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Verse 11. _FOR SO AN ENTRANCE SHALL BE MINISTERED_] If ye _give_
_diligence_; and do _not fall_, an abundant, free, honourable, and
triumphant entrance shall be ministered to you into the everlasting...
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FOR SO AN ENTRANCE - In this manner you shall be admitted into the
kingdom of God.
SHALL BE MINISTERED UNTO YOU - The same Greek word is here used which
occurs in 2 Peter 1:5, and which is there rende...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE GRACIOUS PROVISIONS OF GOD
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. God's gracious provisions in Christ (2 Peter 1:1)_
2. The development of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:5)
3. The promises o...
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The author writes to those who possess a faith not less honourable
(precious) than that of the apostles themselves, since they, too,
possess all things pertaining to life and godliness. But effort on...
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For, if these things exist and increase within you, they will make you
not ineffective and not unfruitful in your progress towards the
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever does not possess...
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THE MAN WHO OPENED DOORS (2 Peter 1:1)
_ 1:1 Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, writes this
letter to those to whom there has been allotted a faith equal in
honour and privilege wit...
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ENTRANCE. Same word in Hebrews 10:19.
MINISTERED. Same as "add", 2 Peter 1:5.
ABUNDANTLY. Greek. _plousios_. See Colossians 3:16.
INTO. App-104.
EVERLASTING. App-151....
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_for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly_ Better,
THE ENTRANCE SHALL BE RICHLY BESTOWED or SUPPLIED. The verb is the
same as that which is translated "add" in 2 Peter 1:5, where see...
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ΕἼΣΟΔΟΣ would most naturally mean the place of entrance, but
here, as in Hebrews 10:19 and elsewhere in N.T., it clearly means the
action of entering....
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ΠΛΟΥΣΊΩΣ (G4146) _adv._ богато,
ΈΠΙΧΟΡΗΓΗΘΉΣΕΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_
ΈΠΙΧΟΡΈΩ (G2023) снабжать дополнительно
(_см._ 2 Peter 1:5).
ΕΊΣΟΔΟΣ (G1529) вход,
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΊΑ (G932) царство....
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DISCOURSE: 2420
MAKING OUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE
2 Peter 1:10. _Brethren, give diligence to make your calling and
election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: for so
an entrance...
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WHEREFORE THE RATHER, &C.— The connection seems to be this: "As he
who is destitute of the graces and virtues of the Christian life, is
voluntarily blind; therefore, my Christian brethren, do you give...
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2 PETER 1:10-11 WHEREFORE, BRETHREN, GIVE THE MORE DILIGENCE TO MAKE
YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE: FOR IF YE DO THESE THINGS, YE SHALL
NEVER STUMBLE: FOR THUS SHALL BE RICHLY SUPPLIED UNTO YOU THE E...
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For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. AN, [ hee
(G3588)] - 'the entrance' which ye look for. MINISTERED - the s...
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VERSE 11. FOR SO AN ENTRANCE SHALL BE MINISTERED.
Here, again, the apostle, in few words, says much. The entrance will
be abundant. You will be fully, richly prepared for an entrance into
the everlas...
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1 The introduction of the name Simeon, before Peter, and slave in
addition to apostle, gives us a clue to the character of this second
epistle. The emphasis is laid on practice rather than precept. It...
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AN ENTRANCE.. MINISTERED.. ABUNDANTLY] RV 'the entrance.. richly
supplied': cp. Colossians 1:18. Life is a progress into that eternal
kingdom to which we already belong....
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GREEETING. THANKSGIVING. EXHORTATION TO PROGEESS IN RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM
ONE WHO REMEMBERS JESUS CHRIST
2 Peter 1 may be subdivided into two parts: (_a_) 2 Peter 1:1,
greeting followed by a declaration...
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Jesus will give Christians a great welcome into his *eternal *kingdom.
Again, Peter used Jesus’ full title (see verse 8). People enter this
*kingdom as soon as they accept Jesus as their king. But God...
