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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. What sin is meant?
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(3) And through covetousness. —Better, In covetousness. This...
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A. Facts about false teachers. 1. (2 Peter 2:1) The presence and work of false teachers. But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. a.
Yet the purpose of the two letters is quite different. 1 Peter was written to encourage Christians under the threat of violent persecution; 2 Peter was written to warn those same believers of the danger of false teachers and harmful influences.
Yet the purpose of the two letters is quite different. 1 Peter was written to encourage Christians under the threat of violent persecution; 2 Peter was written to warn those same believers of the danger of false teachers and harmful influences.
Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes. 2 Peter 2:4 For G1063 if G1487 God G2316 not G3756 spare G5339 (G5662) angels G32 sinned G264 ... Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols) 2 Peter 2:4. FOR IF GOD SPARED NOT ANGELS WHEN THEY SINNED. This rendering (which is adopted by the R. V.) comes nearer the original than that of the A. V.
In the OT, springs were an image of salvation (Isa 41:18; Jer 2:13), but what the false teachers promote instead is the path to destruction, and their eternal condemnation is certain (cf. 2:4). Peter returns to fishing imagery (cf. 2:14) and highlights two forms of bait these false teachers use.
2 Φεβ 2009 · 1. Second Peter Is Not Second Class. 2. The Gospel According to Peter (2 Peter 1:1-4) 3. The Pursuit of Christian Character (2 Peter 1:5-7) 4. A Secured Faith that Keeps the Saints from Stumbling (2 Peter 1:8-11) 5.
