2 Peter 1:10

2 Peter 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
• New Living Translation (NLT)So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.

Context of 2 Peter 1:10

8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, 11and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 12So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.

2 Peter 1:10 word by word

διὸ μᾶλλον, ἀδελφοί, σπουδάσατε βεβαίαν ὑμῶν τὴν κλῆσιν καὶ ἐκλογὴν ποιεῖσθαι· ταῦτα γὰρ ποιοῦντες οὐ μὴ πταίσητέ ποτε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• the ratherμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• give diligenceσπουδάζωspoudazō · be eagerG4704
• to makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• callingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• callingκλῆσιςklēsis · callingG2821
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• electionἐκλογήeklogē · selectingG1589
• sureβέβαιοςbebaios · firmG949
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ye shallπταίωptaiō · to stumbleG4417
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• neverοὐou · noG3756
• ·ποτέpote · once/whenG4218

Cross-references for 2 Peter 1:10

• 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
• 2 Peter 3:17Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.
• 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
• Hebrews 6:11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.
• 1 John 3:19This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:
• Romans 8:28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
• 1 Peter 1:2who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
• Psalms 15:5who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.
• Isaiah 56:2Blessed is the one who does this— the person who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps their hands from doing any evil.”
• Matthew 7:24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• Luke 6:47As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.
• Revelation 22:14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
• Psalms 37:24though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
• Psalms 62:2Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Wherefore - Seeing the danger of apostasy, and the fearful end of them who obey not the Gospel, and thus receive the grace of God in vain; give all diligence, , hasten, be deeply careful, labor with the most intense purpose of soul. To make your calling - From deep Gentile darkness into the marvellous light of the Gospel. And election - Your being chosen, in consequence of obeying the heavenly calling, to be the people and Church of God. Instead of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence - 2 Peter 1:5. “In view of these things, give the greater diligence to secure your salvation.” The considerations on which Peter based this appeal seem to have been the fact that such promises are made to us, and such hopes held out before us; the degree of uncertainty thrown over the whole matter of our personal salvation by low attainments in the divine life, and the dreadful condemnation which will ensue…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Brothers: Here, the Greek term adelphoi refers to people who belong to the same family, both male and female. strive to make your calling and election sure (literally Be zealous to make certain): Peter did not mean that God’s choice to save us depends on our actions. Instead, he teaches that our effort to grow in Christian virtue shows that God has already chosen us.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Wherefore--seeking the blessed consequence of having, and the evil effects of not having, these graces (2Pe 1:8, 9). the rather--the more earnestly. brethren--marking that it is affection for them which constrains him so earnestly to urge them. Nowhere else does he so address them, which makes his calling them so here the more emphatical. give diligence--The Greek aorist implies one lifelong effect [Alford]. to make--Greek middle voice; to make so far…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 1:10

• Assurance
• Call
• Commandments
• Decision
• Diligence
• Perseverance
• Predestination
• Reward
• Righteous
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Assurance
• Calling
• Corruption
• Cunningly
• Diligence
• Escape
• Glory
• Prophecy
• Sure
• Election

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