Berean Standard Bible
2 Peter 1
(1 Peter 1:1–2)
1SimonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401andκαὶkaiG2532apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,To those whoτοῖςtoisG3588throughἐνenG1722therighteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547have receivedλαχοῦσινlachousinG2975a faithπίστινpistinG4102as preciousἰσότιμονisotimonG2472as oursG1473:
Partakers of the Divine Nature
3ὡςhōsG5613G3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846divineθείαςtheiasG2304G3588powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411has givenδεδωρημένηςdedōrēmenēsG1433usG1473everythingπάνταpantaG3956we needG3588forπρὸςprosG4314lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222andκαὶkaiG2532godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588knowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922of Him whoG3588calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564usG1473by HisownἰδίᾳidiaG2398gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391andκαὶkaiG2532excellenceἀρετῇ,aretēaG703.
4Throughδι᾽di᾽G1223theseὧνhōnG3739He has givenδεδώρηται,dedōrētaiG1433usG1473HisτὰtaG3588preciousτίμιαtimiaG5093andκαὶkaiG2532magnificentμέγισταmegistaG3173promisesἐπαγγέλματαepangelmataG1862,so thatἵναinaG2443throughδιὰdiaG1223themτούτωνtoutōnG3778you may becomeγένησθεgenēstheG1096partakersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844of the divineθείαςtheiasG2304natureφύσεωςphuseōsG5449,now that you have escapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668theτῆςtēsG3588corruptionφθορᾶς.phthorasG5356inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889caused byἐνenG1722evil desiresἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939.
5For thisκαὶ τοῦτο δὲkai touto deG1161G2532G3778veryαὐτὸautoG846reason,makeπαρεισενέγκαντεςpareisenegkantesG3923everyπᾶσανpasanG3956effortσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710to addἐπιχορηγήσατεepichorēgēsateG2023toἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102τὴνtēnG3588virtueἀρετήν,aretēnG703;andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588virtueἀρετῇaretēaG703τὴνtēnG3588,knowledgeγνῶσιν,gnōsinG1108;
6andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108τὴνtēnG3588,self-controlἐγκράτειαν,egkrateianG1466;andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588self-controlἐγκρατείᾳegkrateiaG1466τὴνtēnG3588,perseveranceὑπομονήν,hupomonēnG5281;andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588perseveranceὑπομονῇhupomonēaG5281τὴνtēnG3588,godlinessεὐσέβειαν,eusebeianG2150;
8ForγὰρgarG1063ifyouὑμῖνhuminG4771possessὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225theseταῦταtautaG3778qualitiesandκαὶkaiG2532continue to growπλεονάζονταpleonazontaG4121in them,they will keep you from beingοὐκ καθίστησινouk kathistēsinG3756G2525ineffectiveἀργοὺςargousG692andοὐδὲoudeG3761unproductiveἀκάρπουςakarpousG175inεἰςeisG1519yourτὴνtēnG3588knowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.¶epignōsinG1922of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.
9ButγὰρgarG1063whoeverᾯHōG3739lacksμὴ πάρεστινmē parestinG3361G3918theseταῦτα,tautaG3778traitsisἐστινestinG1510nearsightedμυωπάζων,muōpazōnG3467to the point of blindnessτυφλόςtuphlosG5185,having forgottenλήθην λαβὼνlēthēn labōnG2983G3024thatτοῦtouG3588he has been cleansedκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512from hisαὐτοῦautouG846pastπάλαιpalaiG3819τῶνtōnG3588sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.
10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,striveμᾶλλον, σπουδάσατεmallon spoudasateG4704G3123to makeποιεῖσθαι·poieisthaiG4160yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588callingκλῆσινklēsinG2821andκαὶkaiG2532electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589sureβεβαίανbebaianG949.ForγὰρgarG1063if you practiceποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778you will neverοὐ μὴ ποτε.ou mē poteG3756G3361G4218stumbleπταίσητέptaisēteG4417,
11andοὕτως γὰρhoutōs garG1063G3779youὑμῖνhuminG4771will receiveἐπιχορηγηθήσεταιepichorēgēthēsetaiG2023a lavishπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146ἡhēG3588receptionεἴσοδοςeisodosG1529intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.
12ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352I willμελλήσωmellēsōG3195alwaysἀεὶaeiG104remindὑπομιμνῄσκεινhupomimnēskeinG5279youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ofπερὶperiG4012these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,even thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539you knowG1492themandκαὶkaiG2532are establishedἐστηριγμένουςestērigmenousG4741inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225you now haveπαρούσῃparousēG3918.
14because I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754this tentἡ σκηνώματόςhē skēnōmatosG1473G3588G4638willἐστινestinG1510soonταχινήtachinēG5031τοῦtouG3588be laid asideἀπόθεσιςapothesisG595,asκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531G2532ourG1473ὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has made clearἐδήλωσένedēlōsenG1213to meG1473.
15Andδὲ καὶde kaiG1161G2532I will make every effort to ensureσπουδάσωspoudasōG4704thatafterμετὰmetaG3326myG1699τὴνtēnG3588departureἔξοδονexodonG1841,youὑμᾶςhumasG4771willἔχεινecheinG2192be able to recallμνήμην ποιεῖσθαι.mnēmēn poieisthaiG4160G3420τὴνtēnG3588these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778at all timesἑκάστοτεhekastoteG1539.
Eyewitnesses of His Majesty
(Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:1–13; Luke 9:28–36)
16ForγὰρgarG1063we did not followοὐ ἐξακολουθήσαντεςou exakolouthēsantesG3756G1811cleverly devisedσεσοφισμένοιςsesophismenoisG4679fablesμύθοιςmuthoisG3454when we made knownἐγνωρίσαμενegnōrisamenG1107to youὑμῖνhuminG4771theτὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411andκαὶkaiG2532comingπαρουσίαν,parousianG3952of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235we wereγενηθέντεςgenēthentesG1096eyewitnessesἐπόπταιepoptaiG2030of HisἐκείνουekeinouG1565τῆςtēsG3588majestyμεγαλειότητος.megaleiotētosG3168.
17ForγὰρgarG1063He receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξανdoxanG1391fromπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316theFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962whenthe voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456cameἐνεχθείσηςenechtheisēsG5342to HimαὐτῷautōG846fromὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588MajesticμεγαλοπρεποῦςmegaloprepousG3169Gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391,sayingτοιᾶσδεtoiasdeG5107, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστιν,estinG1510MyG1473G1473ὁhoG3588belovedἀγαπητόςagapētosG27ὁhoG3588SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739IG1473am well pleasedεὐδόκησα.eudokēsaG2106.”
19We also haveΚαὶ ἔχομενKai echomenG2532G2192theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056of the prophetsπροφητικὸνprophētikonG4397as confirmed beyond doubtβεβαιότερονbebaioteronG949. Andyou will doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573to pay attentionπροσέχοντεςprosechontesG4337to itᾧhōG3739,asὡςhōsG5613to a lampλύχνῳluchnōG3088shiningφαίνοντιphainontiG5316inἐνenG1722adarkαὐχμηρῷauchmērōG850placeτόπῳtopōG5117,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theοὗhouG3739dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250dawnsG1306andκαὶkaiG2532themorning starφωσφόροςphōsphorosG5459risesἀνατείλῃanateilēG393inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.
21ForγὰρgarG1063noοὐouG3756suchprophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394was everποτέ,poteG4218brought forthἠνέχθηēnechthēG5342by the willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235menἄνθρωποι.¶anthrōpoiG444spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316as they were carried alongφερόμενοιpheromenoiG5342byὑπὸhupoG5259theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.
Commentaries on 2 Peter 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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