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2 Peter 1
  1 Peter 5
chapter 2  
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1 Peter 5:12–end and 2 Peter 1:1–5 on facing pages of Papyrus 72 (3rd/4th century)
Book Second Epistle of Peter
Category General epistles
Christian Bible part New Testament
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2 Peter 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle, but some writers argue that it is the work of Peter's followers in Rome between the years 70 and 100. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Text

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

Greek
Latin

Old Testament references

Relationship with the Epistle of Jude

There is an obvious relationship between the texts of 2 Peter and the Epistle of Jude. [8] The shared passages are: [9]

2 PeterJude
1:53
1:125
2:14
2:46
2:67
2:10–118–9
2:1210
2:13–1711–13
3:2-317-18
3:1424
3:1825

Salutation (1:1–2)

2 Peter 1:1-2 with a commentary in Minuscule 2818. Minuscule 2818 (2 Pt 1,1-2).JPG
2 Peter 1:1-2 with a commentary in Minuscule 2818.

Verse 1

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: [10]

A call to spiritual growth (1:3–11)

As Christians have obtained the "power" and "promise" for their resources, Peter urges that they "make every effort" (verse 5) to achieve the goal, that is "to grow to be like Jesus", following the steps towards it (verses 5–7): [17]

love
brotherly kindness
godliness
perseverance
self-control
knowledge
goodness
faith [17]

Reasons for the emphasis (1:12–21)

Verse 12

Therefore, I will continue to emphasize these things repeatedly, even though you already know them and are well grounded in the truth you possess. [18]

Emphasis is shown through repetition of information already known: Bengel speaks of the writer "emphatically repeat[ing]" his message. [16]

Verse 18

And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. [19]

Reference to Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1–12; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36)

Verse 21

For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. [21]

The King James Version adds wording, "the prophecy came not in old time". [22] E. H. Plumptre argues against the additional word 'the': "the article before 'prophecy' in the Greek simply gives to the noun the generic sense which is better expressed in English by the absence of the article". [23] Duff relates such 'prophecy' to the Old Testament; [24] Plumptre suggests that the meaning of 'old time' is "wider in its range than the English words, and takes in the more recent as well as the more distant past, and is therefore [also] applicable to the prophecies of the Christian ... Church". [23]

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