2 Peter 1:11 - Exposition

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly; rather, as in the Revised Version, for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance. The verb ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται looks back to ἐπιχορηγήσατε in 2 Peter 1:5 , and "richly" to "abound" in 2 Peter 1:8 . If we do our poor best in supplying the graces mentioned above, the entrance shall be richly supplied. St. Peter seems to imply that there will be degrees of glory hereafter proportioned to our faithfulness in the use of God's gifts here. The adverb "richly" is fitly joined with the verb ἐπιχορηγεῖν , which signifies properly to provide the expenses for a chorus. The article defines the entrance as the great object of the Christian's hope. Into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; rather, the eternal kingdom. Notice the exact correspondence of the Greek words here, τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ , with these in 2 Peter 1:2 , τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ , as a strong argument in favour of the translation, "Our God and Saviour Jesus Christ," in that verse.