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Introduction

1	Confirming them in hope of the increase of God's graces,
5	he exhorts them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling sure;
12	whereof he is careful to remind them, knowing that his death is at hand;
16	and warns them to be constant in the faith of Christ, who is the true Son of God, by the eyewitness of the apostles beholding his majesty, and by the testimony of the Father, and the prophets.

Verse 1
Simon 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:

Simon: or, Symeon.; Acts 15:14
Peter: Matthew 4:18; 10:2; Luke 22:31-34; John 1:42; 21:15-17; 1 Peter 1:1
a servant: John 12:26; Romans 1:1
an apostle: Luke 11:49; John 20:21; 1 Corinthians 9:1; 15:9; Galatians 2:8; Ephesians 3:5; 4:11; 1 Peter 5:1
have: 4; Acts 15:8,9; Romans 1:12; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Ephesians 4:5; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 1:5; Titus 1:1,4; 1 Peter 1:7; 2:7
through: Jeremiah 33:16; Romans 1:17; 3:21-26; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9
of God and our Saviour: Gr. of our God and Saviour.; Isaiah 12:2; Luke 1:47; Titus 2:13

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

Grace: Numbers 6:24-26; Daniel 4:1; 6:25; Romans 1:7; 1 Peter 1:2; Jude 1:2; Revelation 1:4
the knowledge: 3:18; Isaiah 53:11; Luke 10:22; John 17:3; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 1 John 5:20,21

Verse 3
According 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:

his: Psalms 110:3; Matthew 28:18; John 17:2; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Ephesians 1:19-21; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:3
all: Psalms 84:11; Romans 8:32; 1 Corinthians 3:21-23; 1 Timothy 4:8
through: 2; John 17:3
called: Romans 8:28-30; 9:24; 1 Corinthians 1:9; Ephesians 4:1,4; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 4:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Peter 1:15; 2:9,21; 3:9; 5:10
to: or, by. virtue.; 5; Ruth 3:11; Proverbs 12:4; 31:10,29; Philippians 4:8

Verse 4
Whereby 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.

are given: 1; Ezekiel 36:25-27; Romans 9:4; 2 Corinthians 1:20; 6:17,18; 7:1; Galatians 3:16; Hebrews 8:6-12; 9:15; 1 John 2:25
ye might: John 1:12,13; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 4:23,24; Colossians 3:10; Hebrews 12:10; 1 John 3:2
having: 2:18-20; Galatians 6:8; James 4:1-3; 1 Peter 4:2,3; 1 John 2:15,16

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

beside: Luke 16:26; 24:21
giving: 10; 3:14,18; Psalms 119:4; Proverbs 4:23; Isaiah 55:2; Zechariah 6:15; John 6:27; Philippians 2:12; Hebrews 6:11; 11:6; 12:15
virtue: 3; Philippians 4:8
knowledge: 2; 3:18; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 1:17,18; 5:17; Philippians 1:9; Colossians 1:9; 1 Peter 3:7

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

temperance: Acts 24:25; 1 Corinthians 9:25; Galatians 5:23; Titus 1:8; 2:2
patience: Psalms 37:7; Luke 8:15; 21:19; Romans 2:7; 5:3,4; 8:25; 15:4; 2 Corinthians 6:4; Colossians 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 3:5; Hebrews 6:12,15; 10:36; 12:1; James 1:3,4; 5:7-10; Revelation 1:9; 2:2; 13:10; 14:12
godliness: 3; 3:11; Genesis 5:24; Isaiah 57:1; 1 Timothy 2:2,10; 3:16; 4:7,8; 6:3,6,11; 2 Timothy 3:5; Titus 1:1

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

brotherly: John 13:34,35; Romans 12:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 4:9,10; Hebrews 13:1; 1 Peter 1:22; 2:17; 1 John 3:14,16
charity: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 John 4:21

Verse 8
For 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.

in you: John 5:42; 2 Corinthians 9:14; 13:5; Philippians 2:5; Colossians 3:16; Philemon 1:6
and abound: 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Corinthians 8:2,7; Philippians 1:9; Colossians 2:7; 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
they: John 15:7,8; 2 Corinthians 5:13-17
barren: or, idle.; Proverbs 19:15; Matthew 20:3,6; 25:26; Romans 12:11; 1 Timothy 5:13; Hebrews 6:12
unfruitful: Matthew 13:22; John 15:2,6; Titus 3:14
in: 2

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

lacketh: 5-7; Mark 10:21; Luke 18:22; Galatians 5:6,13; James 2:14-26
blind: John 9:40,41; 2 Corinthians 4:3,4; 1 John 2:9-11; Revelation 3:17
that he: 4; 2:18-20; Romans 6:1-4,11; Ephesians 5:26; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 3:21; 1 John 1:7

