2 Peter 2:11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 2:11

which are = though being. power . App-172 . might . App-172 . Compare Psalms 103:20 . 2 Thessalonians 1:7 . railing . Greek. blasphemos, as 1 Timothy 1:13 . accusation . App-177 . before . App-104 . Compare Jude 1:9 . Zechariah 3:1 , Zechariah 3:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:11

whereas angels, though greater in might and power, bring not a railing judgment against them before the Lord.Greater in might and power ... This is, greater in might and power than apostate teachers.Bring not a railing judgment against them ... The "them" here is the same as "the dignities" in the preceding verse. There is absolutely nothing in view here of angels bringing a railing judgment against other angels. This meaning, which appears so obvious in the light of what Peter actually wrote... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 2:11

2 Peter 2:11. Whereas angels— It is a rule of interpretation, that the plainer and larger account of any thing should be taken, to explain that which is more brief and obscure. Accordingly, Jude, 2Pe 2:9 ought to be consulted in order to interpret this text. For, havingcondemnedsomewhopretendedto be Christians, for despising dominion, and railing against dignities, as St. Peter does in the preceding verse, he adds, Whereas, when Michael the archangel, contending with the devil, disputed about... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 2:11

11. which are—though they are. greater—than these blasphemers. Jude instances Michael ( :-). railing accusation—Greek, "blaspheming judgment" ( :-). against them—against "dignities," as for instance, the fallen angels: once exalted, and still retaining traces of their former power and glory. before the Lord—In the presence of the Lord, the Judge, in reverence, they abstain from judgment [BENGEL]. Judgment belongs to God, not the angels. How great is the dignity of the saints who, as Christ's... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 2:10-19

C. The Conduct of False Teachers 2:10b-19Peter next emphasized the conduct of false teachers to motivate his readers to turn away from them. read more

Thomas Constable

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

This behavior of the false teachers is totally inappropriate, as is clear from the conduct of beings who are of a higher order than humans. Good angels do not slander evil angels (the "angelic majesties" of 2 Peter 2:10) in the heavenly courts (cf. Judges 9). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:1-22

Warning Against a Threatened Plague of Brutal False TeachersAs of old there were false as well as true prophets, so it will be now. This leads the Apostle to speak about the false teachers, who if they have not already begun-he expects will trouble his readers. Prophets were important persons in the early Church: cp. Acts 11:27; 1 Corinthians 12:28.; 1 Corinthians 14:29.; Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 4:11. These teachers, who had doubtless been baptised, claimed, it would seem, to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Peter 2:11

(11) Whereas angels.—Literally, Where angels—i.e., in circumstances in which angels. This verse, if it refers to the same incident as Jude 1:9, seems at first sight to tell somewhat in favour of the priority of Jude; for then, only when compared with Jude 1:9, does it become intelligible. The inference is that this is an abbreviation of Jude, rather than Jude an amplification of this. But (1) such an inference is at best only probable. The writer of this Epistle might possibly count on his... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Peter 2:1-22

2 Peter 2:22 'I entered on this farm,' Burns wrote to Dr. Moore (2nd Aug. 1787), 'with a full resolution, "Come, go to, I will be wise!" I read farming books, I calculated crops, I attended markets, and in short, in spite of the devil and the world and the flesh, I believe I should have been a wise man, but the first year, from unfortunately buying bad seed, the second from a late harvest, we lost half our crops. This overset all my wisdom, and I returned, "like the dog to his vomit, and the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 2:10-16

Chapter 24 "BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM"2 Peter 2:10-16THE Apostle now pictures in the darkest colors the evil-doing and evil character of those who are bringing into the Churches their "sects of perdition," those wolves in sheep’s clothing who are mixing themselves, and are likely to make havoc, among the flock of Christ. He hopes that thus the brethren, being forewarned, will also be forearmed. And not only does he describe these bold offenders: he also reiterates in many forms the... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 2:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 2:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 2:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 2:10-19

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

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:1-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Peter 2:11

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Peter 2:1-22

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 2:10-16

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