2 Peter 1:11

2 Peter 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Context of 2 Peter 1:11

9For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 12For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. 13Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,

2 Peter 1:11 word by word

οὕτως γὰρ πλουσίως ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται ὑμῖν ἡ εἴσοδος εἰς τὴν αἰώνιον βασιλείαν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• an entranceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• an entranceεἴσοδοςeisodos · entryG1529
• shall be ministeredἐπιχορηγέωepichorēgeō · to supplyG2023
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• abundantlyπλουσίωςplousiōs · richlyG4146
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the everlastingαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• ofκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 2 Peter 1:11

• Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
• 2 Timothy 4:8Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
• Revelation 3:21To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
• Psalms 36:8They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
• Isaiah 35:2It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God.
• John 10:10The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
• Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
• Hebrews 6:17Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath,
• Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
• Daniel 7:14Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed.
• Revelation 5:10And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”
• 2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

Commentaries on 2 Peter 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For so an entrance shall be ministered - If ye give diligence; and do not fall, an abundant, free, honorable, and triumphant entrance shall be ministered to you into the everlasting kingdom. There seems to be here an allusion to the triumphs granted by the Romans to their generals who had distinguished themselves by putting an end to a war, or doing some signal military service to the state. (See the whole account of this military pageant in the note on 2…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For so an entrance - In this manner you shall be admitted into the kingdom of God. Shall be ministered unto you - The same Greek word is here used which occurs in 2 Peter 1:5, and which is there rendered “add.” See the notes at that verse. There was not improbably in the mind of the apostle a recollection of that word; and the sense may be, that “if they would lead on the virtues and graces referred to in their beautiful order, those graces would attend…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-11God has given us many blessings through Christ (1:3–4). This provides a strong reason to encourage us to learn more about Christ (1:5–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. an entrance--rather as Greek, "the entrance" which ye look for. ministered--the same verb as in 2Pe 1:5. Minister in your faith virtue and the other graces, so shall there be ministered to you the entrance into that heaven where these graces shine most brightly. The reward of grace hereafter shall correspond to the work of grace here. abundantly--Greek, "richly." It answers to "abound," 2Pe 1:8. If these graces abound in you, you shall have your…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 1:11

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• Reward
• Righteous
• Zeal, Religious

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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