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2 Peter

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2 Peter Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 1995

Growth in Christian Virtue

11SimonG4613 PeterG4074, a 2bond-servantG1401 and 3apostleG652 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547,

To thoseG3588 who have receivedG2975 4a faithG4102 of the sameG2472 5kindG2472 as oursG1473, 6by 7the righteousnessG1343 of 8our GodG2316 and SaviorG4990, JesusG2424 ChristG5547: 29GraceG5485 and peaceG1515 be multipliedG4129 to you in 10the knowledgeG1922 of GodG2316 and of JesusG2424 our LordG2962; 3seeingG5613 that His 11divineG2304 powerG1411 has grantedG1433 to us everythingG3956 pertainingG4314 to lifeG2222 and godlinessG2150, throughG1223 the trueG1922 12knowledgeG1922 of Him who 13calledG2564 us 14by His ownG2398 gloryG1391 and 15excellenceG703. 416For by theseG3739 He has grantedG1433 to us His preciousG5093 and magnificentG3176 17promisesG1862, soG2443 that by them you may becomeG1096 18partakersG2844 of the divineG2304 natureG5449, having 19escapedG668 the 20corruptionG5356 that is in 21the worldG2889 by lustG1939. 5NowG1161 for thisG3778 veryG846 reason alsoG2532, applyingG3923 allG3956 diligenceG4710, in your faithG4102 22supplyG2023 23moralG703 24excellenceG703, and in your moralG703 excellenceG703, 25knowledgeG1108, 6and in your knowledgeG1108, 26self-controlG1466, and in your self-controlG1466, 27perseveranceG5281, and in your perseveranceG5281, 28godlinessG2150, 7and in your godlinessG2150, 29brotherlyG5360 kindnessG5360, and in your brotherlyG5360 kindnessG5360, loveG26. 8For if theseG3778 qualities are yoursG4771 and are increasingG4121, they renderG2525 you neitherG3756 uselessG692 norG3761 30unfruitfulG175 in the trueG1922 31knowledgeG1922 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 9For he whoG3739 lacksG3361G3918 theseG3778 qualities is 32blindG5185 or short-sightedG3467, having forgottenG2983G3024 his 33purificationG2512 from his formerG3819 sinsG266. 10ThereforeG1352, brethrenG80, be allG3123 the moreG3123 diligentG4704 to makeG4160 certainG949 about His 34callingG2821 and 35choosingG1589 you; for as long as you practiceG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778, you will neverG3756G3361G4218 36stumbleG4417; 11for in thisG3779 wayG3779 the entranceG1529 into 37the eternalG166 kingdomG932 of our 38LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 will be 39abundantlyG4146 40suppliedG2023 to you.

12ThereforeG1352, 41I will alwaysG104 be readyG3195 to remindG5279 you of theseG3778 thingsG3778, evenG2539 thoughG2539 you already knowG3609 them, and have been establishedG4741 in 42the truthG225 which is presentG3918 with you. 13I considerG2233 it 43rightG1342, as longG3745 as I amG1510 in 44thisG3778 earthly dwellingG4638, to 45stirG1326 you up by wayG1722 of reminderG5280, 14knowingG3609 that 46the layingG595 asideG595 of my earthly dwellingG4638 is imminentG5031, 47as alsoG2532 our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 has madeG1213 clearG1213 to me. 15And I will alsoG2532 be diligentG4704 that at anyG1539 timeG1539 afterG3326 my 48departureG1841 you will be ableG2192 to callG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to mindG3420.

Eyewitnesses

16For we did not followG1811 cleverlyG4679 devisedG4679 49talesG3454 when we madeG1107 knownG1107 to you the 50powerG1411 and comingG3952 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, but we were 51eyewitnessesG2030 of His majestyG3168. 17For when He receivedG2983 honorG5092 and gloryG1391 from GodG2316 the FatherG3962, suchG5107 an 5253utteranceG5456 as this was 54madeG5342 to Him by the 55MajesticG3169 GloryG1391, “ThisG3778 is My belovedG27 SonG5207 with whomG3739 I amG2106 well-pleasedG2106”-- 18and we ourselvesG2249 heardG191 thisG3778 56utteranceG5456 madeG5342 from heavenG3772 when we were with Him on the 57holyG40 mountainG3735.

1958So we haveG2192 59the propheticG4397 wordG3056 made moreG949 60sureG949, to whichG3739 you doG4160 wellG2573 to payG4337 attentionG4337 as to 61a lampG3088 shiningG5316 in a darkG850 placeG5117, untilG2193 the 62dayG2250 dawnsG1306 and the 63morningG5459 starG5459 arisesG393 64in your heartsG2588. 20But 65knowG1097 thisG3778 firstG4413 of all, that 66noG3956G3756 prophecyG4394 of ScriptureG1124 is a matter of one’sG2398 ownG2398 interpretationG1955, 21for 67noG3756 prophecyG4394 was everG4218 madeG5342 by an act of humanG444 willG2307, but menG444 68movedG5342 by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 spokeG2980 from GodG2316.

