2 Peter 1:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 1:12-14

2 Peter 1:12-14. Wherefore Considering the evil consequent on the want or neglect of these graces, and the benefit which will arise from the exercise of them; since everlasting destruction would be the consequence of your lukewarmness and sloth, and everlasting glory will be the fruit of your earnestness and diligence, I will not be negligent, &c. Therefore he wrote another letter so soon after the former; to put you in remembrance of those things, though, as I am aware, you ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-15

1:1-21 GOD’S POWER AT WORK IN BELIEVERSThe truly Christian character (1:1-15)In his righteousness, God has given all Christians, from elderly apostles to new converts, equal blessing through the gospel (1:1-2). He has also given them everything they need to live lives of holiness in a world that is corrupt through uncontrolled passions. The lives of believers must be in keeping with the life of God that has been given them. God’s promises are the assurance of his help in reaching this goal... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 1:14

shortly . Greek. tachinos. Only here and 2 Peter 2:1 (swift). I must put off = is the putting off of. Greek. apothesis. See 1 Peter 3:21 . hath . Omit, and supply "also". shewed = declared. Greek. deloo. See 1 Corinthians 1:11 . Compare John 21:18 , John 21:19 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 1:14

2 Peter 1:14. Knowing that shortly I must put off, &c.— Knowing that the laying aside of this my tabernacle approacheth swiftly, in the manner that the Lord Jesus Christ hath made known unto me. Our Lord not only told St. Peter that he was to die a violent death, but also the manner of it: John 21:18-19. It is inquired, "How did St. Peter know that he was to die shortly?" Now it is generally agreed, that our Lord, in the place above quoted, foretold him that he was to die a violent death;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:14

14. shortly I must put off—Greek, "the putting off (as a garment) of my tabernacle is speedy": implying a soon approaching, and also a sudden death (as a violent death is). Christ's words, John 21:18; John 21:19, "When thou art old," &c., were the ground of his "knowing," now that he was old, that his foretold martyrdom was near. Compare as to Paul, 2 Timothy 4:6. Though a violent death, he calls it a "departure" (Greek for "decease," 2 Peter 1:15), compare Acts 7:60. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:12-15

A. The Need for a Reminder 1:12-15Peter returned to the subject of God’s promises (2 Peter 1:4). He developed the importance of the Scriptures as the resource of the believer. He did so to enable his readers to appreciate their value and to motivate them to draw upon them so they would grow in grace."These verses make it obvious that Peter’s primary concern in this epistle is not to refute the false teachers but to ground his readers in personal holiness." [Note: Hiebert, Second Peter . . .,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:12-21

III. THE AUTHORITY FOR THE CHRISTIAN 1:12-21Perhaps Peter sensed that his readers might resist his teaching that believers must diligently pursue godliness since he proceeded to remind them that his apostolic witness was in line with divine inspiration. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:13-14

Peter’s earthly dwelling (lit. tent) was his physical body (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:4). The Greek word apothesis means "a divesting," and it refers elsewhere to removing clothes (cf. Acts 7:58). We do not know exactly how Peter knew someone would separate his mortal body from his spirit soon. Peter’s words allow the possibility of separation by death or translation. Both events were imminent: overhanging. He was probably at least in his 50s, if not older, when he wrote 2 Peter,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1-21

Greeeting. Thanksgiving. Exhortation to Progeess in Righteousness from One Who Remembers Jesus Christ2 Peter 1 may be subdivided into two parts: (a) 2 Peter 1:1-11, greeting followed by a declaration of the glory and virtue of the Christian life, which is a life of continual growth and progress, and requires diligent effort in those who would lead it; (b) 2 Peter 1:12-21, declaration of the Apostle’s care and authority to provide for his readers’ remembrance of these truths—he, who saw the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Peter 1:12-15

(12-15) Transition from the exhortation just concluded to the argument that follows, closely and naturally connected with both. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 1:12-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 1:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 1:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:12-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:12-21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:13-14

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Peter 1:12-15

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