geneva - 2Peter:1-3

geneva@2Peter:1:1 @ Simon (note:)A greeting, in which he gives them to understand that he deals with them as Christ's ambassadors, and otherwise agrees with them in the same faith which is grounded on the righteousness of Jesus Christ, our God and Saviour.(:note) Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the In that God, in standing by his promises, showed himself faithful, and therefore just to us. righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

geneva@2Peter:1:2 @ Grace and peace be multiplied unto you (note:)Faith is the acknowledging of God and Christ, from which all our blessedness issues and flows.(:note) through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

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geneva@2Peter:1:7 @ And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue.

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geneva@2Peter:1:9 @ But he that lacketh these things is blind, and (note:)He that has not an effectual knowledge of God in him, is blind concerning the kingdom of God, for he cannot see things that are afar off, that is to say, heavenly things.(:note) cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

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geneva@2Peter:1:11 @ For by this meanes an entring shalbe ministred vnto you aboundantly into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ.

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geneva@2Peter:1:13 @ Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this (note:)In this body.(:note) tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;

geneva@2Peter:1:14 @ Seeing I knowe that the time is at hand that I must lay downe this my tabernacle, euen as our Lord Iesus Christ hath shewed me.

geneva@2Peter:1:15 @ I will endeuour therefore alwayes, that ye also may be able to haue remembrance of these things after my departing.

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geneva@2Peter:1:17 @ For he receiued of God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voyce to him from that excellent glory, This is my beloued Sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

geneva@2Peter:1:18 @ And this voyce we heard when it came from heauen, being with him in the Holy mount.

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geneva@2Peter:1:21 @ For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but (note:)The godly interpreters and messengers.(:note) holy men of God spake [as they were] Inspired by God: their actions were in very good order, and not as the actions of the profane soothsayers, and foretellers of things to come. moved by the Holy Ghost.

geneva@2Peter:2:1 @ But (note:)As in times past there were two kinds of prophets, the one true and the other false, so Peter tells them that there will be true and false teachers in the Church, so much so that Christ himself will be denied by some, who nonetheless will call him redeemer.(:note) there were false prophets also among the Under the law, while the state and policy of the Jews was yet standing. people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

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geneva@2Peter:2:4 @ For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to (note:)So the Greeks called the deep dungeons under the earth, which should be appointed to torment the souls of the wicked in.(:note) hell, and delivered [them] into Bound them with darkness as with chains: and by darkness he means that most miserable state of life that is full of horror. chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

geneva@2Peter:2:5 @ And spared not the (note:)Which was before the flood: not that God made a new world, but because the world seemed new.(:note) old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a For one hundred and twenty years, he did not cease to warn the wicked both by word and deed, of the wrath of God hanging over their heads. preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

geneva@2Peter:2:6 @ And turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrhe into ashes, condemned them and ouerthrewe them, and made them an ensample vnto them that after should liue vngodly,

geneva@2Peter:2:7 @ And deliuered iust Loth vexed with the vncleanly conuersation of the wicked:

geneva@2Peter:2:8 @ (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in (note:)Whatever way he looked, and turned his ears.(:note) seeing and hearing, He had a troubled soul, and being vehemently grieved, lived a painful life. vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds;)

geneva@2Peter:2:9 @ The Lord (note:)Has been long practised in saving and delivering the righteous.(:note) knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

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geneva@2Peter:2:11 @ Where as the Angels which are greater both in power and might, giue not railing iudgement against them before the Lord.

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geneva@2Peter:2:13 @ And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings (note:)When by being among the Christians in the holy banquets which the Church keeps, they would seem by that to be true members of the Church, yet they are indeed but blots on the Church.(:note) while they feast with you;

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geneva@2Peter:2:15 @ Which forsaking the right way, haue gone astray, folowing the way of Balaam, the sonne of Bosor, which loued the wages of vnrighteousnes.

geneva@2Peter:2:16 @ But he was rebuked for his iniquitie: for the dumme beast speaking with mans voyce, forbade the foolishnesse of the Prophet.

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geneva@2Peter:2:18 @ For when they speak great (note:)They deceive with vain and swelling words.(:note) swelling [words] of vanity, they They take them, as fish are taken with the hook. allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were Unfeignedly and indeed, clean departed from idolatry. clean escaped from them who live in error.

geneva@2Peter:2:19 @ Promising vnto them libertie, & are themselues the seruants of corruption: for of whomsoeuer a man is ouercome, euen vnto the same is he in bondage.

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geneva@2Peter:2:21 @ For it had bene better for them, not to haue acknowledged the way of righteousnes, then after they haue acknowledged it, to turne from the holy commaundement giuen vnto them.

geneva@2Peter:2:22 @ But it is come vnto them, according to the true Prouerbe, The dogge is returned to his owne vomit: and, The sowe that was washed, to the wallowing in the myre.

geneva@2Peter:3:1 @ This (note:)The remedy against those wicked enemies, both of true doctrine and holiness, is to be sought for by the continual meditation of the writings of the prophets and apostles.(:note) second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

geneva@2Peter:3:2 @ To call to remembrance the wordes, which were tolde before of the holy Prophetes, and also the commaundement of vs the Apostles of the Lord and Sauiour.

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geneva@2Peter:3:12 @ Looking for and (note:)He requires patience from us, yet such patience as is not slothful.(:note) hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

geneva@2Peter:3:13 @ Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, (note:)In which heavens.(:note) wherein dwelleth righteousness.

geneva@2Peter:3:14 @ Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in (note:)that you may try to your benefit, how gently and profitable he is.(:note) peace, without spot, and blameless.

geneva@2Peter:3:15 @ And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; (note:)Paul's epistles are allowed by the express testimony of Peter.(:note) even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

geneva@2Peter:3:16 @ As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; (note:)There are some things that are obscure and dark which the ignorant use to overthrow men who are not established, wrestling the testimony of the scripture for their own destruction. But this is the remedy against such deceit, to labour that we may daily more and more grow up and increase in the knowledge of Christ.(:note) in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

geneva@2Peter:3:17 @ Ye therefore beloued, seeing ye know these thinges before, beware, lest ye be also plucked away with the errour of the wicked, and fall from your owne stedfastnesse.

geneva@2Peter:3:18 @ But growe in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ: to him be glory both now and for euermore. Amen.