2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis
2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis 2 Peter - Verse-by-Verse Biblical Exegesis
some “hard to understand” teachings in them (Latin: difficult). Paul taught advanced doctrine as well as the basics; what he wrote was geared to the knowledge level of his audience and the overall intent of his letter. On occasion, some untrained and unstable believers took one of Paul’s advanced doctrines and distorted it (Customary Present tense) from its proper meaning. On some occasions this may have been an accident; but the Greek word “strebloo” leans towards a deliberate “twisting” in order to support some sin or deviant philosophy the believer espoused. The reference in back of Peter’s mind is the ignorant and emotionally weak false teachers he has been dealing with throughout this epistle. The false teachers and their followers do not have a completed edification complex; they are living in reversionism. They once had a doctrinal structure in progress, but they destroyed their previous progress by introducing heresies alongside the truth and living a depraved lifestyle. Now these false teachers and their reversionistic followers couldn’t apply even the most basic of doctrines, let alone advanced ones from Paul. Peter also adds that it wasn’t just the Pauline epistles that they distorted to justify their lascivious lifestyle; they also twisted the meaning of the other Scriptures as well (Latin: et cetera). Peter’s use of the Greek word “loipos” (the rest, the remaining, the other) means he categorized Paul’s letters as part of the canon of Scripture. He considered them to be as important as the Old Testament ... This distorting and twisting of Scripture by the false teachers was contributing to their own spiritual ruin. If they continued to mishandle the Word of God, they would likely die the sin unto death. This is not a reference to the loss of salvation; misguided commentators got that idea from the Vulgate word “perdition.” The translation “spiritual ruin” or “wasted effort” is preferred when dealing with reversionistic Christians. RELEVANT OPINIONS In the middle of the first century, Christians relied on the OT Scriptures and on the spoken word of the apostles. But when the written Gospels and epistles appeared, the apostles were among the first to acknowledge the inherent divine authority of these writings. (S. Kistemaker) The false teachers, identified as the ignorant and unstable, are said to twist or torture Paul’s epistles and the OT to support their views. (D. Watson) False teachers, who have no regard for the holiness of Scripture and who twist its intended meaning, “rush headlong into ruin.” (S. Kistemaker) The apostle Paul became the chief advocate of dispensational teaching. Paul taught dispensations to the disciples themselves (Gal. 2), and through his canonical epistles he continues to communicate to believers in every generation of the Church. “These things” refers to dispensations, in context specifically the eschatological dispensations. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) Such persons are stirred from their Christian stability by every apparent difficulty, are rendered anxious and perplexed by hard texts, and showing more anxiety to interpret them somehow, than to wait upon God for their solution, rush upon erroneous and dangerous ways of interpretation. (H. Alford) Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. (Will Rogers) But this is a deliberate and willful ignorance, not a lack of opportunity to learn the truth. (LWB) It signifies not so much “unlearned” as “uneducated;” a mind untrained and
undisciplined in habits of thought, lacking in moral qualities of a balanced judgment. (W. Nicole) The verb “strebloo” also means to torture, put to the rack, to twist or dislocate the limbs on the rack. (K. Wuest) Some doctrines are more difficult to apprehend than others, and they need to be approached gradually and given out “here a little, there a little.” (A. Pink) The false teachers founded their antinomian doctrine on Paul’s teaching about the grace of God. (W. Nicole) What Peter definitely says is that the Pauline epistles are on a par with the OT books. (G. Clark) This passage is of the greatest interest, as showing that some of Paul’s epistles had by this time taken their place in the estimate of Christians by the side of the sacred books of the OT, and were regarded as Holy Scripture. (B. Caffin) Peter acknowledged Paul’s superior comprehension of doctrine ... God gave Paul the unparalleled blessing of teaching and recording Church Age doctrine ... The apostle Paul exploited God’s power and advanced farther in spiritual maturity than any other believer. