2 Peter 1:2
in 2 Peter 1Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
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ASV
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
KJV
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
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This verse in 2 Peter 1
Commentary
11 notes on this verseGrace - God’s favor; peace - the effects of that favor in the communication of spiritual and temporal blessings. Through the knowledge of God - Εν επιγνωσει· By the acknowledging of God, and of Jesus our Lord. For those who acknowledge him in all their ways, he will direct their steps. Those who know Christ; and do not acknowledge him before men, can get no multiplication of grace and peace.
This site's exposition
like precious faith
on 2 Peter 1:1-2
Simon Peter writes as servant before apostle, to them that have obtained, lachousin, a lottery word, faith allotted rather than achieved, and the faith is like precious, isotimon, of equal honor with the apostles' own. The righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ carries the same one-article construction as Titus 2:13, one person bearing both titles, deity stated in the letter's first breath. Grace and peace are multiplied through knowledge, epignosis, the letter's opening word for its whole burden.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
There is nothing to equal this, which is why we pray and seek after the angel of peace. Everywhere we pray for peace in the churches—in the prayers, in the supplications and in the sermons. And the Guardian of the church gives it to us not once or twice but many times over: "Peace be unto you." Why? Because peace is the mother of all good things and the foundation of our joy. For this reason Christ taught his disciples that when they entered people's houses they were to say: "Peace be unto you." Without peace everything else is useless.
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and …
The Medieval Church2 voices
Grace and peace be multiplied to you, etc. In the first Epistle he wrote: Grace and peace be multiplied to you (1 Peter 1). But in this one: Grace and peace be fulfilled to you, because, of course, he wrote the former letter to those …
The connection is as follows: grace and peace be multiplied to you, who, in the knowledge of God and of Christ Jesus our Lord, have received a faith equally precious with ours, according to the righteousness of our God.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you,....
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The Nineteenth Century4 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Grace . . . peace-- (1Pe 1:2). through--Greek, "in": the sphere IN which alone grace and peace can be multiplied. knowledge--Greek, "full knowledge." of God, and of Jesus our Lord--The Father is here meant by "God," but the Son in 2Pe 1:1: marking how entirely one the Father and Son are (Joh 14:7-11).
THE two most important things in our holy religion are faith and life. He who shall rightly understand these two words is not far from being a master in experimental theology. Faith and life! these are vital points to a Christian. They possess so intimate a connection with each other that they are by no means to be severed; God hath so joined them together, let no man seek to put them asunder. You shall never find true faith unattended by true godliness; on the other hand, you shall never discover a truly holy life which has not for its root and foundation a living faith upon the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ. Woe unto those who seek after the one without the other! There be some who cultivate faith and forget holiness; these may be very high in orthodoxy, but they shall be very deep in damnation, in that day when God shall condemn those who hold the truth in unrighteousness, and make the doctrine of Christ to pander to their lusts. There are others who have strained after holiness of life, but have denied the faith; these are comparable unto the Pharisees of old, of whom the Master said, they were “whitewashed sepulchres;” they were fair to look upon externally, but inwardly, because the living faith was not there, they were full of dead men’s bones and all manner of uncleanness. Ye must have faith, for this is the foundation; ye must have holiness of life, for this is the superstructure. Of what avail is the mere foundation of a building to a man in the day of tempest? Can he hide himself among sunken stones and concrete? He wants a house to cover him, as well as a foundation upon which that house might have been built; even so we need the superstructure of spiritual life if we would have comfort in the day of doubt.
THE two most important things in our holy religion are faith and life. He who shall rightly understand these two words is not far from being a master in experimental theology. Faith and life! these are vital points to a Christian. They possess so intimate a connection with each other that they are by no means to be severed; God hath so joined them together, let no man seek to put them asunder.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord - That is, grace and peace abound to us, or may be expected to be conferred on us abundantly, if we have a true knowledge of God and of the Saviour. Such a knowledge constitutes true religion: for in that we find “grace” - the grace that pardons and sanctifies; and “peace” - peace of conscience, reconciliation with God, and calmness in the trials of life. See the notes at Joh 17:3.
The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Χάρις | charis | Grace | G5485 → | |
| ὑμῖν | humin | to you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἰρήνη | eirene | peace | G1515 → | |
| πληθυνθείη | plethuntheie | would be multiplied | G4129 → | |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ἐπιγνώσει | epignosei | [the] knowledge | G1922 → | 20 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | of Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κυρίου | kuriou | Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ἡμῶν. | hemon | of us. | G3165 → | 1936 times |
ΧάριςGrace
charisG5485 →
ὑμῖνto you
huminG4771 →2973 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἰρήνηpeace
eireneG1515 →
πληθυνθείηwould be multiplied
plethuntheieG4129 →
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ἐπιγνώσει[the] knowledge
epignoseiG1922 →20 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
θεοῦof God
theouG2316 →1312 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
Ἰησοῦof Jesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
κυρίουLord
kuriouG2962 →711 times
ἡμῶν.of us.
hemonG3165 →1936 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son…
- 1 John 5:11–12
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- John 3:17
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
- John 17:25
Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
- Jeremiah 9:23–24
Through
2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
it leads to
- Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Ephesians 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- Colossians 1:10
Through
Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…
it leads to
- Romans 8:18
I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
- Romans 8:18
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Peter
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 551: “Faith and Life” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, CATENA; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Oecumenius, Commentary on 2 Peter and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 Peter.