[3:19] sn And preached to the spirits in prison. The meaning of this preaching and the spirits to whom he preached are much debated. ... The latter is preferred ...

“In place of ἀποθνῃσκιεν, the common verb for 'die,' ἀπογινεθαι serves Peter as a euphemism, with the meaning 'to be away' or 'to depart'” (J. R. Michaels, 1 ...

” The Greek term “brotherhood” is used in a broad sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 19 s.v. ἀδελφότης 1). Another ...

19. Many translations take this as adjectival describing the spirits (“who had once been disobedient”; cf. NASB, NIV, NKJV, NLT, NRSV, TEV), but the grammatical ...

Greek present, "goeth into captivity." Compare Jer 15:2, which is alluded to here. Aleph, B, and C read simply, "he goeth away," and omit "into captivity." But ...

[1:7] tn The Greek word translated “fellow slave” is σύνδουλος (sundoulo"); the σύν- prefix here denotes association. Though δοῦλος is normally translated “ ...

20:21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. Kisah Para Rasul 22:4. Konteks · 22: ...

[1:4] sn The Greek term for Master (δεσπότης, despoths) is the same term the author of 2 Peter used (2 Pet 2:1) to describe his Lord when he prophesied about ...

Exhortation to the Faithful. 1:17 But you, dear friends – recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. Yudas 1:23.

[4:6] tn Grk “so that they may be judged…but may live.” Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.