2 Peter 3:1-5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 3:4

2 Peter 3:4. Where is the promise of his coming?— The promise is here put for the thing promised. The meaning of the question was, "Where is the promised advent of Christ? What proof or sign is there of his appearing again?" By this question these scoffers intended to insinuate, that there was no hope or prospect of his coming again; and that, as it was so long delayed, the promise was vain and delusive, and would never be accomplished. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 3:5

2 Peter 3:5. For this they willingly are ignorant of— It is probable, that these scoffers had once been Jews, and afterwards professed Christians; and consequently their ignorance in this point must needs have been wilful and affected. They prevaricated in their inquiry, or did not duly attend to and regard the Scriptural account of the flood, with the causes of it, whichthey knew; nor the intimations given by Christ, and his apostles, of the dissolution of the present world by fire. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:1

1. now—"This now a second Epistle I write." Therefore he had lately written the former Epistle. The seven Catholic Epistles were written by James, John, and Jude, shortly before their deaths; previously, while having the prospect of being still for some time alive, they felt it less necessary to write [BENGEL]. unto you—The Second Epistle, though more general in its address, yet included especially the same persons as the First Epistle was particularly addressed to. pure—literally, "pure when... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

2. prophets—of the Old Testament. of us—The oldest manuscripts and Vulgate read, "And of the commandment of the Lord and Saviour (declared) by YOUR apostles" (so "apostle of the Gentiles," :-) —the apostles who live among you in the present time, in contrast to the Old Testament "prophets." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

3. Knowing this first—from the word of the apostles. shall come—Their very scoffing shall confirm the truth of the prediction. scoffers—The oldest manuscripts and Vulgate add, "(scoffers) in (that is, 'with') scoffing." As :-, "harping with harps." walking after their own lusts— (2 Peter 2:10; Judges 1:16; Judges 1:18). Their own pleasure is their sole law, unrestrained by reverence for God. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:4

4. (Compare Psalms 10:11; Psalms 73:11.) Presumptuous skepticism and lawless lust, setting nature and its so-called laws above the God of nature and revelation, and arguing from the past continuity of nature's phenomena that there can be no future interruption to them, was the sin of the antediluvians, and shall be that of the scoffers in the last days. Where—implying that it ought to have taken place before this, if ever it was to take place, but that it never will. the promise—which you,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 3:5

5. Refutation of their scoffing from Scripture history. willingly—wilfully; they do not wish to know. Their ignorance is voluntary. they . . . are ignorant of—in contrast to 2 Peter 3:8, "Be not ignorant of this." Literally, in both verses, "This escapes THEIR notice (sagacious philosophers though they think themselves)"; "let this not escape YOUR notice." They obstinately shut their eyes to the Scripture record of the creation and the deluge; the latter is the very parallel to the coming... read more

Thomas Constable

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

Peter’s first letter was most likely 1 Peter. Of course, Peter may have written many epistles, so we cannot be sure that 1 Peter is in view. [Note: Bigg, p. 289.] The apostle implied that he wrote this present letter soon after the earlier one. This second epistle, he said, went to the same audience in northern Asia Minor (cf. 1 Peter 1:1), primarily Gentile Christians. His purpose in writing the second letter was to refresh his readers’ memories (cf. 2 Peter 1:13). "Sincere" means unflawed by... read more

Thomas Constable

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

A. The Purpose of This Epistle 3:1-2 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

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