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2 Peter 1:3
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 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;
2 PETER 1:3 ivdi,a| do,xh| kai. avreth|/ {B} Although the reading of the Textus Receptus dia. do,xhj kai. avreth/j is an exceedingly ancient reading (î72 B, and K L most minuscules), a majority of th...
Verse 2 Peter 1:3. _AS HIS DIVINE POWER_] His power, which no power can resist, because it is _Divine_-that which properly belongs to the infinite Godhead. _HATH GIVEN UNTO US_] δεδωρημενης. _Hath e...
ACCORDING AS HIS DIVINE POWER HATH GIVEN UNTO US - All the effects of the gospel on the human heart are, in the Scriptures, traced to the power of God. See the notes at Romans 1:16. There are no moral...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE GRACIOUS PROVISIONS OF GOD CHAPTER 1 _ 1. God's gracious provisions in Christ (2 Peter 1:1)_ 2. The development of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:5) 3. The promises o...
The author writes to those who possess a faith not less honourable (precious) than that of the apostles themselves, since they, too, possess all things pertaining to life and godliness. But effort on...
THE MAN WHO OPENED DOORS (2 Peter 1:1) _ 1:1 Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, writes this letter to those to whom there has been allotted a faith equal in honour and privilege wit...
Since his divine power has bestowed upon us all things that are necessary for true life and true religion, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, and since through...
DIVINE. Greek. _theios._ See Acts 17:29. POWER. App-172. GIVEN. been given. It is the same perfect passive translated "are given" in 2 Peter 1:4. Greek. _doreo._ See Mark 15:45. ALL. (as to) all.
_According as his divine power_ Better, SEEING THAT.… The Greek word for "divine" is found elsewhere in the New Testament only in 2 Peter 1:4 and Acts 17:29. _life and godliness_ The words at first su...
ὩΣ. It is a question whether we ought to place a comma or a full stop immediately before this word. If a comma, then we must take this sentence with the preceding one and translate, “May grace and pea...
ΘΕΊΑΣ _gen. sing. от_ ΘΕΊΟΣ (G2304) божественный. Термин "Божественная сила" относится к Богу. Подобное выражение было также обнаружено в стратоникейском декрете, в надписи в честь Зевса и Гекаты (BS,...
DISCOURSE: 2417 EVERY THING NEEDFUL PROVIDED FOR US 2 Peter 1:3. _His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness_. THE Lord Jesus Christ, as Mediator, procures fo...
ACCORDING AS HIS DIVINE POWER— Some would read this verse in a parenthesis, as an incidental thought, and so connect the 2nd and 4th verses. Others would connect this with the foregoing verse;—_Grace...
II. THE CHRISTIAN'S GROWTH, 2 PETER 1:3-21 _1. Exhortations to Grow in the Full Knowledge of Christ 1:3-15_ 2 Peter 1:3 seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto...
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 giv...
VERSE 3. ACCORDING AS HIS DIVINE POWER. From God everything relating to the Christian system, the plan by which man is reconciled and brought back to God, is derived. It is according to his plan. It...
1 The introduction of the name Simeon, before Peter, and slave in addition to apostle, gives us a clue to the character of this second epistle. The emphasis is laid on practice rather than precept. It...
1:3 knowledge (i-19) _ Epignosis_ , 'full knowledge,' 'personal recognition,' as Colossians 1:9 . glory (k-27) Many read 'by (his) own glory.'...
HIS DIVINE POWER] i.e. Christ's: cp. 2 Peter 1:16. HIM THAT HATH CALLED US] i.e. the Father, as in 1 Peter 5:10. TO GLORY AND VIRTUE] RM 'through glory and virtue.' The Christian advances towards the...
GREEETING. THANKSGIVING. EXHORTATION TO PROGEESS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM ONE WHO REMEMBERS JESUS CHRIST 2 Peter 1 may be subdivided into two parts: (_a_) 2 Peter 1:1, greeting followed by a declaration...
JESUS WILL RETURN PETER’S SECOND LETTER _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ ABOUT THIS LETTER THE WRITER Peter wrote this letter. His name used to be Simon, but Jesus changed it to Peter (John 1:42...
Jesus calls people to trust him. His *glory and goodness attract people. ‘*Glory’ refers to his excellent moral character. He is a holy and wonderful person. ‘Goodness’ refers to all that he does. Eve...
(3-11) Exhortation to progress in spiritual graces in order to win eternal life at Christ’s coming. God has given us all we need for salvation; let us profit by it, and show ourselves worthy of it....
ACCORDING AS. — Better, _seeing that_ This must not be made to depend on 2 Peter 1:2. In the canonical Epistles the address does not go beyond the blessing. Galatians is the only exception; there a re...
CHAPTER 19 THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER THE SAVING KNOWLEDGE OF GOD 2 Peter 1:1 IN the salutation of this second letter the Apostle describes himself in fuller form than in the first: "Simon Peter,...
τῆς θείας δυνάμεως is originally a philosophic term (Plato, _Ion._ 534 C., Arist. _Pol._ vii. 4) _cf._ τὸ θεῖον as used by St. Paul in speaking to philosophers at Athens (Acts 17:29). The subject is C...
_The Promises and their Source_. “Inasmuch as His Divine Power has granted us all things that are needed for life and piety, by means of the personal knowledge of One who called us by the impression o...
THE RULE OF CHRISTIAN GROWTH 2 Peter 1:1/p> The keynote of this paragraph is _these things_, 2 Peter 1:8. _Precious faith_, 2 Peter 1:1, answers to _precious promises_,...
This Epistle was addressed to the same persons as was the first. Its purpose was to strengthen them in view of dangers threatening them within the Church. The apostle addressed them as having 'like pr...
