Oktoberjul./ 23. 2 Peter 2:1-22—Read the Bible online or download free. St. Jude is somewhat more explicit (Jude 1:6); he says it was for not keeping their own dignity--for deserting their proper home; and the reference, both there and here, is either to a common interpretation of Genesis 6:2 (that by "the sons of God" are meant "angels"), or, more probably, to distinct and frequent statements in the Book of Enoch, that certain angels sinned by having intercourse with women--e.g., Enoch vii. The third instance of God's vengeance is so prolonged by the addition respecting Lot, that the apodosis is wanting, the writer in his eagerness having lost the thread of the construction. A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Isaiah 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. 2 Peter 1:4 (note) For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. 2 Peter 2 is the second chapter of the Second Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.The author identifies himself as "Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle, but there are charges that it is a work of Peter's followers between 60-90 CE. The focal subject throughout this second chapter of Peter, is false teaching. 4 For if God did not spare # Jude 6 angels when they sinned, but # [Rev. New International Version (NIV). When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural. 20:2, 3, 10] cast them into hell # 2:4 Greek Tartarus and committed them to chains # 2:4 Some manuscripts pits of gloomy darkness # Matt. If someone claims to be a teacher and does not point us to the Jesus of Scripture, we can be sure that he is a waterless spring. 2 Peter displays some remarkable parallelism. (4) For if God.--The sentence has no proper conclusion. Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 2 Peter 2:11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 1 Simon Peter, a a servant and an b apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained c like precious faith with us through the d righteousness e of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:. 2 Peter 1:4New King James Version (NKJV) 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [a]corruption that isin the world through lust. Exhortation to Christian Virtue. Theywere Christians who lived in the country that we now call Turkey. 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus; 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons; 2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18. 3:20 preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought # ch. The Ground of Faith, 1:12-21 . Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice. 2 Peter 2:9 John Gill's Exposition of the Bible 2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned. From Tartaros; to incarcerate in eternal torment. 2 Peter Greeting. In Greek mythology, Tartarus was the lowest hell, the place where the Titans (who were defeated by Zeus) were restrained. Not improbably these false teachers made use of this book, and possibly of these passages, in their corrupt teaching. * Chains of Tartarus: cf. contrariwise. Of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. All rights reserved worldwide. I. Greetings, 1:1-2 II. 1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. No, not. Darkness, murkiness, gloom. Confirm Your Calling and Election. III. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. 1, 2; cv. New International Version (NIV) 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(A) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(B) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(C). 13 (Lawrence's translation). Peter II. If. To spare, abstain, forbear. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:4 New International Version (NIV) 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. Both arrangements are natural--this as being chronological, that of St. Jude for reasons stated in the Notes there. (Here phthora describes the total destruction of an entity). Alexejewitsch (russisch Пётр II Алексеевич; * 12. It is described as being as far below Hades as heaven is high above the earth. II. 2 Peter 2… (See on 2Peter 2:5. Psalm 78:50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; Job 4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. to be. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. NIV, Quest Study Bible, Comfort Print: The Only Q and A Study Bible, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. 2 Peter 2 - But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. In John 4:14, Jesus promises us that the water He gives to us will so satisfy us that we will never be thirsty again. 5 So wendet allen Fleiß daran und erweist in eurem Glauben Tugend und in der Tugend Erkenntnis A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. 2 Peter 2:4 "Hell" comes from the Greek tartaroo, and it means "a place of restraint." The Development of Faith, 1:3-21. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and take your Bible knowledge to a new level this year! OUTLINE OF 2 PETER. If "chains of darkness" be retained, comp. 2 Peter 2:4 —Are fallen angels bound or are they free to tempt human beings?. Januar 1730greg. Jude 6).However, it is evident from the NT that demons roam freely over the earth, oppressing and even possessing people (cf. Peter then assures them that the old prophecies are true, and finishes with a call to be diligent and on guard. The three instances here are in chronological order (wanton angels, Flood, Sodom and Gomorrha), while those in Jude are not (unbelievers in the wilderness, impure angels, Sodom and Gomorrha). Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural. Jude 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. (See Note on 1Corinthians 10:4. Akin to the base of nephos; gloom. The Denouncing of False Teachers, 2:1-22. Confirm Your Calling and Election. Into chains of darkness.--Critical reasons seem to require us to substitute dens, or caves, for "chains." The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. A. 2 Peter 2:4 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 2 Peter 2:4, NIV: "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;" 2 Peter 2:4, ESV: "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;" 4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. God did not spare the angels, but He cast them down to a place of restraint, a kind of prison.. 25:41 to be kept until the judgment; 5 if he did not spare the ancient world, but # See 1 Pet. But, except, however. 