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JESUS WILL RETURN
PETER’S SECOND LETTER
_HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
THE WRITER
Peter wrote this letter. His name used to be Simon, but Jesus changed
it to Peter (John 1:42...
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(3-11) Exhortation to progress in spiritual graces in order to win
eternal life at Christ’s coming. God has given us all we need for
salvation; let us profit by it, and show ourselves worthy of it....
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AN ENTRANCE SHALL BE MINISTERED UNTO YOU. — “Ministered” is the
passive of the same verb that is translated “add” in 2 Peter 1:5,
and is probably chosen to answer to 2 Peter 1:5. “Supply these
graces,...
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CHAPTER 20
WHO SHALL ASCEND INTO THE HILL OF THE LORD?
2 Peter 1:5
THE Apostle has just set forth in all their fullness the riches of
Divine grace: the precious faith, followed by the bestowal of al...
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_Further emphasis on the connexion between faith and morality, and its
reward_. “If you have these virtues, and are not sparing in your use
of them, you will not be ineffective and unfruitful in the d...
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Note the accumulation in this verse of words suggesting splendour and
fulness. ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται. _Cf._ note on 2 Peter 1:5.
Mayor says that here the word “suggests the ordering of a triumphal
processi...
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THE RULE OF CHRISTIAN GROWTH
2 Peter 1:1/p>
The keynote of this paragraph is _these things_, 2 Peter 1:8.
_Precious faith_, 2 Peter 1:1, answers to _precious promises_,...
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This Epistle was addressed to the same persons as was the first. Its
purpose was to strengthen them in view of dangers threatening them
within the Church. The apostle addressed them as having 'like pr...
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AVOIDING SPIRITUAL MYOPIA BY DEVELOPING ETERNAL VISION
The graces of verses 5-7, must be in the Christian and multiply if he
would not become idle (See K.J.V. margin) and without fruit in the
knowledg...
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"Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling
and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
(11) For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly...
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In the second Epistle of Peter (and here I must be brief, because of
the hour; and I may be brief because Jude will afford us a further
consideration of it) we have the same substantial truth of God's...
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He explains the way or means of persevering, when he says, _an
entrance shall be ministered to you. _The import of the words is this:
“God, by ever supplying you abundantly with new graces, will lead...
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The Second Epistle of Peter is even more simple than the First. Like
those of Jude and John, it is written essentially with a view to the
seducers, who, with large promises of liberty, beguiled souls...
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FOR SO AN ENTRANCE SHALL BE MINISTERED UNTO YOU ABUNDANTLY,.... An
abundant supply of grace and strength shall be freely afforded, to
carry you through all the duties and trials of life; and when that...
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2 Pet. 1:11, to the end. Verse 11, "_ So an entrance shall be
ministered to you abundantly into the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ._ " By _the kingdom_ seems to have been intended by the...
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_Wherefore_ Considering the miserable state of these apostates; _the
rather_ That you may not be destitute of these things, but be fruitful
in all graces and virtues; _brethren_ St. Peter nowhere uses...
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FOR SO AN ENTRANCE SHALL BE MINISTERED UNTO YOU ABUNDANTLY INTO THE
EVERLASTING KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
Having depicted the way of sanctification, the development of a
Christian i...
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The fruitful diligence of the Christians:...
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Peter writes not only as an apostle (as in his first epistle), but as
a bondman and apostle. So authority is not only stressed, but
lowliness of subjection, a precious reminder in days of deter-mined...
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_ 2 Peter 1:11 ‘for in this way the entrance into the eternal
kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly
supplied to you.'_
‘FOR IN THIS WAY' -Adding the previous qualities to one...
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1-11 Faith unites the weak believer to Christ, as really as it does
the strong one, and purifies the heart of one as truly as of another;
and every sincere believer is by his faith justified in the s...
