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Text -- 2 Peter 1:5-21 (NET)
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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 .
Salvation Based on the Word of God
1:12 Therefore , I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have .
1:13 Indeed, as long as I am in this tabernacle , I consider it right to stir you up by way of a reminder ,
1:14 since I know that my tabernacle will soon be removed , because our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me .
1:15 Indeed , I will also make every effort that, after my departure , you have a testimony of these things .
1:16 For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ ; no , we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur .
1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father , when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory : “This is my dear Son , in whom I am delighted .”
1:18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven , we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain .
1:19 Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing . You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place , until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts .
1:20 Above all , you do well if you recognize this : No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination ,
1:21 for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse ; rather , men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PETER, SECOND EPISTLE OF |
PETER, SIMON |
PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF |
Assurance |
Transfiguration |
Jesus, The Christ |
Holiness |
Religion |
Righteousness |
Minister |
Graces |
Zeal |
Commandments |
Death |
Peter |
REVELATION, 3-4 |
INSPIRATION, 1-7 |
Meekness |
Wisdom |
Transfiguration, the |
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NET Notes -> 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; 2Pe 1:12; 2Pe 1:13; 2Pe 1:13; 2Pe 1:14; 2Pe 1:14; 2Pe 1:14; 2Pe 1:15; 2Pe 1:16; 2Pe 1:16; 2Pe 1:16; 2Pe 1:16; 2Pe 1:16; 2Pe 1:16; 2Pe 1:17; 2Pe 1:17; 2Pe 1:17; 2Pe 1:18; 2Pe 1:18; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:19; 2Pe 1:20; 2Pe 1:20; 2Pe 1:20; 2Pe 1:20; 2Pe 1:21
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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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:10 The words “into sin” are not in the Greek text, but the Greek word πταίω (ptaiw) is used in soteriological contex...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:13 The use of the term tabernacle for the human body is reminiscent both of John’s statements about Jesus (“he tabernacled among us” in...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:14 When the author says our Lord Jesus Christ revealed this to me, he is no doubt referring to the prophecy that is partially recorded in John 21:18-19.
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:15 There are various interpretations of v. 15. For example, the author could be saying simply, “I will make every effort that you remember these th...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:16 The term grandeur was used most frequently of God’s majesty. In the 1st century, it was occasionally used of the divine majesty of the emperor. ...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:17 This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted alludes to the Transfiguration. However, the author’s version is markedly different from the syno...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:18 2 Pet 1:17-18 comprise one sentence in Greek, with the main verb “heard” in v. 18. All else is temporally subordinate to that statement. H...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:19 The phrase in your hearts is sometimes considered an inappropriate image for the parousia, since the coming of Christ will be visible to all. But Pete...
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NET Notes: 2Pe 1:20 No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination. 2 Pet 1:20-21, then, form an inclusio with v. 16: The Christian̵...
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