2 Peter 1:3

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-4

INSPIRATION TO CHRISTIAN GROWTHCRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES2 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 2 Peter 1:1, “a servant.” Like precious faith.—See 1 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 1:19. This appears to be addressed to Gentile Christians, as called to share in Christian privilege with the Jews. Through.—ἐν; inclusive; that by which they were surrounded, the element of their spiritual existence. “In the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 2 Peter 1:3

DISCOURSE: 2417EVERY THING NEEDFUL PROVIDED FOR US2 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 for us all blessings from God: but, as God, he authoritatively imparts them. It is of him that the Apostle speaks, when he says, “His divine power hath given us all things that pertain unto life and godliness.” But the words which follow my text are of more doubtful interpretation. Some understand them as... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1-4

Faith and Life A Sermon (No. 551) Delivered on Sunday Morning, January 24th, 1864, by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "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; grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-21

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 bondslave was first, apostle second.of Jesus Christ, writing to those that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ ( 2 Peter 1:1 ):So Peter identifies himself as the writer. He is writing to those who have received "like precious faith" and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 1:1-21

2 Peter 1:1-2 . 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 God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Isaiah 45:8. Romans 3:20. Middleton, on the Greek article, says that this is spoken of one Person, the same as in Titus 2:13. The argument is fair, because God the Father is the fountain of deity. The like argument applies to verse the second. Grace and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Peter 1:3-4

2 Peter 1:3-4His Divine power hath given unto us all things.The Divine liberalityI. THE FOUNTAIN.1. The hope of the petitioner. The experience of former mercy works a persuasion of future mercy.(1) Let us pray in confidence that God will hear us, because He hath heard us. A noble princess asked a courtier when he would leave begging; he answered, when she left giving.(2) Seeing that God gives more where He hath given much, let us be thankful; for how should God bless us with that we have not if... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Peter 1:3

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: Ver. 3. To glory and virtue ] To glory as the end, to virtue as the means. The very heathens made their passage to the temple of honour through the temple of virtue. Do worthily, and be famous, Ruth 4:11 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Peter 1:3

his: Psalms 110:3, Matthew 28:18, John 17:2, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Ephesians 1:19-Ecclesiastes :, Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 1:3 all: Psalms 84:11, Romans 8:32, 1 Corinthians 3:21-Isaiah :, 1 Timothy 4:8 through: 2 Peter 1:2, John 17:3 called: Romans 8:28-Amos :, Romans 9:24, 1 Corinthians 1:9, Ephesians 4:1, Ephesians 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2 Timothy 1:9, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:21, 1 Peter 3:9, 1 Peter 5:10 to: or, by virtue: 2... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 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: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 life, and to the continuance and increase of spiritual life. Through that divine knowledge of him - Of Christ.Who hath called us by... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:3

2. God’s great gifts and promises call for rich Christian culture and graces, 2 Peter 1:3-9. 3. A proper punctuation commences here a new sentence, which extends through 2 Peter 1:7. According as Rather, Forasmuch as; laying the foundation for the exhortation in 2 Peter 1:5-7. Given… us all things Whatever pertains to the work of salvation and the life of holiness is God’s gracious gift, originating in, and bestowed by, him. The all things is, in the Greek, emphatic, and must be... read more

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