中译版圣经:

• 主所应许的尚未成就，有人以为他是耽延，其实不是耽延，乃是宽容你们，不愿有一人沉沦，乃愿人人都悔改。
• 新中译版圣经:主所应许的尚未成就，有人以为他是耽延，其实不是耽延，乃是宽容你们，不愿有一人沉沦，乃愿人人都悔改。
• 新世纪圣经:主决不耽延他的应许，象有些人以为他是耽延的一样；其实他是宽容你们，不愿有一人灭亡，却愿人人都悔改。
• LCC:关于所应许的、主并不耽延，像有些人就看为耽延了；不，他乃是以恒忍待你们的；他不愿有人灭亡，惟愿人人都进到悔改的地步。
• TCB:主并不像一般人所想的，迟迟不实现他的应许。相反地，他宽容你们；因为他不愿意有一个人沉沦，却要人人离弃罪恶。
• 当代圣经:上帝的应许还未实现。有人就以为他拖延，其实他是在宽容我们，他不希望任何人灭亡，但愿人人都悔改。
• CSG:主决不迟延他的应许，有如某些人所想像的；其实是他对你们含忍，不愿任何人丧亡，只愿众人回心转意。

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
• NRSV:
• NASV:The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
• 古老版圣经:The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• ASV:The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• 基础英语版圣经:The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.
• DBY:[The] Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• 标准修订版圣经:The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
• 直译圣经95版:The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
• 直译圣经77版:The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
• WEB:The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• YLT:the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

希伯来语圣经:

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多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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• perish [´periʃ]   v.灭亡；消灭；(使)死去   (初中英语单词)
• everyone [´evriwʌn]   pron.=everybody 每人   (初中英语单词)
• willing [´wiliŋ]   a.情愿的，乐意的   (初中英语单词)
• waiting [´weitiŋ]   n.等候；伺候   (初中英语单词)
• destruction [di´strʌkʃən]   n.破坏，毁灭   (初中英语单词)
• account [ə´kaunt]   vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目   (初中英语单词)
• international [,intə´næʃənəl]   a.国际的，世界的   (初中英语单词)
• concerning [kən´sə:niŋ]   prep.关于   (高中英语单词)
• wanting [´wɔntiŋ, wɑ:n-]   a.短缺的；不足的   (英语六级单词)