Notes for 2 Peter
2 Peter 1
fver 3, 8; 2Pe 2:20; 3:18; S Php 3:8
rJn 15:2; Col 1:10; Titus 3:14
1 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
2 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35
2 Peter 2
aDt 13:1–3; Jer 6:13; S Mt 7:15
1 2:4 Greek Tartarus
2 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons
sPs 37:33; S Ro 15:31; Rev 3:10
3 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.
4 2:11 Many manuscripts beings in the presence of
5 2:13 Some manuscripts in their love feasts
eNu 22:4–20; 31:16; Dt 23:4; Jude 11; Rev 2:14
6 2:15 Greek Bosor
oEze 18:24; Heb 6:4–6; 10:26, 27
7 2:22 Prov. 26:11
2 Peter 3