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) In a time when the Christian church is plagued by heretical cults and false teaching, Peter’s warning about the irresponsible use of Scripture is important. Correct exegesis must be a continuing concern of the church. (F. Gaebelein) 2 Peter 3:16 As (comparative) also (adjunctive) in all the other (Dat. Measure) epistles (Dat. Ref.), speaking (lale,w, PAPtc.NMS, Customary, Modal) in them (Loc. Place) concerning these things (Obj. Gen.; doctrines Peter just covered), in which (Loc. Place; Pauline epistles) are (eivmi, PAI3S, Descriptive) certain hard to understand (Descr. Nom., hapax legomena) things (Pred. Nom.; advanced doctrines), which (Acc. Appos.) ignorant (Descr. Nom.; untrained, without the basics) and (connective) unstable (Descr. Nom.; emotionally weak) ones (Subj. Nom.; believers without an edification complex of the soul) distort (streblo,w, PAI3P, Customary; twist from their proper meaning, strained interpretation), in the same manner as (comparative) the other (Acc. Spec.; rest of) Scriptures (Acc. Dir. Obj.; Paul’s letters as part of the canon) to their (Poss. Gen.) own personal (Acc. Poss.) spiritual ruin (Acc. Disadv.; waste, destruction). BGT 2 Peter 3:16 w`j kai. evn pa,saij evpistolai/j lalw/n evn auvtai/j peri. tou,twn( evn ai-j evstin dusno,hta, tina( a] oi` avmaqei/j kai. avsth,riktoi streblou/sin w`j kai. ta.j loipa.j grafa.j pro.j th.n ivdi,an auvtw/n avpw,leianÅ VUL 2 Peter 3:16 sicut et in omnibus epistulis loquens in eis de his in quibus sunt quaedam difficilia intellectu quae indocti et instabiles depravant sicut et ceteras scripturas ad suam ipsorum perditionem LWB 2 Peter 3:17 Therefore, you, beloved [members of the royal family], knowing beforehand [advanced warning from Peter as well as Paul], be constantly on guard, so that if you happen to be carried away by the error of unprincipled men [without
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undisciplined in habits of thought, lacking in moral qualities of a balanced judgment. (W.<br />
Nicole) The verb “strebloo” also means to torture, put to the rack, to twist or dislocate the<br />
limbs on the rack. (K. Wuest) Some doctrines are more difficult to apprehend than others,<br />
and they need to be approached gradually and given out “here a little, there a little.” (A.<br />
Pink) The false teachers founded their antinomian doctrine on Paul’s teaching about the<br />
grace of God. (W. Nicole)<br />
What <strong>Peter</strong> definitely says is that the Pauline epistles are on a par with the OT books. (G.<br />
Clark) This passage is of the greatest interest, as showing that some of Paul’s epistles had <strong>by</strong><br />
this time taken their place in the estimate of Christians <strong>by</strong> the side of the sacred books of the<br />
OT, and were regarded as Holy Scripture. (B. Caffin) <strong>Peter</strong> acknowledged Paul’s superior<br />
comprehension of doctrine ... God gave Paul the unparalleled blessing of teaching and<br />
recording Church Age doctrine ... The apostle Paul exploited God’s power and advanced<br />
farther in spiritual maturity than any other believer. (R.B. Thieme, Jr.) In a time when the<br />
Christian church is plagued <strong>by</strong> heretical cults and false teaching, <strong>Peter</strong>’s warning about the<br />
irresponsible use of Scripture is important. Correct exegesis must be a continuing concern of<br />
the church. (F. Gaebelein)<br />
2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:16 As (comparative) also (adjunctive) in all the<br />
other (Dat. Measure) epistles (Dat. Ref.), speaking (lale,w,<br />
PAPtc.NMS, Customary, Modal) in them (Loc. Place) concerning<br />
these things (Obj. Gen.; doctrines <strong>Peter</strong> just covered), in<br />
which (Loc. Place; Pauline epistles) are (eivmi, PAI3S,<br />
Descriptive) certain hard to understand (Descr. Nom., hapax<br />
legomena) things (Pred. Nom.; advanced doctrines), which<br />
(Acc. Appos.) ignorant (Descr. Nom.; untrained, without the<br />
basics) and (connective) unstable (Descr. Nom.; emotionally<br />
weak) ones (Subj. Nom.; believers without an edification<br />
complex of the soul) distort (streblo,w, PAI3P, Customary;<br />
twist from their proper meaning, strained interpretation),<br />
in the same manner as (comparative) the other (Acc. Spec.;<br />
rest of) Scriptures (Acc. Dir. Obj.; Paul’s letters as part<br />
of the canon) to their (Poss. Gen.) own personal (Acc.<br />
Poss.) spiritual ruin (Acc. Disadv.; waste, destruction).<br />
BGT 2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:16 w`j kai. evn pa,saij evpistolai/j lalw/n evn auvtai/j peri. tou,twn( evn ai-j<br />
evstin dusno,hta, tina( a] oi` avmaqei/j kai. avsth,riktoi streblou/sin w`j kai. ta.j loipa.j<br />
grafa.j pro.j th.n ivdi,an auvtw/n avpw,leianÅ<br />
VUL 2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:16 sicut et in omnibus epistulis loquens in eis de his in quibus sunt quaedam<br />
difficilia intellectu quae indocti et instabiles depravant sicut et ceteras scripturas ad suam ipsorum<br />
perditionem<br />
LWB 2 <strong>Peter</strong> 3:17 Therefore, you, beloved [members of the royal family], knowing<br />
beforehand [advanced warning from <strong>Peter</strong> as well as Paul], be constantly on guard,<br />
so that if you happen to be carried away <strong>by</strong> the error of unprincipled men [without
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