2 Peter 2:11 BSB — MannaFest

2 Peter 2:11

Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

whereas angels, though greater in might and power, bring not a railing judgment against them before the Lord.

KJV

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Whereas angels - The object, by the reference to angels here, is to show that they, even when manifesting the greatest zeal in a righteous cause, and even when opposing others, did not make use of reproachful terms, or of harsh and violent language. It is not known precisely to what Peter alludes here, nor on what the statement here is based.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Judgment belongs to God, not the angels. How great is the dignity of the saints who, as Christ's assessors, shall hereafter judge angels! Meanwhile, railing judgments, though spoken with truth, against dignities, as being uttered irreverently, are of the nature of "blasphemies" (Greek, 1Co 4:4, 5).

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅπου	hopou	whereas	G3699 →
ἄγγελοι	angeloi	angels	G32 →
ἰσχύϊ	ischui	in strength	G2479 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δυνάμει	dunamei	in power	G1411 →
μείζονες	meizones	greater	G3173 →
ὄντες	ontes	being	G1510 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
φέρουσιν	pherousin	they do bring	G5342 →
κατ᾽	kat᾽	against	G2596 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	them	G846 →
παρὰ	para	<from/before>	G3844 →
κυρίου	kuriou	[from the] Lord	G2962 →
βλάσφημον	blasphēmon	a reviling	G989 →
κρίσιν.	krisin	judgment.	G2920 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 103:20
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
leads to
- Hebrews 1:14
  Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 148:2
  Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
Through
Jude 1:9
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
leads to
- Zechariah 3:2
  And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
- Deuteronomy 34:6
  And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.
- Revelation 12:7
  Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
Through
Daniel 6:22
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O…
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:17
  But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of…
- Hebrews 11:33
  who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Through
Psalms 104:4
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
leads to
- Hebrews 1:7
  Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”