2 Peter 1:2 NIV

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Peter 1:1-21

Steps to a Divine Goal 2 Peter 1:4 I. Peter reminds us of the end to be achieved by those manifold assurances to which the Divine fidelity is pledged. 'That through these ye may become partakers of the Divine nature,' What a profound and original conception is this that God has expressly given to His people promises through which they may reach a vital participation in His own sacred and glorious nature. In all human society there is an unhappy tendency to exclusiveness and self-absorption.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-4

Chapter 19 THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETERTHE SAVING KNOWLEDGE OF GOD2 Peter 1:1-4IN the salutation of this second letter the Apostle describes himself in fuller form than in the first: "Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ." Some have seen in this description a testamentary character, as though the Epistle contained his parting counsels. The words form an epitome of his whole life. As Simon, son of Jonas, he lived his life in Judaism until Christ’s call summoned him to be a fisher of... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Peter 1:1-21

Analysis and Annotations I. THE GRACIOUS PROVISIONS OF GOD CHAPTER 1 1. God’s gracious provisions in Christ (2 Peter 1:1-4 ) 2. The development of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:5-11 ) 3. The promises of prophecy (2 Peter 1:12-21 ) 2 Peter 1:1-4 We are not left in doubt who the writer is, not a pseudo Peter, but Simon Peter, the fisherman of Galilee. With this second Epistle he finishes the task given him by the Lord “to strengthen his brethren.” The opening verse of the third chapter shows... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Peter 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you {2} through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,(2) Faith is the acknowledging of God and Christ, from which all our blessedness issues and flows. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1-21

Peter writes not only as an apostle (as in his first epistle), but as a bondman and apostle. So authority is not only stressed, but lowliness of subjection, a precious reminder in days of deter-mined in subjection. Nor does he directly address only the dispersed of Israel, but those who have obtained the same precious faith as the apostles, a faith all the more precious when it is challenged by innumerable forms of unbelief. And this is through the righteousness of Him who is named "our God... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-21

FALLING FROM GRACE A WARNING Second Peter is the first of the New Testament books of which there is any doubt as to its canonicity. It was not mentioned by the earliest Christian writers, but this may be accounted for by the lateness of its appearance, and the fact that it was not addressed to any local church with an interest in and facility for making its existence known. On the other hand there are points of genuineness, such as similar expressions to those in 1 Peter, similar... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Peter 1:1-21

Holy Inspiration 2Pe 1:21 What do you mean by "prophecy?" If you think you know, be sure about it, because in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred people do not know; you may be the hundredth instance. Probably the reply will be: Prophecy means foretelling; prophecy may be described as a species of fortune-telling: such and such things will happen to Tyre in a hundred years, and such and such things will occur to Babylon in a hundred and fifty years. That is not prophecy; it is only one of the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Peter 1:2-9

"Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, (3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: (4) Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (5) And beside this, giving all diligence,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 1:1-11

1-11 Faith unites the weak believer to Christ, as really as it does the strong one, and purifies the heart of one as truly as of another; and every sincere believer is by his faith justified in the sight of God. Faith worketh godliness, and produces effects which no other grace in the soul can do. In Christ all fulness dwells, and pardon, peace, grace, and knowledge, and new principles, are thus given through the Holy Spirit. The promises to those who are partakers of a Divine nature, will... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - 2 Peter 1:1-99

2Pet 1 IN HIS SECOND EPISTLE the apostle Peter addressed himself to the same believers Christian Jews scattered throughout Asia Minor as in his first. This fact is not directly stated in the opening verses, but 2Pet 3.0 : 1 makes it quite apparent. In the salutation with which the Epistle opens he simply describes them as those who had received a like precious faith to himself “through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” They had believed the gospel just as he had believed... read more