2 Peter 1

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*

July 21, 2011


The following document won't be available in this last corrected form until
Volume II of the Interlinear is available. It is such a favorite of mine,
that I am resending it in this updated form ahead of time - Jim


 *(From: 2 PETER #1 - 1:1-21)*


 *2 PETER SUMMARY - 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-me*O*N PEtros, DOUlos kai aPOsto-los I*e*SOU ChrisTOU,

*SYMEON PETER, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ,*

tois iSOti-mon [2472] h*e*MIN laCHOUsin PIStin

*to them that have obtained an equally precious faith with us*

en di-kai-oSUn*e* tou TheOU h*e*M*O*N kai s*o*T*E*ros I*e*SOU ChrisTOU:

*in **the **righteousness of our :God and Savior Jesus Christ:*

CHAris huMIN kai eiR*E*n*e* pl*e*-thuTHEI*e* [4129]

*2** Grace to you and peace be multiplied*

en e-pigN*O*sei [1922] tou TheOU kai I*e*SOU tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N;

*in **the** knowledge of :God and of Jesus our :Lord;*

h*o*s PANta h*e*MIN t*e*s THEIas [2304] duNAme-*o*s auTOU ta

*3** since his divine :power has granted to us all **things*

pros z*o*-*E*N kai euSEbei-an [2150] de-d*o*-r*e*MEn*e*s, diA t*e*s e-pigN*O
*se-*o*s tou

*unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him*

kaLEsan-tos h*e*MAS diA DOx*e*s kai a-reT*E*S [703];

*that called us through glory and virtue;*

di’ h*o*n ta TImi-a [5093] kai MEgis-ta h*e*MIN

*4** whereby he has granted us the precious and exceeding*

e-pagGELma-ta deD*O*r*e*-tai; HIna diA TOUt*o*n GEn*e*s-the THEIas koi-n*o*NOI
PHUse-*o*s [5449],

*great promises; that through these you may become partakers of
**the**divine nature,
*

a-po-phuGONtes [668] t*e*s en t*o* KOSm*o* 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 spouD*E*N [4710] PAsan pa-rei-seNEGkan-tes [3923],

*Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence,*

e-pi-cho-r*e*G*E*sa-te [2023] en t*e* PIStei [4102] huM*O*N t*e*n a-reT*E*N
[703];

*in your :faith supply :virtue;*

en de t*e* a-reT*E* t*e*n GN*O*sin [1108]; en de t*e* GN*O*sei t*e*n
egKRAtei-an [1466];

*and in :virtue :knowledge; **6** and in :knowledge :self-control;*

en de t*e* eg-kraTEIa t*e*n hu-po-moN*E*N [5281]; en de t*e* hu-po-moN*E* t*
e*n euSEbei-an [2150];

*and in :self-control :patience; and in :patience :godliness;*

en de t*e* eu-seBEIa t*e*n phi-la-delPHIan [5360]; en de t*e* phi-la-delPHIa
t*e*n aGAp*e*n [26].

*7** and in :godliness brotherly :kindness; 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 ouDE aKARpous kaTHISt*e*-sin

*they make **you** to be not idle nor unfruitful*

eis t*e*n tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N I*e*SOU ChrisTOU ePIGn*o*-sin.

*unto the knowledge of our :Lord Jesus Christ.*


 *d. 1:9 WILFUL BLINDNESS: JUDGMENT FOR REJECTING CONDITIONS*

h*o* gar m*e* PAre-stin TAUta tuphLOS [5185] es-tin, mu-*o*PAz*o*n [3467],

*For who lacks these is blind, short-sighted,*

L*E*th*e*n [3024] laB*O*N tou ka-tha-risMOU [2512] t*o*n PAlai auTOU
ha-mar-ti*O*N.

*having forgotten the cleansing from his old :sins.*


 *e. 1:10-11 THE REWARD OF VIRTUES KEPT*

di’ ho MALlon, a-delPHOI,

*Wherefore, brothers,*

spouDAsa-te [4704] beBAIan [949] huM*O*N t*e*n KL*E*sin kai ek-loG*E*N
poiEISthai:

*give **the more** diligence to make your calling and election sure:*

TAUta gar poiOUNtes ou m*e* PTAIs*e*TE [4417] po-te:

*for in doing these you shall never stumble:*

HOUt*o*s gar plouSI*o*s e-pi-cho-r*e*-g*e*TH*E*se-tai huMIN

*11 **for thus shall be richly supplied to you*

h*e* EIso-dos eis t*e*n ai*O*ni-on ba-siLEIan tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N kai s*o*T
*E*ros I*e*SOU ChrisTOU.

