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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.
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They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation. ”
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They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”
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they'll mock, "So what's happened to the promise of his Coming? Our ancestors are dead and buried, and everything's going on just as it has from the first day of creation. Nothing's changed."
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and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
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by saying, "What's happened to his promise to return? Ever since our ancestors died, everything continues as it did from the beginning of the world."
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saying, "Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they have been since the beginning of creation."
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They will say, "Where is this 'return' he promised? Everything goes on in the same way it has since our people of long ago died. In fact, it has continued that way since God first created everything."
2 Peter 3:4 In-Context
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I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
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Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
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They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
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But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.
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By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
Cross References 2
1.Isaiah 5:19; Ezekiel 12:22; Matthew 24:48; S Luke 17:30