Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
2 PETER 1:1-21 – TRUE KNOWLEDGE
2 PET 1-3. VIRTUE: KEY TO SAFETY IN LIGHT OF THE JUDGMENT
I. 1:1-21 – VIRTUE: KEY TO VICTORY & KINGDOM ENTRANCE
A. 1:1-11 DIVINE VIRTUE: KEY TO GOSPEL BLESSINGS
a. 1:1-4 SEVEN PROMISES OF BLESSING
Su-meON PEtros, DOUlos kai aPOsto-los ’IeSOU ChrisTOU,
SYMEON PETER, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ,
tois iSOti-mon [2472] heMIN laCHOUsin PIStin
to them that have obtained an equally precious faith with us
en di-kai-oSUne tou TheOU heMON kai soTEros ’IeSOU ChrisTOU:
in the righteousness of our :God and Savior Jesus Christ:
CHAris huMIN kai eiREne ple-thuTHEIe [4129]
2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied
en e-pigNOsei [1922] tou TheOU kai ’IeSOU tou KuRIou heMON;
in the knowledge of :God and of Jesus our :Lord;
hos PANta heMIN tes THEIas [2304] duNAme-os auTOU ta
3 since his divine :power has granted to us all things
pros zoEN kai euSEbei-an [2150] de-do-reMEnes, diA tes e-pigNOse-os tou
unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him
kaLEsan-tos heMAS diA DOxes kai a-reTES [703];
that called us through glory and virtue;
di’ hon ta TImi-a [5093] kai MEgis-ta heMIN
4 whereby he has granted us the precious and exceeding
e-pagGELma-ta deDOre-tai; HIna diA TOUton
great promises; that through these
GEnes-the THEIas [2304] koi-noNOI PHUse-os [5449],
you may become partakers of the divine nature,
a-po-phuGONtes [668] tes en to KOSmo en e-pi-thuMIa [1939] phthoRAS [5356].
having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
b. 1:5-7 SEVEN CONDITIONS TO MAINTAIN THE PROMISES
kai, auTO TOUto de spouDEN [4710] PAsan pa-rei-seNEGkan-tes [3923],
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence,
e-pi-cho-reGEsa-te [2023] en te PIStei [4102] huMON ten a-reTEN [703];
in your :faith supply :virtue;
en de te a-reTE ten GNOsin [1108];
and in :virtue :knowledge;
en de te GNOsei ten egKRAtei-an [1466];
6 and in :knowledge :self-control;
en de te eg-kraTEIa ten hu-po-moNEN [5281];
and in :self-control :patience;
en de te hu-po-moNE ten euSEbei-an [2150];
and in :patience :godliness;
en de te eu-seBEIa ten phi-la-delPHIan [5360];
7 and in :godliness brotherly :kindness;
en de te phi-la-delPHIa ten aGApen [26].
and in your brotherly :kindness :love.
c. 1:8 FRUITFULNESS: THE RESULT OF MEETING THESE CONDITIONS
TAUta gar huMIN huPARchon-ta kai ple-o-NAzon-ta [4121],
For if these things are yours and abound,
ouk arGOUS [692] ouDE aKARpous [175] kaTHISte-sin
they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful
eis ten tou KuRIou heMON ’IeSOU ChrisTOU ePIGno-sin.
unto the knowledge of our :Lord Jesus Christ.
d. 1:9 WILFUL BLINDNESS: JUDGMENT FOR REJECTING CONDITIONS
ho gar me PAre-stin TAUta tuphLOS [5185] es-tin, mu-oPAzon [3467],
For who lacks these is blind, short-sighted,
LEthen [3024] laBON tou ka-tha-risMOU [2512] ton PAlai auTOU ha-mar-tiON.
having forgotten the cleansing from his old :sins.
e. 1:10-11 THE REWARD OF VIRTUES KEPT
di’ ho MALlon, a-delPHOI, spouDAsa-te [4704]
Wherefore, brothers, give the more diligence
beBAIan [949] huMON ten KLEsin [2821] kai ek-loGEN [1589] poiEISthai:
to make your calling and election sure:
TAUta gar poiOUNtes ou me PTAIseTE [4417] po-te:
for in doing these you shall never stumble:
HOUtos gar plouSIos e-pi-cho-re-geTHEse-tai [2023] huMIN
11 for thus shall be richly supplied to you
he EIso-dos [1529] eis ten aiOni-on ba-siLEIan
the entrance into the eternal kingdom
tou KuRIou heMON kai soTEros ’IeSOU ChrisTOU.
of our :Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
B. 1:12-21 VIRTUE: ITS NECESSITY IN LIGHT OF SECOND COMING
a. 1:12 REMINDER OF VIRTUE: NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHED!
