ἀπόλλυμι
To destroy, to lose, to perish. Apollumi. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost. Lost not destroyed. God seeks what is lost. He never stops looking.
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χωρέω
to come.
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χωρέω
to be in (give) space, i.e. (intransitively) to pass, enter, or (transitively) to hold, admit (literally or figuratively)
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ἡγέομαι
esteem;
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ἡγέομαι
To consider, to regard, to esteem. In humility consider others more important than yourself. This is the mind of Christ.
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βούλομαι
Willing
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βούλομαι
To be willing. God is not willing that any should perish. His will is always toward life and salvation.
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τὶς
for] any
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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βραδύτης
slowness
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βραδύτης
tardiness
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