Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
2 Peter 3:14
Cf. Jude 1:24 στῆσαι κατενώπιον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ�. The use of εὐρεθῆναι is rather like that in Philippians 3:9 “that I may be found in Him, not having my own righteousness,” etc.
Cf. Jude 1:24 στῆσαι κατενώπιον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ�. The use of εὐρεθῆναι is rather like that in Philippians 3:9 “that I may be found in Him, not having my own righteousness,” etc.
Verse 14. _SEEING THAT YE LOOK FOR SUCH THINGS_] As ye profess that such a state of things shall take place, and have the expectation of enjoying the blessedness of it, _be diligent_ in the use of ev...
WHEREFORE, BELOVED, SEEING THAT YE LOOK FOR SUCH THINGS, BE DILIGENT - That is, in securing your salvation. The effect of such hopes and prospects should be to lead us to an earnest inquiry whether we...
III. THE FUTURE OF THE EARTH AND THE CONCLUSION CHAPTER 3 _ 1. Mocking at the Lord's coming (2 Peter 3:1)_ 2. The future of the earth (2 Peter 3:8) 3. EXHORTATION AND CONCLUSION (2 PETER 3:11)...
The epistle closes, as it had opened, with an exhortation to godliness. The Gospel is not a cloke for licentiousness but a call to righteousness. This, the author adds, was the burden of Paul's teachi...
THE PRINCIPLES OF PREACHING (2 Peter 3:1-2)...
Since these things are going to be dissolved like that, what kind of people ought you to be, living a life of constant holiness and true piety, you who are eagerly awaiting and doing your best to hast...
SUCH. these. BE DILIGENT. See 2 Peter 1:10. OF Dative case. No preposition. WITHOUT SPOT. See 1 Timothy 6:14. blameless. Greek. _amometos._ See Philippians 1:2;...
_be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace_ The language, like that of 2 Peter 3:8, is that of one who still lives in the expectation that he and those to whom he writes may yet survive to witn...
ΤΑΎΤΑ (G3778) (_см._ 2 Peter 1:8); "эти вещи"; то есть заново сотворенные небо и земля, на которых будет преобладать воля Бога (Kelly), ΠΡΟΣΔΟΚΏΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΡΟΣΔΟΚΈΩ (G4328) ждать с н...
DISCOURSE: 2428 THE DAY OF JUDGMENT 2 Peter 3:10. The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with f...
IN PEACE, WITHOUT SPOT, AND BLAMELESS— By the words _in peace,_ some understand that they should be at peace with their own consciences; others, that the Christians should be at peace with one another...
2 PETER 3:14 WHEREFORE, BELOVED, SEEING THAT YE LOOK FOR THESE THINGS, GIVE DILIGENCE THAT YE MAY BE FOUND IN PEACE, WITHOUT SPOT AND BLAMELESS IN HIS SIGHT. _Expanded Translation_ Wherefore (in conc...
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. THAT YE MAY BE FOUND OF HIM, [ autoo (G846)] - 'in His sight'...
VERSE 14. WHEREFORE, BELOVED, SEEING. Since we look for this new heaven and new earth at the coming of Christ, brethren, earnestly endeavor make great exertions to be found by the Master when he come...
1 It is the special function of the Circumcision epistles to reaffirm and enforce the ancient prophetc Scriptures and the words of our Lord before His death and ascension. This is notably lacking in P...
ANTIDOTE AGAINST DESPISING THE DAY OF THE LORD. EXHORTATION. DOXOLOGY 2 Peter 3 may be subdivided into three parts: (_a_) 2 Peter 3:1. 'This Second Epistle is a reminder of what prophets and apostles...
SUCH THINGS] RV 'these things,' i.e. new heavens, new earth, righteousness. THAT YE MAY BE FOUND] the same word as that which is translated 'discovered' in 2 Peter 3:10 (RM). There may be a reference...
JESUS WILL RETURN PETER’S SECOND LETTER _HILDA BRIGHT AND HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 3 JESUS WILL RETURN AND GOD’S JUDGEMENT WILL HAPPEN V1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. Both le...
Peter urged his ‘dear friends’ to live pure lives without *sin. This was in contrast to the false teachers. Their lives were not pure. And they were like ‘stains’ and ‘dirty marks’ (2:13). When Christ...
BE FOUND OF HIM IN PEACE, WITHOUT SPOT, AND BLAMELESS. — Rather, _Be found spotless and blameless in His sight. “_Be found of Him,” _i.e., “_by Him” (comp. 2 Peter 2:19), cannot stand; the constructio...
CHAPTER 30 "BE YE STEADFAST, UNMOVABLE" 2 Peter 3:14 IN these solemn closing words the Apostle sums up his exhortations and warnings. His admonition is of a twofold character. First, he urges the br...
_The ethical value of the Parousia expectation_. “Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, how great an effect it ought to exercise on our whole moral and religious life, as we look forw...
ἄσπιλοι καὶ ἀμώμητοι αὐτῷ. αὐτῷ is dative = “in relation to Him,” or “in His sight”. _Cf._ Romans 7:10. εὑρέθη μοι ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ εἰς ζωὴν αὕτη εἰς θάνατον; Ephesians 1:4, εἶναι ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ....
“HOLY LIVING AND GODLINESS” 2 Peter 3:10 How quickly the great European convulsion broke upon the world in the summer of 1914! Who expected such a sudden burst of the great storm! We are evidently ne...