*the entrance into the eternal kingdom 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 melL*E*s*o* aEI huMAS hu-po-mimN*E*skein [5279] peRI TOUt*o*n, KAIper
eiDOtas

*Wherefore I shall be ready always to remind you of these **things**, though
you know*

kai es-t*e*-rigMEnous [4741] en t*e* pa-ROUs*e* a-l*e*THEIa.

*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 h*e*GOUmai [2233], eph’ HOson eiMI en TOUt*o* t*o* sk*e*N
*O*ma-ti [4638],

*And I think it right, as long as I am in this :tabernacle,*

di-eGEIrein [1326] huMAS en hu-pomN*E*sei [5280];

*to stir you up by reminder;*

eiD*O*S HOti ta-chiN*E* [5031] es-tin h*e* aPOthe-sis tou sk*e*N*O*maTOS mou
[4638],

*14** knowing that the putting off of my :tabernacle* *comes swiftly,*

kaTH*O*S kai ho KUri-os h*e*M*O*N I*e*SOUS ChrisTOS eD*E*l*o*SEN [1213] moi.

*even as our :Lord Jesus Christ also showed me.*


 *c. 1:15 REMEMBRANCE: ENSURED BY DILIGENT REVIEW*

spouDAs*o* [4704] de, kai, heKASto-te Echein huMAS

*Yes, I will give diligence that at each time you be able*

meTA t*e*n eM*E*N Exo-don t*e*n TOUt*o*n MN*E*m*e*n [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-louTH*E*san-tes [1811]
,

*For not by following cunningly devised fables,*

eg-n*o*RIsa-men huMIN t*e*n tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N I*e*SOU ChrisTOU

*made we known to you the power and presence*

DUna-min kai pa-rouSIan, all’ ePOPtai [2030] ge-n*e*THENtes t*e*s e-KEInou
me-ga-leiOt*e*to.

*of our :Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of HIS :majesty.*


 *e. 1:17-18 CHRIST AS BELOVED SON: TESTIFIED TO BY FATHER!*

laB*O*N gar paRA TheOU paTROS tiM*E*N kai DOxan,

*For he received from God **the** Father honor and glory,*

ph*o*N*E*S e-nechTHEIs*e*s [5342] auT*O* toiASde huPO t*e*s me-ga-lo-prePOUS
[3169] DOx*e*s,

*when such a voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory,*

Ho huiOS mou ho a-ga-p*e*TOS mou HOU-TOS es-tin, eis hon eG*O* euDOk*e**-*sa
[2106]:

*This is my :beloved :Son, in whom I am well pleased:*

kai TAUt*e*n t*e*n ph*o*n*E*N h*e*MEIS *e*KOUsa-men ex ou-raNOU
e-nechTHEIsan [5342],

*18 **and this :voice WE heard borne out of heaven,*

sun auT*O* ONtes en t*o* haGI*o* 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-ph*e*-tiKON [4397] LOgon;

*And we have the word of prophecy more sure;*

h*o* kaL*O*S poiEIte proSEchon-tes [4337], h*o*s LUCHn*o* PHAInon-ti en
auch-m*e*R*O* [850] TOp*o*,

*whereto you do well to take heed, as to a lamp shining in a murky place,*

HE*o*s hou h*e*MEra di-auGAs*e* [1306], kai phosPHOros [5459] a-naTEIl*e*
[393] en tais karDIais huM*O*N:

*until day dawn, and **the** day-star arise in your :hearts:*

TOUto PR*O*ton giN*O*skon-tes, HOti PAsa pro-ph*e*TEIa graPH*E*S iDIas
e-piLUse-*o*s ou GIne-tai.

*20 **knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of **its** own
interpretation.*


 *g. 1:21 THE PROPHET’S WORD IS ALWAYS GOD’S WORD*

ou gar theL*E*ma-ti anTHR*O*pou *e*NECHth*e* [5342] pro-ph*e*TEIa poTE;

*For no prophecy was ever borne by man’s will;*

alLA huPO PNEUma-tos HaGIou pheROme-noi [5342], eLAl*e*-san aPO TheOU ANthr*
o*-poi.

*but men spoke from God, being borne **on** by **the** Holy Spirit.*


 *NOTE**: *2 Peter chapter one has been a favorite of mine 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 one 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 New 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. – J.A.Watt













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