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2 Peter 1:3

2 Peter 1:3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

According as his divine power,.... Meaning either the power of God the Father, to whom belong eternal power and Godhead; and he is sometimes called by the name of power itself; see Mat 26:64 being all…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

According as his divine power hath given unto us - All the effects of the gospel on the human heart are, in the Scriptures, traced to the power of God. See the notes at Rom 1:16. There are no moral…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

As his Divine power - His power, which no power can resist, because it is Divine - that which properly belongs to the infinite Godhead.

Hath given unto us - Δεδωρημενης· Hath endowed us with the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Peter 1:1-4

The apostle Peter, being moved by the Holy Ghost to write once more to those who from among the Jews were turned to faith in Christ, begins this second epistle with an introduction, wherein the same…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

According as his divine power Better, Seeing that.… The Greek word for "divine" is found elsewhere in the New Testament only in 2Pe 1:4 and Act 17:29.

life and godliness The words at first suggest the…