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In 1 and 2 Peter, Jude, you will find a concise and incisive exegesis of the Petrine epistles and Jude, even of difficult verses. Written from an evangelical perspective, this commentary brings into focus a wealth of background information from the Old Testament, Jewish intertestamental works, and other literary sources to illuminate the letters of Peter and Jude.

translation goodness for aretē is mild. Basically, aretē is that which expresses worth. Applied to human beings, it means moral goodness (as in 1:5; “virtue” in KJV). Applied to God (as here in v. 3), it means that which manifests divine miracle-working power for good. 1:4 / Through these, that is, on account of Christ’s divine attributes of glory and excellence releasing divine power, he has given us his very great and precious promises. The natural reading of this passage suggests that the pledges
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