2 Peter 1:8, 2 Peter 1:9 NASB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 1:8

2 Peter 1:8. For if these things be in you This faith, this courage, this knowledge, &c. Not if they be understood and professed by you merely, but if they be in you, experienced in your hearts, and evinced in your lives; and abound Increase more and more, otherwise you fall short; they make you They cause; that ye shall neither be barren Or rather, slothful, as αργους signifies; nor unfruitful Cumberers of the ground; or taking pains to do good, but without success, your... 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 1:8

if, &c . = these things existing (Greek. huparcho . See Luke 9:48 ) in you, and abounding. make = render. Greek. kathistemi. First occurance: Matthew 24:45 . neither = not. App-105 . barren = useless. Greek. argos. See Matthew 12:36 . nor . Greek. oude . in . App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."It is the necessity of possessing these things enumerated in 2 Peter 1:5-7 and to be achieved at least in part by human effort, that is here stressed."[26]If ... How frequently this word appears in the New Testament! suggesting here that in the last analysis, there is a vital and necessary contribution that man himself must make in the direction of his salvation,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

2 Peter 1:8. For if these things be in you, and abound, &c.— For your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ will not be barren and fruitless, if these virtues take place and improve in you. Heylin. The words make you—neither barren nor fruitless, are, by a meiosis, put for will make you very diligent and fruitful. One grand end of our Christian knowledge andtruth is, that we may be diligent and fruitful, in works of holiness and righteousness. Titus 3:8; Titus 3:14. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

8. be—Greek, "subsist" that is, supposing these things to have an actual subsistence in you; "be" would express the mere matter-of-fact being (Acts 16:20). abound—more than in others; so the Greek. make—"render," "constitute you," habitually, by the very fact of possessing these graces. barren—"inactive," and, as a field lying fallow and unworked (Greek), so barren and useless. unfruitful in—rather, . . . in respect to, "The full knowledge (Greek) of Christ" is the goal towards which all these... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:3-11

II. THE CONDITION OF THE CHRISTIAN 1:3-11"The first chapter vividly portrays the nature of the Christian life with its challenge to spiritual growth and maturity, built on a sure foundation. The second part of the epistle is a ringing polemic against the false teachers who would allure and seek to mislead God’s people, while the third chapter deals with the heretical denial of the return of Christ and concludes with some fitting exhortation to the readers." [Note: D. Edmond Hiebert, "The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:5-9

B. The Believer’s Needs 1:5-9Having established the believer’s basic adequacy through God’s power in him and God’s promises to him, Peter next reminded his readers of their responsibility to cultivate their own Christian growth. He did so to correct any idea that they needed to do nothing more because they possessed adequate resources."In this beautiful paragraph Peter orchestrates a symphony of grace. To the melody line of faith he leads believers to add harmony in a blend of seven Christian... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:8

We must continue to grow in these qualities as well as possessing them; we must grow in grace (2 Peter 3:18). Failure to do so will make us "useless" (Gr. argous) in God’s hands as His tools in the world (cf. James 2:20; cf. Matthew 20:3; Matthew 20:6), and "unfruitful" (Gr. akarpous) as communicators of His life (John 15:2; John 15:4; cf. Mark 12:12-14; Mark 12:20-26). This is so even though we have received everything necessary for godly living through the knowledge of Christ (2 Peter 1:3).... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Peter 1:8

1:8 knowledge (d-20) See Note i, ver. 3. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 1:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 1:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 1:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:3-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:5-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 1:8

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Peter 1:8

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