They are Peter's friends. But this is what he says:
8" But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
He doesn't say: "God is patient with ya'll, not wanting any of ya'll to perish." He says "not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone come to repentance.
If I address a crowd and say: " Hey, ya'll, God wants to save everyone!" would you think that I meant God only wanted to save the people in that crowd?