Di’ ho melLEso aEI huMAS hu-po-mimNEskein [5279]
Wherefore I shall be ready always to remind you
peRI TOUton, KAIper eiDOtas
of these things, though you know
kai es-te-rigMEnous [4741] en te pa-ROUse a-leTHEIa.
and are established in the truth which is with you.
b. 1:13-14 REASON FOR URGENCY: SOON PASSING OF PETER
DIkai-on [1342] de heGOUmai [2233], eph’ Oson eiMI en TOUto to skeNOma-ti [4638],
And I think it right, as long as I am in this :tabernacle,
di-eGEIrein [1326] huMAS en hu-pomNEsei [5280];
to stir you up by reminder;
eiDOS HOti ta-chiNE [5031] es-tin he aPOthe-sis tou skeNOmaTOS mou [4638],
14 knowing that the putting off of my :tabernacle comes swiftly,
kaTHOS kai ho KUri-os heMON ’IeSOUS ChrisTOS eDEloSEN [1213] moi.
even as our :Lord Jesus Christ also showed me.
c. 1:15 REMEMBRANCE: ENSURED BY DILIGENT REVIEW
spouDAso [4704] de, kai, heKASto-te Echein huMAS
Yes, I will give diligence that at each time you be able
meTA ten eMEN Exo-don ten TOUton MNEmen [3420] poiEISthe.
after my :decease to call these things to remembrance.
d. 1:16 THE COMING OF JESUS AS JUDGE: SEEN BY EYEWITNESSES!
ou gar se-so-phisMEnois [4679] MUthois [3454] e-xa-ko-louTHEsan-tes [1811],
For not by following cunningly devised fables,
eg-noRIsa-men huMIN ten tou KuRIou heMON ’IeSOU ChrisTOU
made we known to you the power and presence
DUna-min kai pa-rouSIan,
of our :Lord Jesus Christ,
all’ ePOPtai [2030] ge-neTHENtes tes e-KEInou me-ga-leiOtetos [3168].
but we were eyewitnesses of HIS :majesty.
e. 1:17-18 CHRIST AS BELOVED SON: TESTIFIED TO BY FATHER!
laBON gar paRA TheOU paTROS tiMEN kai DOxan,
For he received from God the Father honor and glory,
phoNES e-nechTHEIses [5342] auTO toiASde huPO tes me-ga-lo-prePOUS [3169] DOxes,
when such a voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory,
Ho huiOS mou ho a-ga-peTOS mou HOU-TOS es-tin,
This is my :beloved :Son,
eis hon eGO euDOkesa [2106]:
in whom I am well pleased:
kai TAUten ten phonEN heMEIS eKOUsa-men ex ou-raNOU e-nechTHEIsan [5342],
18 and this :voice WE heard borne out of heaven,
sun auTO ONtes en to haGIo HOrei [3735].
when we were with him in the holy mount.
f. 1:19-20 THE WORD OF PROPHETS: YET MORE SURE!
kai Echo-men be-baiOte-ron [949] ton pro-phe-tiKON [4397] LOgon;
And we have the word of prophecy more sure;
ho kaLOS poiEIte proSEchon-tes [4337],
whereto you do well to take heed,
hos LUCHno PHAInon-ti en auch-meRO [850] TOpo,
as to a lamp shining in a murky place,
HEos hou heMEra di-auGAse [1306], kai phosPHOros [5459] a-naTEIle [393] en tais karDIais huMON:
until day dawn, and the day-star arise in your :hearts:
TOUto PROton giNOskon-tes,
20 knowing this first,
HOti PAsa pro-pheTEIa graPHES iDIas e-piLUse-os [1955] ou GIne-tai.
that no prophecy of scripture is of its own interpretation.
g. 1:21 THE PROPHET’S WORD IS ALWAYS GOD’S WORD
ou gar theLEma-ti anTHROpou eNECHthe [5342] pro-pheTEIa poTE;
For no prophecy was ever borne by man’s will;
alLA huPO PNEUma-tos HaGIou pheROme-noi [5342],
but men spoke from God,
eLAle-san aPO TheOU ANthro-poi.
being borne on by the Holy Spirit.
NOTE: 2 Peter chapter one has been a favorite for me for many a year. Two things especially stand out for me in this chapter – first the seven things to add to our faith from Knowledge to Love – and secondly Peter’s emphasis again and again on “These Things”, referring back to these seven things.
If one wants to understand the heart of the apostle Peter, probably this one chapter reveals it more perfectly than any other portion of Scripture.
And remember – though his disciple Mark wrote the Gospel named after him – yet because Peter mentored him after the break-up of Barnabas and Paul – this Gospel probably reflects the thinking of Peter as much as it does that of Mark.
If a person is looking for one significant chapter of the Bible to memorize – this could be the one! It has a wealth and a depth about it that cannot easily be dismissed.
Note also that we have linked it with the tribe of Simeon and the “Gift of the Holy Spirit.” Remember that Simeon means “Hearing,” which reminds of the Holy Spirit, who like Jesus spoke only the word of His Father, so the Holy Spirit perfectly represented Jesus in like manner. He did not speak from Himself. As the Comforter replaced Jesus when He returned to the Father, then the Spirit faithfully represented Him.
The Greek words for “faith” and “love” are used in a number of other natural Bible Series of 9 words or less in the News Testament. It is our goal to do a 7-reference study on each of these 14 New Testament series. Close to 100 words are involved in these series. To take seven references from Englishman’s Greek New Testament Concordance, seems to give the heart of the meaning of each word, no matter which 7 references are selected.
I often say that a Greek Word Study that establishes a true definition for that word is like a “Rifle Shot.” It will bring down a deer. But the Interlinear Numeric Outlined New Testament and the corresponding Outlines are like a “Buckshot blast.” It brings down a duck or goose. We need both. We need accurate definitions, but we also need an accurate understanding of the context for each Bible book. It has been said, “A text without a “context” is a pretext!”
2 Peter chapter one is an admirable example of both these methods of Bible Study. – Jim Watt