2 Peter 3:4
2 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 3
“And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”2 Peter 3:4
What Does 2 Peter 3:4 Mean?
2 Peter 3:4 is found in the book of 2 Peter, chapter 3, verse 4 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation, and Death & Afterlife.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Peter 3:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 17:15“Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.”Malachi 2:17“Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?”1 Thessalonians 4:13“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”Jeremiah 5:12“They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:”Luke 12:45“But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;”Isaiah 5:18“Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:”Ecclesiastes 8:11“Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.”Psalms 58:11“So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.”Matthew 24:48“But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;”Mark 10:6“But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.”2 Thessalonians 2:2“That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”Genesis 19:14“And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.”Exodus 32:1“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?”1 Thessalonians 2:19“For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?”James 5:7“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.”1 John 2:28“And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.”Ecclesiastes 1:9“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”Zephaniah 2:2“Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’s anger come upon you.”Matthew 25:5“While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.”
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