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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-4

The apostle Peter, being moved by the Holy Ghost to write once more to those who from among the Jews were turned to faith in Christ, begins this second epistle with an introduction, wherein the same persons are described and the same blessings are desired that are in the preface to his former letter; but there are some additions or alterations which ought to be taken notice of, in all the three parts of the introduction. I. We have here a description of the person who wrote the epistle, by the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 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 with our own, through the impartial justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. The letter opens with a very subtle and beautiful allusion for those who have eyes to see it and knowledge enough of the New Testament to grasp it. Peter writes to "those to whom there has been allotted a faith equal in honour and privilege with our own" and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

Peter calls himself the servant of Jesus Christ. The word is doulos ( Greek #1401 ) which really means slave. Strange as it may seem, here is a title, apparently one of humiliation, which the greatest of men took as a title of greatest honour. Moses the great leader and lawgiver was the doulos ( Greek #1401 ) of God ( Deuteronomy 34:5 ; Psalms 105:26 ; Malachi 4:4 ). Joshua the great commander was the doulos ( Greek #1401 ) of God ( Joshua 24:29 ). David the greatest of the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

1:2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you by the knowledge of God, and of Jesus, our Lord. Peter puts this in an unusual way. Grace and peace are to come from knowledge, the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Is he turning Christian experience into something dependent on knowledge? Or is there some other meaning here? First, let us look at the word which he uses for knowledge (epignosis, Greek #1922 ). It can be interpreted in two directions. (a) It can mean... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant, and an apostle of Jesus Christ ,.... The writer of this epistle is described first by his names, Simon Peter; the first of these was the name by which he was called from his infancy by his parents, and by which he was known when Christ called him to be a disciple and follower of him, and is the same with Simeon; and so it is read in most copies; see Acts 15:14 a name common with the Jews; the latter is what was given him by Christ at his conversion, John 1:4 , and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you ,.... By a multiplication of grace may be meant a larger discovery of the love and favour of God; which though it admits of no degrees in itself, being never more or less in God's heart, yet, as to the manifestations of it, it is different, and capable of being increased, and drawn out to a greater length; or else an increase of the internal graces of the Spirit of God, as to the actings and exercise of them; or a larger measure of the gifts of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter - Symeon, Συμεων , is the reading of almost all the versions, and of all the most important MSS. And this is the more remarkable, as the surname of Peter occurs upwards of seventy times in the New Testament, and is invariably read Σιμων , Simon, except here, and in Acts 15:14 , where James gives him the name of Symeon. Of all the versions, only the Armenian and Vulgate have Simon. But the edit. princ., and several of my own MSS. of the Vulgate, write Symon; and Wiclif has... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

Grace - God's favor; peace - the effects of that favor in the communication of spiritual and temporal blessings. Through the knowledge of God - Εν επιγνωσει· By the acknowledging of God, and of Jesus our Lord. For those who acknowledge him in all their ways, he will direct their steps. Those who know Christ; and do not acknowledge him before men, can get no multiplication of grace and peace. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

Verse 1 1.Simon Peter. Prayer takes the first place at the beginning of this Epistle, and then follows thanksgiving, by which he excites the Jews to gratitude, lest they should forget what great benefits they had already received from God's hand. Why he called himself the servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, we have elsewhere stated, even because no one is to be heard in the Church, except he speaks as from the mouth of Christ. But the word servant has a more general meaning, because it... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

Verse 2 2.Grace and peace. By grace is designated God’s paternal favor towards us. We have indeed been once for all reconciled to God by the death of Christ, and by faith we come to the possession of this so great a benefit; but as we perceive the grace of God according to the measure of our faith, it is said to increase according to our perception when it becomes more fully known to us. Peace is added; for as the beginning of our happiness is when God receives us into favor; so the more he... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-4

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

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