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

give: 5; 3:17
to make: 2 Timothy 2:19; Hebrews 6:11,19; 1 John 3:19-21
election: Romans 8:28-31; 1 Thessalonians 1:3,4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13,14; 1 Peter 1:2
if: Psalms 15:5; Isaiah 56:2; Matthew 7:24,25; Luke 6:47-49; 1 John 3:19; Revelation 22:14
never: 3:17; Psalms 37:24; 62:2,6; 112:6; 121:3; Micah 7:8; Acts 20:24,25; 1 Peter 1:5; Revelation 3:10,11

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

an entrance: Matthew 25:34; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Timothy 4:8; Revelation 3:21
abundantly: Psalms 36:8; Song of Solomon 5:1; Isaiah 35:2; John 10:10; Ephesians 3:20; Hebrews 6:17
everlasting: Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 7:14,27; Revelation 5:10
our: 1

Verse 12
Wherefore 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.

I will not: 13,15; 3:1; Romans 15:14,15; Philippians 3:1; 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 1:6; Hebrews 10:32; Jude 1:3,17
though: 1 John 2:21; Jude 1:5
and be: 3:17; Acts 16:5; Colossians 2:7; Hebrews 13:9; 1 Peter 5:10,12

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

as long: 14; 2 Corinthians 5:1-4,8; Hebrews 13:3
to stir: 3:1; Haggai 1:14; 2 Timothy 1:6
by: 12

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

shortly: Deuteronomy 4:21,22; 31:14; Joshua 23:14; 1 Kings 2:2,3; Acts 20:25; 2 Timothy 4:6
even: John 21:18,19

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

I will: Deuteronomy 31:19-29; Joshua 24:24-29; 1 Chronicles 29:1-20; Psalms 71:18; 2 Timothy 2:2; Hebrews 11:4
these: 4-7,12

Verse 16
For 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.

we have: 3:3,4; 1 Corinthians 1:17,23; 2:1,4; 2 Corinthians 2:17; 4:2; 12:16,17; Ephesians 4:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Timothy 1:4; 4:7; Titus 1:14
the power: Matthew 28:18; Mark 9:1; John 17:2; Romans 1:4; 1 Corinthians 5:4; Philippians 3:21
coming: Malachi 3:2; 4:5; Matthew 16:28; 24:3,27; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Jude 1:14; Revelation 1:7
were: Matthew 17:1-5; Mark 9:2; Luke 9:28-32; John 1:14; 1 John 1:1-3; 4:14

Verse 17
For 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.

God: Matthew 11:25-27; 28:19; Luke 10:22; John 3:35; 5:21-23,26,36,37; John 6:27,37,39; 10:15,36; 13:1-3; 14:6,8,9,11; 17:21; 20:17; Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 11:31; 2 John 1:3; Jude 1:1
there came: Matthew 17:3; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:34,35; John 12:28,29
This: Matthew 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7; Luke 3:22; 9:35
in whom: Isaiah 42:1; 53:10; Matthew 12:18

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

this: Matthew 17:6
the holy: Genesis 28:16,17; Exodus 3:1,5; Joshua 5:15; Isaiah 11:9; 56:7; Zechariah 8:3; Matthew 17:6

Verse 19
We 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:

a more: Psalms 19:7-9; Isaiah 8:20; 41:21-23,26; Luke 16:29-31; John 5:39; Acts 17:11
ye do: Acts 15:29; James 2:8; 3 John 1:6
a light: Psalms 119:105; Proverbs 6:23; Isaiah 9:2; 60:1,2; Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:78,79; John 1:7-9; 5:35; 8:12; Ephesians 5:7,8
the day: 2 Corinthians 4:4-6; 1 John 5:10; Revelation 2:28; 22:16

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

Knowing: 3:3; Romans 6:6; 13:11; 1 Timothy 1:9; James 1:3
that: Romans 12:6

Verse 21
For 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.

the prophecy: Luke 1:70; 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 1:11
in old time: or, at any time holy.; Deuteronomy 33:1; Joshua 14:6; 1 Kings 13:1; 17:18,24; 2 Kings 4:7,9,22; 6:10,15; 1 Chronicles 23:14; 2 Chronicles 8:14
spake: Numbers 16:28; 2 Samuel 23:2; Micah 3:7; Luke 1:70; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:11; Revelation 19:10
by the Holy: Mark 12:36; Acts 1:16; 3:18; 28:25; Hebrews 3:7; 9:8; 10:15

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Bibliography Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on 2 Peter 1:17". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". "http://www.studylight.org/com/tsk/view.cgi?book=2pe&chapter=1&verse=17".

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