2 Peter Chapter 1
New American Standard Bible 2020
Growth in Christian Virtue
11SimonG4613 PeterG4074, a 2bond-servantG1401 and 3apostleG652 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547,
To thoseG3588 who have receivedG2975 4a faithG4102 of theG2472 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 11our LordG2962, 3for His 12divineG2304 powerG1411 has grantedG1433 to us everythingG3956 pertainingG4314 to lifeG2222 and godlinessG2150, throughG1223 the trueG1922 13knowledgeG1922 of Him who 14calledG2564 us 15by His ownG2398 gloryG1391 and 16excellenceG703. 4Through 17theseG3739 He has grantedG1433 to us His preciousG5093 and magnificentG3176 18promisesG1862, soG2443 thatG2443 by them you may becomeG1096 19partakersG2844 of the divineG2304 natureG5449, having 20escapedG668 the 21corruptionG5356 that is in 22the worldG2889 onG1722 accountG1722 ofG1722 lustG1939. 5NowG1161 for thisG3778 veryG846 reason alsoG2532, applyingG3923 allG3956 diligenceG4710, in your faithG4102 23supplyG2023 24moralG703 25excellenceG703, and in your moralG703 excellenceG703, 26knowledgeG1108, 6and in your knowledgeG1108, 27self-controlG1466, and in your self-controlG1466, 28perseveranceG5281, and in your perseveranceG5281, 29godlinessG2150, 7and in your godlinessG2150, 30brotherlyG5360 kindnessG5360, and in your brotherlyG5360 kindnessG5360, loveG26. 8For if theseG3778 qualities are yoursG4771 and are increasingG4121, they do not makeG2525 you uselessG692 norG3761 31unproductiveG175 in the trueG1922 32knowledgeG1922 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 9For the one whoG3739 lacksG3361G3918 theseG3778 qualities is 33blindG5185 or short-sightedG3467, having forgottenG2983G3024 his 34purificationG2512 from his formerG3819 sinsG266. 10ThereforeG1352, brothersG80 and sisters, be allG3123 theG3123 moreG3123 diligentG4704 to makeG4160 certainG949 about His 35callingG2821 and 36choiceG1589 of you; for as long as you practiceG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778, you will neverG3756G3361G4218 37stumbleG4417; 11for inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779 the entranceG1529 into 38the eternalG166 kingdomG932 of our 39LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 will be 40abundantlyG4146 41suppliedG2023 to you.
12ThereforeG1352, 42I will alwaysG104 be readyG3195 to remindG5279 you of theseG3778 thingsG3778, evenG2539 thoughG2539 you already knowG3609 them and have been establishedG4741 in 43the truthG225 which is presentG3918 with you. 13I considerG2233 it 44rightG1342, as longG3745 as I amG1510 in 45thisG3778 earthly 46dwellingG4638, to 47stirG1326 you upG1326 by wayG1722 of reminderG5280, 14knowingG3609 that 48the layingG595 asideG595 of my earthly dwellingG4638 is imminentG5031, 49as alsoG2532 our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 has madeG1213 clearG1213 to me. 15And I will alsoG2532 be diligentG4704 that at anyG1539 timeG1539 afterG3326 my 50departureG1841 you will be ableG2192 to callG4160 theseG3778 thingsG3778 to mindG3420.
Eyewitnesses
16For we did not followG1811 cleverlyG4679 devisedG4679 51talesG3454 when we madeG1107 knownG1107 to you the 52powerG1411 and comingG3952 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, but we were 53eyewitnessesG2030 of His majestyG3168. 17For when He receivedG2983 honorG5092 and gloryG1391 from GodG2316 the FatherG3962, suchG5107 a 5455declarationG5456 as this was madeG5342 to Him by the 56MajesticG3169 GloryG1391: “ThisG3778 is 57My belovedG27 SonG5207 with whomG3739 I amG2106 wellG2106 pleasedG2106”-- 18and we ourselvesG1473 heardG191 thisG3778 58declarationG5456 madeG5342 from heavenG3772 when we were with Him on the 59holyG40 mountainG3735.
19And so we haveG2192 60the propheticG4397 wordG3056 made moreG949 61sureG949, to whichG3739 you doG4160 wellG2573 to payG4337 attentionG4337 as to 62a lampG3088 shiningG5316 in a darkG850 placeG5117, untilG2193 the 63dayG2250 dawnsG1306 and the 64morningG5459 starG5459 arisesG393 65in your heartsG2588. 20But 66knowG1097 thisG3778 firstG4413 of all, that 67noG3956G3756 prophecyG4394 of ScriptureG1124 68becomesG1096 a matter of 69someone’s ownG2398 interpretationG1955, 21for 70noG3756 prophecyG4394 was everG4218 madeG5342 by an actG2307 of humanG444 willG2307, but menG444 71movedG5342 by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 spokeG2980 from GodG2316.
