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Summary

2 Peter 1:1–2 – Greeting and blessing

What happens: Peter greets believers who share the same precious faith through the righteousness of Jesus Christ. He speaks grace and peace multiplied through the knowledge of God and of Jesus.

What it means: God grants equal standing to all who trust His Son, showing His fairness and mercy. True peace grows as we know God more. The principle is grace received through Christ leads to deeper fellowship with God.

2 Peter 1:3–11 – God’s power and the path of growth

What happens: God’s divine power gives everything needed for life and godliness through knowing Him. He grants great promises so believers share in the divine nature and escape corruption. Peter calls them to add to faith virtue, knowledge, self-control, steadfastness, godliness, brotherly affection, and love. Practicing these confirms one’s calling and leads to a rich entrance into Christ’s kingdom.

What it means: God is generous, supplying power and promises that produce holy character. Growth is not optional; it shows real faith and points to God’s transforming grace. The principle is diligent pursuit of Christlike virtues as evidence of God’s saving work.

2 Peter 1:12–15 – Peter’s pastoral reminder

What happens: Peter resolves to remind them of these truths though they already know them. Knowing his death is near, he aims to leave a lasting reminder after his departure.

What it means: God uses faithful leaders to keep the church anchored in truth. Remembering the gospel guards us when leaders pass on. The principle is to value steady reminders that keep us firm.

2 Peter 1:16–18 – Eyewitness of Christ’s majesty

What happens: Peter insists he did not follow myths. He saw Jesus’ majesty at the transfiguration and heard the Father’s voice on the holy mountain.

What it means: God reveals His Son with real historical witness. Faith rests on God’s revealed glory, not human stories. The principle is confidence in apostolic testimony about Christ.

2 Peter 1:19–21 – The prophetic word made sure

What happens: Believers have the prophetic word confirmed and must pay attention to it like a lamp in a dark place. Prophecy does not come from human will but from the Holy Spirit who carries along the writers.

What it means: God’s word is trustworthy and Spirit-given; it shines in a dark world. The principle is to submit to Scripture as God’s authoritative voice.

Application

  • Pursue growth by adding the listed virtues to your faith.
  • Keep Scripture before you daily and remember sound teaching.
  • Build confidence in the gospel based on apostolic witness and the Spirit’s word.

Bible

1Simon 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:

2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

12Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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