Notes

  1. 1. 2 Peter 1:1 Two early mss read Simeon ↩
  2. 2. 2 Peter 1:1 Rom 1:1; Phil 1:1; James 1:1; Jude 1 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Peter 1:1 1 Pet 1:1 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Peter 1:1 Rom 1:12; 2 Cor 4:13; Titus 1:4 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Peter 1:1 Or value ↩
  6. 6. 2 Peter 1:1 Or in ↩
  7. 7. 2 Peter 1:1 Rom 3:21-26 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Peter 1:1 Titus 2:13 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Peter 1:2 Rom 1:7; 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Peter 1:2 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:3, 8; 2:20; 3:18 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Peter 1:3 1 Pet 1:5 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Peter 1:3 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 8; 2:20; 3:18 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Peter 1:3 1 Thess 2:12; 2 Thess 2:14; 1 Pet 5:10 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Peter 1:3 Or to ↩
  15. 15. 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue ↩
  16. 16. 2 Peter 1:4 Lit Through which (things) ↩
  17. 17. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 3:9, 13 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Peter 1:4 Eph 4:13, 24; Heb 12:10; 1 John 3:2 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 2:18, 20 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 2:19 ↩
  21. 21. 2 Peter 1:4 James 1:27 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Peter 1:5 2 Pet 1:11 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Peter 1:5 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
  24. 24. 2 Peter 1:5 Or virtue ↩
  25. 25. 2 Peter 1:5 Col 2:3; 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
  26. 26. 2 Peter 1:6 Acts 24:25 ↩
  27. 27. 2 Peter 1:6 Luke 21:19 ↩
  28. 28. 2 Peter 1:6 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
  29. 29. 2 Peter 1:7 Rom 12:10; 1 Pet 1:22 ↩
  30. 30. 2 Peter 1:8 Col 1:10 ↩
  31. 31. 2 Peter 1:8 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 3; 2:20; 3:18 ↩
  32. 32. 2 Peter 1:9 1 John 2:11 ↩
  33. 33. 2 Peter 1:9 Eph 5:26; Titus 2:14 ↩
  34. 34. 2 Peter 1:10 Matt 22:14; Rom 11:29; 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Peter 1:10 1 Thess 1:4 ↩
  36. 36. 2 Peter 1:10 James 2:10; 2 Pet 3:17; Jude 24 ↩
  37. 37. 2 Peter 1:11 2 Tim 4:18 ↩
  38. 38. 2 Peter 1:11 2 Pet 2:20; 3:18 ↩
  39. 39. 2 Peter 1:11 Rom 2:4; 1 Tim 6:17 ↩
  40. 40. 2 Peter 1:11 2 Pet 1:5 ↩
  41. 41. 2 Peter 1:12 Phil 3:1; 1 John 2:21; Jude 5 ↩
  42. 42. 2 Peter 1:12 Col 1:5f; 2 John 2 ↩
  43. 43. 2 Peter 1:13 Phil 1:7 ↩
  44. 44. 2 Peter 1:13 2 Cor 5:1, 4; 2 Pet 1:14 ↩
  45. 45. 2 Peter 1:13 2 Pet 3:1 ↩
  46. 46. 2 Peter 1:14 2 Cor 5:1; 2 Tim 4:6 ↩
  47. 47. 2 Peter 1:14 John 13:36; 21:19 ↩
  48. 48. 2 Peter 1:15 Luke 9:31 ↩
  49. 49. 2 Peter 1:16 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
  50. 50. 2 Peter 1:16 Mark 13:26; 14:62; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
  51. 51. 2 Peter 1:16 Matt 17:1ff; Mark 9:2ff; Luke 9:28ff ↩
  52. 52. 2 Peter 1:17 Lit voice ↩
  53. 53. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35 ↩
  54. 54. 2 Peter 1:17 Lit brought ↩
  55. 55. 2 Peter 1:17 Heb 1:3 ↩
  56. 56. 2 Peter 1:18 Lit voice brought ↩
  57. 57. 2 Peter 1:18 Ex 3:5; Josh 5:15 ↩
  58. 58. 2 Peter 1:19 Or We have the even more sure prophetic word ↩
  59. 59. 2 Peter 1:19 1 Pet 1:10f ↩
  60. 60. 2 Peter 1:19 Heb 2:2 ↩
  61. 61. 2 Peter 1:19 Ps 119:105 ↩
  62. 62. 2 Peter 1:19 Luke 1:78 ↩
  63. 63. 2 Peter 1:19 Rev 22:16 ↩
  64. 64. 2 Peter 1:19 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
  65. 65. 2 Peter 1:20 2 Pet 3:3 ↩
  66. 66. 2 Peter 1:20 Rom 12:6 ↩
  67. 67. 2 Peter 1:21 Jer 23:26; 2 Tim 3:16 ↩
  68. 68. 2 Peter 1:21 2 Sam 23:2; Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; 3:18; 1 Pet 1:11 ↩

Commentaries on 2 Peter 1

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