2 Peter 3:15-16 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:14-18

A tender concluding appeal. In these words the apostle gets near, as a shepherd of souls tending the flock, to those whom he would bless. I. lie MAKES THEIR DISCIPLINE A PLEA FOR REACHING A BLESSED IDEAL . 1 . Their discipline. How much is involved in "these things"? 2 . Their ideal. "Be found in peace, without spot, and blameless." 3 . Their struggle. "Give diligence." II. HE INDICATES THAT THE MYSTERY OF DELAYED JUDGMENT IS A ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:15

And account that the long-suffering of our Lord is salvation. The apostle is referring to 2 Peter 3:9 . Scoffers count the delay of the judgment slackness; the Christian should count it salvation; it is for the salvation of the elect that the judgment tarrieth. It is almost certain that by "our Lord" here St. Peter means the Lord Jesus, whom he describes by the same title in 2 Peter 3:18 . Even as our beloved brother Paul also. The plural pronoun may be intended to imply that St. Paul... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:15

Divine long-suffering. When the religion of Christ was first promulgated, there was on the part of many who embraced it an impatience with the state of things in the world, and an expectation of the end of the age and of the speedy return of the Saviour, for the deliverance of his people and the destruction of his foes. Both Paul and Peter found it necessary to restrain the impatience and to check the enthusiastic anticipations of their converts, and to impress upon them the marvelous... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:16

As also in all his Epistles. The true reading is probably ἐν πάσαις ἐπιστολαῖς without the article. The words, therefore, do not imply the existence of a complete collection of St. Paul's Epistles, but mean only "in all Epistles which he writes." Speaking in them of these things; that is, of the day of God, the end of the world, etc. St. Peter was acquainted with other Epistles of St. Paul besides those addressed to the Asiatic Churches. There are evident indications of his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:15

And account - that “the long-suffering of our Lord” is “salvation.” Regard his delay in coming to judge the world, not as an evidence that he never will come, but as a proof of his desire that we should be saved. Many had drawn a different inference from the fact that the Saviour did not return, and had supposed that it was a proof that he would never come, and that his promises had failed. Peter says that that conclusion was not authorized, but that we should rather regard it as an evidence of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:16

As also in all his epistles - Not only in those which he addressed to the churches in Asia Minor, but in his epistles generally. It is to be presumed that they might have had an acquaintance with some of the other epistles of Paul, as well as those sent to the churches in their immediate vicinity.Speaking in them of these things - The things which Peter had dwelt upon in his two epistles. The great doctrines of the cross; of the depravity of man; of the divine purposes; of the new birth; of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:14-15

2 Peter 3:14-15. Wherefore, beloved Bearing these great truths in your minds, give up your whole souls to their influence; and, seeing that ye look for such things Since you expect the coming of Christ to destroy the present mundane system, and to create a new heaven and earth, and since death, which will confirm your title to this inheritance, or your exclusion from it, for ever, is fast approaching, and may come both very soon and very unexpectedly; be diligent Σπουδασατε , the same... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:16

2 Peter 3:16. As also in all his epistles From this it appears that Peter had read Paul’s epistles; and, as he speaks not of some but of all of them, it is probable that Paul was dead when St. Peter wrote this, namely, a little before his martyrdom, as appears from 2 Peter 1:14. And seeing that Paul, in his epistle to the Romans 2:4, and to the Hebrews 10:36; Hebrews 10:38, wrote that the long-suffering of God was intended for salvation, by mentioning that circumstance, Peter intimated that... 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 3:15

hath written = wrote. Some think this refers to the Epistle to the Hebrews. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:14-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Peter 3:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:14-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Peter 3:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 3:8-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Peter 3:15

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