2 Peter 3:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Peter 3:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Peter 3:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Peter in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Peter 3:4 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
2 Peter 3:4 in Context — About the Book of 2 Peter
2 Peter is a dying apostle's reminder service: God's divine power has already given us everything needed for life and godliness through precious promises. It warns against scoffers and false teachers, explains the Lord's patience — not slow but not willing that any perish — and calls us to grow in grace.
Cross-References for 2 Peter 3:4
“And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:4: saying, where, fathers
“But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:4: saying, where, fathers
“But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:4: saying, where, fathers
“Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:4: saying, since, fell
“And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 3:4: coming, since, things
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