1 * Symeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith of equal value to ours through the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus Christ: 2 may grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge * of God and of Jesus our Lord. This 15 part expository study of 2 Peter was preached at Flagstaff Christian Fellowship in 2009-10. The Growth of Faith, 1:3-11 B. they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. ), The angels that sinned.--Better, the angels for their sin: it gives the reason why they were not spared, and points to some definite sin. 2 Peter 2:11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. So, the readers of both letters were probably the same people. to err, especially to sin. There still remains the doubt whether "into chains of darkness" should go with "delivered" or with "cast down into hell." Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. to abstain or to treat leniently. Peter also wrote about the Transfiguration (2 Peter 1:16-18), the inspiration of Scripture (2 Peter 1:21), and the certainty of the second coming of Christ (2 Peter 3:4-10). NIV, Storyline Bible, Comfort Print: Each Story Plays a Part. 2P iiP ii Pet). 1 Simeon 1 Peter, a servant 2 and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a a faith of equal standing with ours b by the righteousness of our c God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 d May grace and peace be multiplied to you e in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Peter wants his readers to be firm in the foundation of their faith, which is to know God more deeply through Jesus Christ as made known through the apostolic witness. Matthew 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold. There always has been and always will be false teaching. A chain. 1 Simeon 1 Peter, a servant 2 and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a a faith of equal standing with ours b by the righteousness of our c God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 d May grace and peace be multiplied to you e in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. We believe that 1 Peter was his first letter to thesereaders. Oktober 1715greg. Hence St. Peter uses it as an argumentum ad hominem against them, and St. Jude, recognising the allusion, adopts it and makes it more plain; or both writers, knowing the Book of Enoch well, and calculating on their readers knowing it also, used it to illustrate their arguments and exhortations, just as St. Paul uses the Jewish belief of the rock following the Israelites. NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Luke, Comfort Print, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story. in Sankt Petersburg; 18. 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the a knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,. Jesus has appointed many in the body of Christ to be preachers and teachers through whom He offers this life-giving water. From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit. A. 3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. 2 Peter 2:4 - For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; on StudyLight.org Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Peterprobably wrot… Peter begins with a call to diligence in good works, reminds the reader that they can count on the prophets, and then warns that false prophets will arise. From teros; to guard, i.e. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Letters: 2 Peter 2:4 For if God didn't spare angels when (2 Pet. how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! Jude 6; other manuscripts in 2 Peter read “pits of Tartarus.” Tartarus : a term borrowed from Greek mythology to indicate the infernal regions. Greek: Ei gar o theos aggelon hamarthsanton ouk epheisato, alla seirais zophou tartarosas paredoken eis krisin teroumenous, (). For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved to judgment; 2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; Deuteronomy 29:20 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven. John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. 2 Peter Greeting. (See Note there.) Greeting. 2 Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: Job 21:30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? 4 Durch sie sind uns die kostbaren und allergrößten Verheißungen geschenkt, damit ihr durch sie Anteil bekommt an der göttlichen Natur, wenn ihr der Vergänglichkeit entflieht, die durch Begierde in der Welt ist. Matt. CHAPTER 1. Their Conduct, 2:1-3 B. Januarjul./ 29. For if God spared not the angels that sinned; For. The Greek words for "chains" and for "caves" here are almost exactly alike; and "caves" may have been altered into "chains" in order to bring this passage into closer harmony with Jude 1:6, although the word used by St. Jude for "chains" is different. Probably from suro through its congener eiro; a chain. The Power of God’s Promise. 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned (), but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; (NASB: Lockman). To thrust down to Tartarus or Gehenna. 2 Peter 1:4 must not, as a simple intervening clause, be enclosed in parentheses; for although 2 Peter 1:5 is the principal clause standing related to the participial clause in 2 Peter 1:3, still the latter is determined, in the thought of it, by 2 Peter 1:4. διʼ ὧν] ὧν does not refer to the immediately preceding ἰδίᾳ δόξῃ κ. (See Note on Matthew 5:22.). Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Not that which preceded the history of the human race, commonly called the fall of the angels--of that there is no record in the Old Testament; and, moreover, it affords no close analogy to the conduct of the false teachers. Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. [1] in Moskau) war Kaiser[2] von Russland von 1727 bis 1730. There will always be error and … What sin is meant? In 3:1, he referred to this letter ashis ‘second letter’. 2 Peter 2:17. The former arrangement seems the better. 2 Peter 1:4 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 2 Peter 1:4, NIV: "Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." ), Cast them down to hell.--The Greek word occurs nowhere else, but its meaning is plain--to cast down to Tartarus; and though "Tartarus" occurs neither in the Old nor in the New Testament, it probably is the same as Gehenna. Wisdom Of Solomon 17:17. See How They All Connect. Bible > Interlinear > 2 Peter 2:4 2 Peter 2:4 2 Peter 2 - Click for Chapter. Peter didnot say where he was sending the letter. 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