Revised Webster's Bible
2 Peter 2:11
11Though angels, who are greater in power and might, bring not a railing accusation against them before the Lord.1
2 Peter 2:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord.
Context of 2 Peter 2:11
9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished: 10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. Though angels, who are greater in power and might, bring not a railing accusation against them before the Lord. 12But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
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ὅπου ἄγγελοι ἰσχύϊ καὶ δυνάμει μείζονες ὄντες οὐ φέρουσιν κατ᾽ αὐτῶν παρὰ βλάσφημον κρίσιν.Read the interlinear
- Thoughὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
- angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- areὤνōn ousa on · beingG5607
- inμείζωνmeizōn · greaterG3187
- powerἰσχύςischus · strengthG2479
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- mightδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
- bringφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
- notοὐou · noG3756
- railingβλάσφημοςblasphēmos · blasphemousG989
- accusationκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
- againstκατάkata · according toG2596
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- beforeπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:11
- Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening to the voice of his word.
- Psalms 104:4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
- Daniel 6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
- Jude 1:9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Whereas angels, etc. - This is a difficult verse, but the meaning seems to be this: The holy angels, who are represented as bringing an account of the actions of the fallen angels before the Lord in judgment, simply state the facts without exaggeration, and without permitting any thing of a bitter, reviling, or railing spirit, to enter into their accusations. See Zechariah 3:1, and Judges 1:9; to the former of which St. Peter evidently alludes. But these…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Whereas angels - The object, by the reference to angels here, is to show that they, even when manifesting the greatest zeal in a righteous cause, and even when opposing others, did not make use of reproachful terms, or of harsh and violent language. It is not known precisely to what Peter alludes here, nor on what the statement here is based. There can be little doubt, however, as Benson has remarked, that, from the strong resemblance between what Peter…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Impure seducers and their abandoned followers, give themselves up to their own fleshly minds. Refusing to bring every thought to the obedience of Christ, they act against God's righteous precepts. They walk after the flesh, they go on in sinful courses, and increase to greater degrees of impurity and wickedness. They also despise those whom God has set in authority over them, and requires them to honour. Outward temporal good things are the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11not even angels … dare to accuse evil angels of speaking against God. But the false teachers were so full of pride that they did not hesitate to do so.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. which are--though they are. greater--than these blasphemers. Jude instances Michael (Jude 9). railing accusation--Greek, "blaspheming judgment" (Jude 9). against them--against "dignities," as for instance, the fallen angels: once exalted, and still retaining traces of their former power and glory. before the Lord--In the presence of the Lord, the Judge, in reverence, they abstain from judgment [Bengel]. Judgment belongs to God, not the angels. How…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Peter 2
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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