Notes
- 1. 2 Peter 1:1 One early ms Simeon ↩
- 2. 2 Peter 1:1 Rom 1:1; Phil 1:1; James 1:1; Jude 1 ↩
- 3. 2 Peter 1:1 1 Pet 1:1 ↩
- 4. 2 Peter 1:1 Rom 1:12; 2 Cor 4:13; Titus 1:4 ↩
- 5. 2 Peter 1:1 Or value ↩
- 6. 2 Peter 1:1 Or in ↩
- 7. 2 Peter 1:1 Rom 3:21-26 ↩
- 8. 2 Peter 1:1 Titus 2:13 ↩
- 9. 2 Peter 1:2 Rom 1:7; 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
- 10. 2 Peter 1:2 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:3, 8; 2:20; 3:18 ↩
- 11. 2 Peter 1:2 Or our Lord. Since His...excellence, through these (vv 3-4) ↩
- 12. 2 Peter 1:3 1 Pet 1:5 ↩
- 13. 2 Peter 1:3 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 8; 2:20; 3:18 ↩
- 14. 2 Peter 1:3 1 Thess 2:12; 2 Thess 2:14; 1 Pet 5:10 ↩
- 15. 2 Peter 1:3 Or to ↩
- 16. 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue ↩
- 17. 2 Peter 1:4 Lit which ↩
- 18. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 3:9, 13 ↩
- 19. 2 Peter 1:4 Eph 4:13, 24; Heb 12:10; 1 John 3:2 ↩
- 20. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 2:18, 20 ↩
- 21. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 2:19 ↩
- 22. 2 Peter 1:4 James 1:27 ↩
- 23. 2 Peter 1:5 2 Pet 1:11 ↩
- 24. 2 Peter 1:5 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 25. 2 Peter 1:5 Or virtue ↩
- 26. 2 Peter 1:5 Col 2:3; 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
- 27. 2 Peter 1:6 Acts 24:25 ↩
- 28. 2 Peter 1:6 Luke 21:19 ↩
- 29. 2 Peter 1:6 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 30. 2 Peter 1:7 Rom 12:10; 1 Pet 1:22 ↩
- 31. 2 Peter 1:8 Col 1:10 ↩
- 32. 2 Peter 1:8 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 3; 2:20; 3:18 ↩
- 33. 2 Peter 1:9 1 John 2:11 ↩
- 34. 2 Peter 1:9 Eph 5:26; Titus 2:14 ↩
- 35. 2 Peter 1:10 Matt 22:14; Rom 11:29; 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 36. 2 Peter 1:10 1 Thess 1:4 ↩
- 37. 2 Peter 1:10 James 2:10; 2 Pet 3:17; Jude 24 ↩
- 38. 2 Peter 1:11 2 Tim 4:18 ↩
- 39. 2 Peter 1:11 2 Pet 2:20; 3:18 ↩
- 40. 2 Peter 1:11 Rom 2:4; 1 Tim 6:17 ↩
- 41. 2 Peter 1:11 2 Pet 1:5 ↩
- 42. 2 Peter 1:12 Phil 3:1; 1 John 2:21; Jude 5 ↩
- 43. 2 Peter 1:12 Col 1:5f; 2 John 2 ↩
- 44. 2 Peter 1:13 Phil 1:7 ↩
- 45. 2 Peter 1:13 2 Cor 5:1, 4; 2 Pet 1:14 ↩
- 46. 2 Peter 1:13 I.e., human body ↩
- 47. 2 Peter 1:13 2 Pet 3:1 ↩
- 48. 2 Peter 1:14 2 Cor 5:1; 2 Tim 4:6 ↩
- 49. 2 Peter 1:14 John 13:36; 21:19 ↩
- 50. 2 Peter 1:15 Luke 9:31 ↩
- 51. 2 Peter 1:16 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
- 52. 2 Peter 1:16 Mark 13:26; 14:62; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
- 53. 2 Peter 1:16 Matt 17:1ff; Mark 9:2ff; Luke 9:28ff ↩
- 54. 2 Peter 1:17 Lit voice ↩
- 55. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35 ↩
- 56. 2 Peter 1:17 Heb 1:3 ↩
- 57. 2 Peter 1:17 Or My Son, My beloved, with ↩
- 58. 2 Peter 1:18 Lit voice ↩
- 59. 2 Peter 1:18 Ex 3:5; Josh 5:15 ↩
- 60. 2 Peter 1:19 1 Pet 1:10f ↩
- 61. 2 Peter 1:19 Heb 2:2 ↩
- 62. 2 Peter 1:19 Ps 119:105 ↩
- 63. 2 Peter 1:19 Luke 1:78 ↩
- 64. 2 Peter 1:19 Rev 22:16 ↩
- 65. 2 Peter 1:19 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
- 66. 2 Peter 1:20 2 Pet 3:3 ↩
- 67. 2 Peter 1:20 Rom 12:6 ↩
- 68. 2 Peter 1:20 Or comes from someone’s ↩
- 69. 2 Peter 1:20 Or the prophet’s own ↩
- 70. 2 Peter 1:21 Jer 23:26; 2 Tim 3:16 ↩
- 71. 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
- 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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