2 Peter
New Testament · translated from the Greek
Peter, sensing that his departure is near, urges growth in faith, warns against false teachers and answers the scoffers: the Lord is not slow about his promise, but is patient, and his day will come.
How it is laid out
Key verses
- 2 Peter 3:9 — The Lord is not slow about the promise, but is patient
- 2 Peter 1:21 — Men spoke from God carried along by the Holy Spirit
- 2 Peter 3:18 — Grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord
Who wrote it
Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus the Messiah (1:1), who says he was with Jesus on the holy mountain (1:16-18). Already in ancient times it was disputed whether it was Peter's (Eusebius, Church History 3.3.1).
When it was written
Debated: around AD 64–68 if Peter wrote it, or later.
For whom, and in what situation
Those who "have received a faith as precious as ours" (1:1), facing false teachers (2:1) and scoffers who asked, "Where is the promise of his coming?" (3:3-4).
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