New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Peter 1
Growth in Christian Virtue
1SimonG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074, abond-servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401andapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,To thoseG3588who have receivedλαχοῦσινlachousinG2975a faithπίστινpistinG4102of the sameG2472kindG2472as oursG1473, bythe righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343ofour GodθεοῦtheouG2316and SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547:
3seeingὡςhōsG5613that HisdivineθείαςtheiasG2304powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411has grantedδεδωρημένηςdedōrēmenēsG1433to us everythingπάνταpantaG3956pertainingπρὸςprosG4314to lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222and godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150,throughδιὰdiaG1223the trueG1922knowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922of Him whocalledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564usby His ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391andexcellenceἀρετῇ,aretēaG703.
4For by theseὧνhōnG3739He has grantedδεδώρηται,dedōrētaiG1433to us His preciousτίμιαtimiaG5093and magnificentG3176promisesἐπαγγέλματαepangelmataG1862,soἵναinaG2443that by them you may becomeγένησθεgenēstheG1096partakersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844of thedivineθείαςtheiasG2304natureφύσεωςphuseōsG5449, havingescapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668thecorruptionφθορᾶς.phthorasG5356that is inthe worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889by lustἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939.
5NowG1161for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846reason alsoκαὶkaiG2532,applyingπαρεισενέγκαντεςpareisenegkantesG3923allπᾶσανpasanG3956diligenceσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710,in your faithπίστειpisteiG4102supplyἐπιχορηγήσατεepichorēgēsateG2023moralG703excellenceG703, and in yourmoralG703excellenceG703,knowledgeγνῶσιν,gnōsinG1108,
8For if theseταῦταtautaG3778qualitiesare yoursὑμῖνhuminG4771and are increasingπλεονάζονταpleonazontaG4121,they renderκαθίστησινkathistēsinG2525you neitherοὐκoukG3756uselessἀργοὺςargousG692norοὐδὲoudeG3761unfruitfulἀκάρπουςakarpousG175in the trueG1922knowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.¶epignōsinG1922of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.
10ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,be allG3123the moreG3123diligentσπουδάσατεspoudasateG4704to makeποιεῖσθαι·poieisthaiG4160certainβεβαίανbebaianG949about HiscallingκλῆσινklēsinG2821andchoosingἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589you; for as long as you practiceποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,you will neverοὐ μὴ ποτε.ou mē poteG3756G3361G4218stumbleπταίσητέptaisēteG4417;
11for in thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the entranceεἴσοδοςeisodosG1529intothe eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962and SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547will beabundantlyπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146suppliedἐπιχορηγηθήσεταιepichorēgēthēsetaiG2023to you.
12ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,I will alwaysἀεὶaeiG104be readyμελλήσωmellēsōG3195to remindὑπομιμνῄσκεινhupomimnēskeinG5279you of theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,evenG2539thoughG2539you alreadyknowG3609them,and have been establishedἐστηριγμένουςestērigmenousG4741inthe truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225which is presentπαρούσῃparousēG3918with you.
Eyewitnesses
16For we did not followἐξακολουθήσαντεςexakolouthēsantesG1811cleverlyG4679devisedG4679talesμύθοιςmuthoisG3454when we madeG1107knownG1107to you thepowerδύναμινdunaminG1411and comingπαρουσίαν,parousianG3952of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, but we wereeyewitnessesἐπόπταιepoptaiG2030of His majestyμεγαλειότητος.megaleiotētosG3168.
17For when He receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092and gloryδόξανdoxanG1391from GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,suchτοιᾶσδεtoiasdeG5107anutteranceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456as this wasmadeἐνεχθείσηςenechtheisēsG5342to Him by theMajesticμεγαλοπρεποῦςmegaloprepousG3169Gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is My belovedἀγαπητόςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207with whomὃνhonG3739I amG2106well-pleasedG2106”--
19Sowe haveἔχομενechomenG2192the propheticπροφητικὸνprophētikonG4397wordλόγον,logonG3056mademoreG949sureG949,to whichG3739you doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573to payG4337attentionG4337as toa lampλύχνῳluchnōG3088shiningφαίνοντιphainontiG5316in a darkαὐχμηρῷauchmērōG850placeτόπῳtopōG5117,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193thedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250dawnsG1306and themorningG5459starG5459arisesἀνατείλῃanateilēG393in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.
21fornoοὐouG3756prophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394was everποτέ,poteG4218madeἠνέχθηēnechthēG5342by an act of humanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307,but menἄνθρωποι.¶anthrōpoiG444movedφερόμενοιpheromenoiG5342by the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980from GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
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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