2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Grace	Χάρις Charis	G5485	graciousness (as gratifying) · noun — nominative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
peace	εἰρήνη eirēnē	G1515	peace (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
multiplied	πληθυνθείη plēthuntheiē	G4129	to increase (transitively or intransitively) · verb — aorist passive optative, 3rd person singular
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
through	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
knowledge	ἐπιγνώσει epignōsei	G1922	recognition · noun — dative singular feminine
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
Lord	κυρίου kuriou	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Philippians 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the los…
1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of…
Numbers 6:24-26 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear…
Jude 1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 persons are described and the same blessings are desired that are in the preface to his former letter; but there are some additions or alterations which ought to be taken notice of, in all the three parts of the introduction. I. We have here a description of the person who wrote the epistle, by the name of Simon, as well as Peter, and by the title of servant, as well as that of apostle. Peter, being in both epistles, seems to be the name most frequently used, and with which he may be thought to b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 1:2

Grace . . . peace-- (Pe1 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 Pe2 1:1 : marking how entirely one the Father and Son are (Joh 14:7-11). The Vulgate omits "of God and"; but oldest manuscripts support the words. Still the prominent object of Peter's exhortation is "the knowledge of Jesus our Lord" (a phrase only in Rom 4:24), and, only secondarily, of the Father through Him (Pe2 1:8; Pe2 2:20; Pe2 3:18).

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 1:2

Grace - 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.

John Gill on 2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you,.... By a multiplication of grace may be meant a larger discovery of the love and favour of God; which though it admits of no degrees in itself, being never more or less in God's heart, yet, as to the manifestations of it, it is different, and capable of being increased, and drawn out to a greater length; or else an increase of the internal graces of the Spirit of God, as to the actings and exercise of them; or a larger measure of the gifts of the Spirit, for greater usefulness among them; or a clearer view, and a more enlarged knowledge of the Gospel of the grace of God, and the truths of it; and indeed, the word grace may take in all these senses: and…

The Church Fathers

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.
— John Chrysostom, CATENA

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 beginning, and this one to those more perfect. For peace and grace are multiplied to those advancing well in this life through faith, but will be fulfilled for those arriving in the other life through vision. Hence, well, when saying: Grace and peace be fulfilled to you, he added: In the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because this is eternal life (he says), that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (John 17). And again: If the Son sets you free, you will be truly free, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8).
— Bede, Commentary on the Catholic Epistles

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Peter, Second Epistle of — The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence is wholly in favour of its claim to be the production of the apostle whose name it bears. It…
Grace Of God · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Holiness · 2:17;5:22-25;6:15; — 2:17;5:22-25;6:15;
Sanctification · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Peter 1:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 1:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 1:2

John Gill on 2 Peter 1:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Peter 1:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 1:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 1:2

John Gill on 2 Peter 1:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 2 Peter 1:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Peter 1:1