2 Peter 3:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:11

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved - Since this is an undoubted truth.What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness - In holy conduct and piety. That is, this fact ought to be allowed to exert a deep and abiding influence on us, to induce us to lead holy lives. We should feel that there is nothing permanent on the earth that this is not our abiding home; and that our great interests are in another world. We should be serious, humble, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:11-12

2 Peter 3:11-12. Seeing then that all these things Which our eyes behold; shall be dissolved And we shall be spectators of their dissolution, being raised from the dead before, or at the time of, its taking place; what manner of persons ought ye to be How serious, how watchful, how free from levity and folly, how disengaged from, and dead to, this lower world, with all it contains; how unmoved by the trifling changes which are now continually occurring, the comparatively insignificant... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8-18

Reasons for the delay (3:8-18)Some people may wonder why there is such a delay before Christ’s return. The answer is that from God’s point of view there is no delay, since he does not view time according to human standards. Eternity is not time carried on and on indefinitely, but is an entirely different order of things. If there seems to be a delay from the human point of view, it is because God is waiting as long as possible, so that people might realize the seriousness of their sins and turn... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 3:11

dissolved . See "melt", 2 Peter 3:10 . be . See Luke 9:48 . conversation . See 1 Peter 1:15 . godliness . See 1 Timothy 2:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 3:11

Seeing that these things are thus all to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy living and godliness,The great ethical purpose of Christianity is clear in this. Christ came to save people from their sins, not in their sins; and the recognition of the ultimate fate of all created things, to say nothing of the immediate fate of all mortals, should have but one issue, that of godliness and holy living.Caffin pointed out that the prophetic tense is in use here: "Seeing that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 3:11

2 Peter 3:11. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved— Some would read this and the following verse thus; As then all these things are to be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be?—Even such, as by a holy conversation and pious life shew that you expect, and eagerly desire, or aspire after the coming, &c. These words are St. Peter's practical improvement of the foregoing doctrine concerningthecertain,sudden,andterriblecoming of Christ to judgment. If the whole frame of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:11

11. Your duty, seeing that this is so, is to be ever eagerly expecting the day of God. then—Some oldest manuscripts substitute "thus" for "then": a happy refutation of the "thus" of the scoffers, :- (English Version, "As they were," Greek, "thus"). shall be—Greek, "are being (in God's appointment, soon to be fulfilled) dissolved"; the present tense implying the certainty as though it were actually present. what manner of men —exclamatory. How watchful, prayerful, zealous! to be—not the mere... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:1-16

V. THE PROSPECT FOR THE CHRISTIAN 3:1-16 Peter turned from a negative warning against false teachers to make a positive declaration of the apostles’ message to help his readers understand why he wrote this letter. His language had been strong and confrontational, but now he spoke with love and encouragement in gentle and endearing terms."While in chapter 2 the writer delivered a fervid denunciation of the false teachers and their immorality, in this section he renews his pastoral concern to... read more

Thomas Constable

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

Peter believed that an understanding of the future should motivate the believer to live a holy life now. His question is rhetorical. Holy conduct refers to behavior that is separate from sin and set apart to please God. Godly means like God (2 Peter 1:3; 2 Peter 1:6-7; cf. 2 Peter 2:7; 2 Peter 2:10; 2 Peter 2:12-15; 2 Peter 2:18-20; 2 Peter 3:3; 1 Peter 1:15-16). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 3:11-16

D. Living in View of the Future 3:11-16Peter drew application for his readers and focused their attention on how they should live presently in view of the future. read more

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