彼得后书 1:11-12 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:5-11

Exhortation to earnest effort. I. OUR DUTY . 1 . To use all diligence. God's Divine power is with us; he has granted us all necessary helps. But this, says the apostle, is the very reason why we should work all the more strenuously. It would be heartless work, if we had not the great power of God to help us; but he hath endued his Church with power from on high. This gift of power is the very ground on which the apostle bases his exhortations; the great argument, not for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:5-11

Personal diligence needed for sanctification. The former verses say that God gives the knowledge of himself in the Word of promise, as the means by which grace and peace are to be multiplied; these verses say, to that must be added by you "all diligence." I. WE HAVE HERE AN ENUMERATION OF CERTAIN GRACES OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE . It begins with "faith" and ends with "love," and between these are two or three words which need attention. Next to "faith," "virtue" is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:8-11

The goal of Christian character. If such a character as the preceding verses described is attained, three glorious results will follow. I. SPIRITUAL VISION . Such a character leads "unto the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ." They that do the will shall know the doctrine. For what is promised here is: 1 . "Full knowledge." That is the key-word of the apostle. 2 . And full knowledge of the Supreme Object, the Lord Jesus Christ. Often we think if we knew more we should do... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:11

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly; rather, as in the Revised Version, for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance. The verb ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται looks back to ἐπιχορηγήσατε in 2 Peter 1:5 , and "richly" to "abound" in 2 Peter 1:8 . If we do our poor best in supplying the graces mentioned above, the entrance shall be richly supplied. St. Peter seems to imply that there will be degrees of glory hereafter proportioned to our faithfulness in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12

Wherefore I will net be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things; rather, as in the Revised Version, wherefore I shall be ready. This reading ( μελλήσω ) is better supported than that of the T.R. ( οὐκ ὀμελήσω ) . (For this use of μέλλειν with the infinitive almost as a periphrasis for the future, compare, in the Greek, Matthew 24:6 .) The apostle will take every opportunity of reminding his readers of the truths and duties which he has been describing,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-14

An old man's aim. I. AN AIM FOR THE HIGHEST GOOD OF OTHERS . Peter is desiring that "these things" should be remembered by others for their benefit and blessing. "These things" probably comprehend not only all the exhortations and promises the letter had already contained, but the great facts in the great biography to which ever and again, with the vividness of an eye-witness, Peter had referred. II. An aim for the highest good of others AFTER HIS OWN DEATH . He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-15

The saint's earnest endeavour to enforce spiritual truth. At the close of Peter's life the corrupt heresies of the second and third centuries were threatened, and against these he would fortify the Church by making them "mindful" of the Word of God. The Church would be strong—strong to resist the encroachments of heresy, if established in the knowledge of God through Scripture. The apostle's work was nearly done, the end of his pilgrimage was in sight, but he could not rest till he had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-21

Reasons for diligence in his apostolic work. I. THE TIME IS SHOUT . 1 . We need continually to be aroused. We may know all things necessary for salvation; we have known them, it may be, all our lives; we are firmly convinced of their truth; but we need to keep that knowledge vividly before our hearts, to bring it to bear upon the circumstances of our daily lives. Few of us have this recollectedness, this persevering watchfulness; we need constant exhortation. St. Peter's... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:11

For so an entrance - In this manner you shall be admitted into the kingdom of God.Shall be ministered unto you - The same Greek word is here used which occurs in 2 Peter 1:5, and which is there rendered “add.” See the notes at that verse. There was not improbably in the mind of the apostle a recollection of that word; and the sense may be, that “if they would lead on the virtues and graces referred to in their beautiful order, those graces would attend them in a radiant train to the mansions of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:12

Wherefore I will not be negligent - That is, in view of the importance of these things.To put you always in remembrance - To give you the means of having them always in remembrance; to wit, by his writings.Though ye know them - It was of importance for Peter, as it is for ministers of the gospel now, to bring known truths to remembrance. Men are liable to forget them, and they do not exert the influence over them which they ought. It is the office of the ministry not only to impart to a people... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:5-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:5-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 1:12-21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:12

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