False teaching which denies the power of Christ issues in false thinking which denies the Coming of Christ. There will be mockers who will walk in lust and make sport of the great hope of the Church,...
THE PROMISE OF NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH The new heavens and new earth promise is evidently from Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22. Christians should know that when the old earth is destroyed there will be...
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in (g) peace, without spot, and blameless. (g) that you may try to your benefit, how gently and profit...
"Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, (12) Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, whe...
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...
14._Wherefore. _He justly reasons from hope to its effect, or the practice of a godly life; for hope is living and efficacious; therefore it cannot be but that it will attract us to itself. He, then,...
In the last Chapter, as we have said, it is materialism: trust in the stability of that which can be seen, in contrast with trust in the word of God which teaches us to look for the coming of Jesus, t...
WHEREFORE, BELOVED, SEEING YE LOOK FOR THESE THINGS,.... For the burning of the heavens and the earth, for the coming of Christ, and for the new heavens and new earth, BE DILIGENT THAT YE MAY BE FOUN...
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. Ver. 14. _That ye may be found of him_] Watching, working, well...
_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 "new heavens and the new earth" promised by God, is that state of perfect holiness and bliss into which, after the Judgment, God will receive his people; and for which the highest holiness and bli...
An admonition to steadfastness:...
WHEREFORE, BELOVED, SEEING THAT YE LOOK FOR SUCH THINGS, BE DILIGENT THAT YE MAY BE FOUND OF HIM IN PEACE, WITHOUT SPOT, AND BLAMELESS....
This chapter now shows that the government of God will bring everything to a proper conclusion: every evil principle will be judged unsparingly, and those also who embrace such evil; and out of this j...
_ 2 Peter 3:14 ‘Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,'_ ‘THEREFORE, BELOVED' -Peter is saying, in view of all these ‘fa...
11-18 From the doctrine of Christ's second coming, we are exhorted to purity and godliness. This is the effect of real knowledge. Very exact and universal holiness is enjoined, not resting in any low...
SUCH THINGS; Christ's coming to judgment; the destruction of this world; a new heaven and a new earth, in which dwells righteousness. OF HIM; Christ the Judge. IN PEACE; at peace with God, from whence...
2 Peter 3:14 Therefore G1352 beloved G27 forward G4328 (G5723) things G5023 diligent G4704 (G5657) found G2147 ...
THE CHRISTIAN'S RESPONSE TO WHAT IS COMING (2 PETER 3:14)....
‘Wherefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, give diligence that you may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight, and account that the longsuffering of our Lord is sa...
2 Peter 3:14. WHEREFORE, BELOVED, LOOKING FOR THESE THINGS, GIVE DILIGENCE TO BE FOUND IN PEACE, SPOTLESS AND UNBLAMEABLE IN HIS SIGHT. The ‘looking for' (again the same term as in 2 Peter 3:12-13) ma...
The closing verses are devoted to the pressing of certain practical injunctions, which are closely connected with the Christian view of the end. These are given in a strain as tender as it is solemn a...
WHEREFORE (διο). As in 2 Peter 1:10; 2 Peter 1:12.GIVE DILIGENCE (σπουδασατε). As in 2 Peter 1:10.THAT YE MAY BE FOUND (ευρεθηνα). First aorist passive infinitive (cf. ευρεθησετα in verse...
2 Peter 3:1. _This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up pour pure minds by way of remembrance: that ye may be mindful of the words which. were spoken before by the ho...
2 Peter 3:1. _This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:_ The purest minds need stirring up at times. It would be a great pity...
CONTENTS: Return of the Lord and the Day of Jehovah. Christ's return to be generally denied. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Peter. CONCLUSION: The general denial that will be made in the last days of the...
Grotius, with his usual tartness, contends that this is the beginning of a new epistle by Simon, but not Simon Peter. But if so, why did Peter leave the words at the end of the second chapter unclosed...
AND SO, MY FRIENDS. "Since we expect this whole world-system to be destroyed, we must each do our best to be pure and faultless in God's sight and to be at peace with him. We must firmly hold to _God'...
_Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved._ IMMORTALITY AND SCIENCE It is a singular fact that these words have far more probability of truth than they had a generation ago. Then, the sta...
_Look for new heavens and a new earth._ NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH A question here arises whether the new heavens and new earth will be created out of the-ruins of the old. The idea of the annihilatio...
2 PETER—NOTE ON 2 PETER 3:14 Concluding Encouragements. To obtain their final reward, believers must live a godly life and resist the immorality promoted by the false teachers (see...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— 2 Peter 3:14_ The Common Teaching of the Apostles.—St. Peter’s reference to St. Paul brings the relations of these two men to mind. At one time they were very strai...
EXPOSITION 2 PETER 3:1 THIS SECOND EPISTLE, BELOVED, I NOW WRITE UNTO YOU; literally, _this Epistle already a second one I write unto you. _The ἤδη ("already") implies that the interval between th...
Now Peter said this second epistle, Beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the ho...
1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 John 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:13;...
Without spot and blameless. See on ch. 2 Peter 2:13....
INEXCUSABLE IGNORANCE 2 Peter 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We like the way this chapter opens. The Apostle says, "This Second Epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure min...
Labour that whenever he cometh ye may be found in peace — May meet him without terror, being sprinkled with his blood, and sanctified by his Spirit, so as to be without spot and blameless. Isaiah 65:1...