⁸ But do not forget [ignore; miss] this one thing, ·dear friends [^Lbeloved]: To the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day [^Cour perception of time is not the same as God’s; Ps. 90:4]. ⁹ The Lord is not ·slow [or late] in doing what he promised—the way some people understand ·slowness [lateness; Hab. 2:3]. But God is being patient with you [Ex. 34:6]. He does not want anyone to ·be lost [perish], but he wants all people to ·change their hearts and lives [^Lcome to repentance].