And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
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Gill's Exposition
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord,.... Not his longsuffering towards the wicked, and his forbearance with them, for that is not the means of, nor the way to, nor does it issue in, their…
Barnes' Notes
And account - that “the long-suffering of our Lord” is “salvation.” Regard his delay in coming to judge the world, not as an evidence that he never will come, but as a proof of his desire that we…
Adam Clarke
And account that the long-suffering of our Lord - Conclude that God's long-suffering with the world is a proof that he designs men to be saved; even as our beloved brother Paul. "This epistle being…
The apostle, having instructed them in the doctrine of Christ's second coming,
I. Takes occasion thence to exhort them to purity and godliness in their whole conversation: all the truths which are…
Cambridge Bible
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation The words have a pointed reference to 2Pe 3:9. Men were impatient, and counted the "long-suffering of God" as tardiness in the fulfilment of…
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