SECOND. This shows that the epistle is addressed to the same readers as is the first. BELOVED. App-135. UNTO. to. WHICH. Plural Hence the insertion of _both._ STIR UP. App-178. See 2 Peter 1:13. PURE. See Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:10 (sincere). MINDS. mind. BY WAY OF. in. REMEMBRANCE. S... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT YE MAY. To. BE MINDFUL. See 2 Timothy 1:4. WORDS. Greek. _rhema._ See Mark 9:32. BY. App-104. PROPHETS. App-189. US THE. The texts read "your". APOSTLES. App-189. LORD. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAST DAYS. See Acts 2:17; 2 Timothy 3:1. SCOFFERS. mockers. Greek. _empaiktes._ Only here and Jude 1:18. WALKING. All the texts add after walking, "in (App-104.) mockery". Greek. _empaigmone._ Only here. Compare Hebrews 11:36. AFTER. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
COMING. See Matthew 24:3. SINCE. from (App-104.) the (day). FELL ASLEEP. App-171. CONTINUE. Greek. _diameno._ See Galatians 1:2; Galatians 1:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS, &C. Literally this is hid from (Greek. _lanthano._ See Acts 26:26) them willing (App-102.) it. WORD. App-121. GOD. App-98. HEAVENS. Plural See Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10. OF OLD. Greek. _ekpalai._ See 2 Peter 2:3. EARTH. App-129. STANDING. consisting. Greek. _sunistemi._ See Colossians 1:... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREBY. By (App-104. 2 Peter 3:1) which (means). THE WORLD, &C. Literally the then world (App-129.) OVERFLOWED. Greek. _katakluzo_. Only here. Compare 2 Peter 2:5. PERISHED. See John 17:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
KEPT IN STORE. treasured up. UNTO. for. AGAINST. unto. App-104. THE. a. judgment. App-177. PERDITION. See John 17:12. UNGODLY. See 1 Peter 4:18. MEN. App-123.... [ Continue Reading ]
BE NOT, &C. Literally let not this one thing be hidden (as 2 Peter 3:6) from you. WITH. App-104. LORD. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
IS NOT SLACK. does not delay. See 1 Timothy 3:15. CONCERNING. App-17. SOME MEN. App-124. COUNT. reckon. Same word "account", 2 Peter 3:15. SLACKNESS. Greek. _bradutes._ Only here. TO US-WARD. toward (App-104.) us, but the texts read "you". WILLING. App-102. ANY. App-123. REPENTANCE. App-111.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE NIGHT. The texts omit. Compare 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:4. WITH. GREAT NOISE. with. rushing sound. Greek. _rhoizedon._ Only here. ELEMENTS. See Galatians 1:4; Galatians 1:3. MELT. be dissolved. Greek. _luo,_ to loose. Compare App-174. WITH FERVENT HEAT. being burnt up. Greek... [ Continue Reading ]
DISSOLVED. See "melt", 2 Peter 3:10. BE. See Luke 9:48. CONVERSATION. See 1 Peter 1:15. GODLINESS. See 1 Timothy 2:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
LOOKING FOR. App-133. See Luke 3:15 (be in expectation). HASTING UNTO. hastening. Greek. _speudo._ Elsewhere intransitive. Luke 19:5.Acts 22:18. &c. Man can neither hinder nor advance the kingdom of God. But here the meaning is "Looking for, yes and earnestly looking for, the coming of the day of G... [ Continue Reading ]
ACCORDING TO. App-104. PROMISE. See 2 Peter 1:4.Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22. NEW. Greek. _kainos._ See Matthew 9:17. WHEREIN. in (App-104.) which. DWELLETH. See Acts 2:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
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; Philippians 1:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
HATH WRITTEN. wrote. Some think this refers to the Epistle to the Hebrews.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALSO, &C. = in all _his_ epistles also. SPEAKING. App-121.7. SOME. App-124. (neut). HARD, &C. Greek. _dusnoetos._ Only here. UNLEARNED. Greek. _amathes._ Only here. Compare Acts 4:13. 1Co 14:16. 2 Timothy 2:23. UNSTABLE. See 2 Peter 2:14. WREST. Greek. _strebloo._ Only here and in Septuagint o... [ Continue Reading ]
KNOW. BEFORE. Greek. _proginosko._ App-132. BEWARE. be on your guard. LEST. in order that (Greek. _hina)_ not (Greek. _me_, as in 2 Peter 3:8). LED AWAY. Greek. _aunapagomai._ See Romans 12:16; Galatians 1:2; Galatians 1:13. WICKED. See 2 Peter 2:7. FALL. Greek. _ekpipto._ Occurances: Galatians... [ Continue Reading ]
GRACE. App-184. KNOWLEDGE. App-132. JESUS CHRIST. App-98. GLORY. See p. 1511. FOR EVER. App-151.... [ Continue Reading ]