Exegesis

[ReformedBaptist]

Calling all exegetes! Let's exegete this passage:

2 Peter 1
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.

 

[Deacon]

2 Peter 1:1–15 (NAS)
1Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
· To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
2Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
3seeing that His divine power
o has granted to us everything
§ pertaining to life
§ and godliness,
o through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

4For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises,

· so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature,
· having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.
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5 [Now for this very reason] also, applying all diligence, in your faith
· supply moral excellence,
· and in your moral excellence, knowledge,
· 6and in your knowledge, self-control,
· and in your self-control, perseverance,
· and in your perseverance, godliness,
· 7and in your godliness, brotherly kindness,
· and in your brotherly kindness, love.

8[For] if these qualities are yours
and are increasing,
they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9[For] he who lacks these qualities
is blind or short-sighted,
having forgotten his purification from his former sins.

10[Therefore], brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you;
· [for] as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;
· 11[for] in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

12[Therefore], I will always be ready to remind you of these things,

1. 1. 1. even though you already know them,
      2. and have been established in the truth which is present with you.

13I consider it right, as long [as I am in this earthly dwelling],
to stir you up by way of reminder,

• 14knowing that the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent,

as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
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• 15And I will also be diligent that at any time after my departure

you will be able to call these things to mind.
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[Deacon]

Uggh formatting doesn't work consistently in this forum :BangHead:

Rob

 

[freeatlast]

Calling all exegetes! Let's exegete this passage:

I want to thank your PM and for asking me to do an exegete on this passage and I did consider doing it, but in all honesty this would take as many pages as it has verses and most likely more. However to offer you a short explanation the writer is calling for those who have been born again to now live up to their calling in all holiness.