GROWING IN GRACE AND PEACE IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST As in the first letter (1:2), Peter prays that they may have the great blessings of God's unmerited favor and the peace which it supplies. Grace...
(3) According as his (b) divine power hath given unto us all things that [pertain] unto (c) life and godliness, through the (d) knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: (3) Christ se...
_ Glory and virtue. [1] By the Greek text, virtue is not here the same as power, as commonly in other places, but signifies God's goodness, mercy, and clemency. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Et virtute,...
"Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, (3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, throu...
In the second Epistle of Peter (and here I must be brief, because of the hour; and I may be brief because Jude will afford us a further consideration of it) we have the same substantial truth of God's...
3._According as his divine power. _He refers to the infinite goodness of God which they had already experienced, that they might more fully understand it for the future. For he continues the course of...
The Second Epistle of Peter is even more simple than the First. Like those of Jude and John, it is written essentially with a view to the seducers, who, with large promises of liberty, beguiled souls...
ACCORDING AS HIS DIVINE POWER,.... Meaning either the power of God the Father, to whom belong eternal power and Godhead; and he is sometimes called by the name of power itself; see Matthew 26:64 being...
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: Ver. 3. _To glory and virtue_...
_As his divine power hath given us all things_ There is a wonderful cheerfulness in this exordium, which begins with the exhortation itself; _that pertain to life and godliness_ To the present natural...
Peter writes not only as an apostle (as in his first epistle), but as a bondman and apostle. So authority is not only stressed, but lowliness of subjection, a precious reminder in days of deter-mined...
TO: Or, by...
_ 2 Peter 1:3 ‘seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.'_ ‘SEEING' -...
1-11 Faith unites the weak believer to Christ, as really as it does the strong one, and purifies the heart of one as truly as of another; and every sincere believer is by his faith justified in the s...
OLBGrk; ACCORDING AS; this may refer either: 1. To what goes before: _Grace and peace be multiplied unto you, _ & c., _according as his divine power hath given unto us, _ &c.; and then in these words...
2 Peter 1:3 as G5613 His G846 divine G2304 power G1411 given G1433 (G5772) us G2254 things G3956 to...
GOD HAS MADE FULL PROVISION FOR US TO LIFE A GODLY LIFE (2 PETER 1:3). Having greeted the recipients, and having reminded them that they had a like precious faith with all God's people, Peter now remi...
‘Seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue (vibrant excellence),' The divine...
THE INITIAL THEME OF 2 PETER. The initial theme of 2 Peter is found in 2 Peter 1:1. It is that our God and Saviour Jesus Christ has come into the world, and that thereby: · He has called us _by His...
2 Peter 1:3. SEEING THAT HIS DIVINE POWER HAT GIFTED US. This verse and the next are attached by the A. V. immediately to what precedes. They are thus made part of the opening benediction. This was on...
The writer starts at once, and in a somewhat abrupt and nervous fashion, with the great theme of advance in the spiritual life. He regards this as essential. He takes it for granted that it can be mad...
SEEING THAT HIS DIVINE POWER HATH GRANTED UNTO US (ως ημιν της θειας δυναμεως αυτου δεδωρημενης). Genitive absolute with the causal particle ως and the perfect middle participle of δωρεω, old verb,...
2 Peter 1:1. _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:_ Peter here...
2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, Peter was pleased to be able to write those words._ There was a time when he had thrice denied his Master, but now he is glad to c...
CONTENTS: The great Christian virtues. God's Word exalted. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter. CONCLUSION: The Christian should be diligent to add one Christian grace to another that he may bring glory...
2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter,_ the Greek is Symeon, as in two other places of the Greek text. _To them that have obtained like precious faith,_ the christians of every name. _Through the righteousness of...
HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING. God's divine power gave to the apostles (and through them to us) the COMPLETE MESSAGE (Jude 1:3) which makes it possible to share His own glory and goodness!!! This means we n...
2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 1:3 God’s Grace in Christ Is the Source of Godly Living. In this first main section, Peter emphasizes that God’s grace results in godliness....
INSPIRATION TO CHRISTIAN GROWTH _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 2 Peter 1:1. SIMON.—The Greek MSS. give Symeon; see Acts 15:14. A SERVANT AND AN APOSTLE—Compare 1 Peter 1:1, “an apostle,” and Jude...
EXPOSITION 2 PETER 1:1 SIMON PETER. "Symeon" seems to be the best-supported spelling in this place. The same form of the name is found in Luke 2:25 and Acts 13:1; it also occurs in...
Second Peter. Simon Peter (2 Peter 1:1), The name Simon, of course, was the given name. Peter is the name that Jesus gave to him. He is, a bondslave and an apostle (2 Peter 1:1) It seems that bond...
1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Peter 1:15; 1 Peter 2:21;...
Hath granted [δ ε δ ω ρ η μ ε ν η ς]. This is the only word which Peter and Mark alone have in common in the New Testament; a somewhat singular fact in view of their intimate relations, and of the imp...
A CALL TO GREATER THINGS 2 Peter 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The author of the Epistle. It is most refreshing and certainly inspiring to open the Bible and find an Epistle which is indited by the Hol...
EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES 2 Peter 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is not the fact of exceeding great and precious promises which primarily concerns me; it is my entering into a personal realiz...
As his divine power has given us all things — There is a wonderful cheerfulness in this exordium, which begins with the exhortation itself. That pertain to life and godliness — To the present, natural...
In these words our apostle shews, what reason they had to believe and hope, that grace and peace should be multiplied unto them, namely, because almighty God had already given them all things which co...