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ABUNDANTLY; or richly: while ye minister, or add one grace to another,
one good work to another, 2 PETER 1:5, &c., God likewise will
minister, (the same word is here used as 2 PETER 1:5), or add large...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI
actions, but to be saved tightly and becomingly[209]...
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2 Peter 1:11 for G1063 so G3779 entrance G1529 supplied G2023 (G5701)
you G5213 abundantly G4146 into G1519 everlast
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‘For which reason, brothers and sisters, give the more diligence to
make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you
will never stumble, for thus will be richly supplied to you the...
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A PLEA THAT THEY MAKE THEIR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE (2 PETER 1:9).
Peter now points out that those whose lives fail to be continually
fruitbearing in the way that he has described reveal that they...
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The writer starts at once, and in a somewhat abrupt and nervous
fashion, with the great theme of advance in the spiritual life. He
regards this as essential. He takes it for granted that it can be mad...
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2 Peter 1:11. FOR SO SHALL BE RICHLY FURNISHED FOR YOU THE ENTRANCE
INTO THE ETERNAL KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Another
reason, and one rising far superior to the former, for the ca...
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THUS
(ουτως). As shown in verse 2 Peter 1:10.SHALL BE SUPPLIED
(επιχορηγηθησετα). Future passive of
επιχορηγεω, for which see verse 2 Peter 1:5. You supply the
virtues above and God will supply th...
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2 Peter 1:9. _But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot
see afar off,_
He is short-sighted; he has some light, and some physical sight, but
he cannot see to a distance; spiritually, he is...
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2 Peter 1:1. _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:_
Peter here...
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CONTENTS: The great Christian virtues. God's Word exalted.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter.
CONCLUSION: The Christian should be diligent to add one Christian
grace to another that he may bring glory...
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2 Peter 1:1. _Simon Peter,_ the Greek is Symeon, as in two other
places of the Greek text. _To them that have obtained like precious
faith,_ the christians of every name. _Through the righteousness of...
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YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE FULL RIGHT. The one who does what 2 Peter 1:10
says to do and does not fall away, will receive from God the full
right to enter the eternal Kingdom. Note that Christians are in t...
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 1:11 IN THIS WAY. That is, by doing the
things Peter mentions in vv. 2 Peter 1:5. RICHLY PROVIDED. Some
interpreters t
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2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 1:3 God’s Grace in Christ Is the Source of
Godly Living. In this first main section, Peter emphasizes that
God’s grace results in godliness....
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
2 Peter 1:5. BESIDE THIS.—“Yea, and for this very cause,” “on
this very account.” DILIGENCE.—Or earnestness; putting heart into
effort. ADD.—Better as R.V., “in your fa...
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EXPOSITION
2 PETER 1:1
SIMON PETER. "Symeon" seems to be the best-supported spelling in this
place. The same form of the name is found in Luke 2:25 and Acts 13:1;
it also occurs in...
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Second Peter.
Simon Peter (2 Peter 1:1),
The name Simon, of course, was the given name. Peter is the name that
Jesus gave to him. He is,
a bondslave and an apostle (2 Peter 1:1)
It seems that bond...
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2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Peter 1:1; 2 Timothy 4:8; Daniel 7:14; Daniel
7:27
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Shall be ministered abundantly [π λ ο υ σ ι ω ς ε π ι χ ο
ρ η γ η θ η σ ε τ α ι]. On the verb see ver. 5. Rev., shall
be richly supplied. We are to furnish in our faith : the reward shall
be furnished...
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A CALL TO GREATER THINGS
2 Peter 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The author of the Epistle. It is most refreshing and certainly
inspiring to open the Bible and find an Epistle which is indited by
the Hol...
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For if ye do so, an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly
into the everlasting kingdom — Ye shall go in full triumph to glory....
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There are four sorts of persons spoken of in scripture:
1. Some are said to be far from the kingdom of God, afar off from God,
as Heathens and Infidels, who know not God.
2. Others are said not to b...