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Text -- 2 Peter 1:1-11 (NET)
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Salutation
1:1 From Simeon Peter , a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ , to those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior , Jesus Christ , have been granted a faith just as precious as ours .
1:2 May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord !
Believers’ Salvation and the Work of God
1:3 I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence .
1:4 Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises , so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature , after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire .
1:5 For this very reason , make every effort to add to your faith excellence , to excellence , knowledge ;
1:6 to knowledge , self-control ; to self-control , perseverance ; to perseverance , godliness ;
1:7 to godliness , brotherly affection ; to brotherly affection , unselfish love .
1:8 For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing , they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.
1:9 But concerning the one who lacks such things – he is blind . That is to say, he is nearsighted , since he has forgotten forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins .
1:10 Therefore , brothers and sisters , make every effort to be sure of your calling and election . For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.
1:11 For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior , Jesus Christ , will be richly provided for you .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF |
PETER, SIMON |
PETER, SECOND EPISTLE OF |
Assurance |
Holiness |
Religion |
Righteousness |
Graces |
Wisdom |
Righteous |
Commandments |
Meekness |
Jesus, The Christ |
GIVE |
Sanctification |
Benedictions |
Virtue |
Blessing |
Call |
Diligence |
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NET Notes -> 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:2; 2Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:3; 2Pe 1:4; 2Pe 1:4; 2Pe 1:4; 2Pe 1:4; 2Pe 1:4; 2Pe 1:4; 2Pe 1:5; 2Pe 1:5; 2Pe 1:5; 2Pe 1:5; 2Pe 1:6; 2Pe 1:7; 2Pe 1:7; 2Pe 1:7; 2Pe 1:8; 2Pe 1:8; 2Pe 1:8; 2Pe 1:8; 2Pe 1:8; 2Pe 1:8; 2Pe 1:9; 2Pe 1:9; 2Pe 1:9; 2Pe 1:10; 2Pe 1:10; 2Pe 1:10; 2Pe 1:10; 2Pe 1:10; 2Pe 1:10
NET Notes: 2Pe 1:1 A faith just as precious. The author’s point is that the Gentile audience has been blessed with a salvation that is in no way inferior to that o...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:2 A comma properly belongs at the end of v. 2 instead of a period, since v. 3 is a continuation of the same sentence. With the optative in v. 2, the aut...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:5 Or “moral excellence,” “virtue”; this is the same word used in v. 3 (“the one who has called us by his own glory and exc...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:6 Perhaps “steadfastness,” though that is somewhat archaic. A contemporary colloquial rendering would be “stick-to-it-iveness.”
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:7 Add to your faith excellence…love. The list of virtues found in vv. 5-7 stands in tension to the promises given in vv. 2-4. What appears to be a...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:8 Grk “the [rich] knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Verse 8 in Greek does not make a full stop (period), for v. 9 begins with a subordina...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:9 The words “that is to say, he is” are not in Greek. The word order is unusual. One might expect the author to have said “he is nears...
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