Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: SIMON. So B, Greek form; in 'Aleph (') A. 'Symeon' (Hebrew, i:e., hearing), as Acts 15:14. His mention of his original name... [ Continue Reading ]
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, GRACE AND PEACE - (1 Peter 1:2.) THROUGH, [ en (G1722)] - 'in:' the sphere IN which alone grace and peace can be multiplied. KNOWLEDGE, [ epignoosei (G1922)] - 'full knowledge.' OF GOD, AND OF JESUS OUR LOR... [ Continue Reading ]
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: ACCORDING AS. 'As He hath given us ALL things needful for life and godliness, (so) do you give ALL diligence,' etc. The oil and... [ Continue Reading ]
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. WHEREBY - By which glory and virtue: His glory making the "promises" exceeding great; His virtue making them "p... [ Continue Reading ]
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; AND BESIDES THIS [ auto (G846) de (G1161) touto (G5124), 'Aleph (') B C (A, autoi (G846) de (G1161), yourselves also)] - 'And for this very reason,' namely, 'seeing that His divine power hath given all things... [ Continue Reading ]
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; [ En (G1722) ... engkrateian (G1466)], 'And in your knowledge self-control.' In the exercise of knowledge, or discernment of God's will let there be practical self-control as to one's lusts. Incontinence weakens, se... [ Continue Reading ]
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 'And in your godliness brotherly-kindness;' not suffering your piety to be morose and sullen, but kind to the brethren. 'And in your brotherly-kindness love'-namely, to all men, even to enemies. From brotherly-kindness toward b... [ Continue Reading ]
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. BE, [ huparchonta (G5225), 'Aleph (') B C; paronta, present, A, Vulgate] - 'subsist;' i:e., supposing these things to have an actual subsistence in you:... [ Continue Reading ]
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. BUT, [ Gar (G1063)] - 'For.' Confirming the need of these graces (2 Peter 1:5) by the fatal consequences of wanting them. HE THAT LACKETH - Greek, 'he to whom these are no... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: WHEREFORE - seeing the blessed consequence of having, and the evil effects of not having, these graces (2 Peter 1:8). THE RATHER - the more earnestly. BRETHREN... [ Continue Reading ]
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. AN, [ hee (G3588)] - 'the entrance' which ye look for. MINISTERED - the same verb as 2 Peter 1:5. Minister in your faith virtue and the other graces, so shall there be minis... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. WHEREFORE - as these graces are so necessary to your abundant entrance into Christ's kingdom (2 Peter 1:10). I WILL NOT BE NEGLIGENT. 'Aleph (') A B... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; YEA, [ de (G1161)] - "But;" though "you know" the truth (2 Peter 1:12). THIS TABERNACLE - soon to be taken down (2 Corinthians 5:1): I therefore need to make the most of my short time for the g... [ Continue Reading ]
Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. SHORTLY I MUST PUT OFF, [ apothesis (G595)]. 'The putting off (as a garment) of my tabernacle is speedy:' a soon approaching, also a sudden, death. Christ's words (John 21:18), 'When thou art old,'... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. ENDEAVOUR - `use my diligence' [ spoudasoo (G4704)], as 2 Peter 1:10, the field in which my diligence has scope. Peter fulfils Christ's charge, "Feed my sheep." THAT YE MAY BE ABLE - by thi... [ Continue Reading ]
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. FOR - reason why he is so earnest that the remembrance of these things be continued after his death. FOLLOWED - out in detail [ exako... [ Continue Reading ]
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. RECEIVED ... HONOUR - in the voice that spake to Him. GLORY - in the light which shone round Him: answering to the Shechinah glory... [ Continue Reading ]
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. WHICH CAME - `we heard borne from heaven.' WE - James, and John, and myself. HOLY MOUNT - as the transfiguration, mount came to be regarded as the scene of Christ's divine glory.... [ Continue Reading ]
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: WE - all believers. A MORE SURE, [ echomen (G2192) bebaioteron (G949) ton (G3588) profeetikon (G4397) logon... [ Continue Reading ]
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 'Forasmuch as ye know this' (1 Peter 1:18). FIRST - the foremost consideration in studying prophecy; a first principle, never to be lost sight of. IS, [ ginetai (G1096)] - 'proves to be.' No prophecy found to b... [ Continue Reading ]
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. CAME NOT IN OLD TIME, [ ou (G3756) ... eenecthee (G5342) pote (G4218)] - 'was never at any time borne' (to us). BY THE WILL OF MAN - alone (Jeremiah 23:26: cf. 2 Peter 3:5,... [ Continue Reading ]