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seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us (ως ημιν της θειας δυναμεως αυτου δεδωρημενης). Genitive absolute with the causa…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

According as his divine power has given to us. All the effects of the gospel on the human heart are, in the Scriptures, traced to the

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

According as.—Better, seeing that. This must not be made to depend on 2 Peter 1:2. In the canonical Epistles,…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as His divine power has given to us all thi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The grammar of this verse connects it more closely with v.2 than the NIV indicates; it shows the way in which the multiplication of the knowledge o…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

According as his divine power. He refers to the infinite goodness of God which they had already experienced, so that they might more fully…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

According as his divine power
Meaning either the power of God the Father, to whom belong eternal power and Godhead; …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Faith unites the weak believer to Christ as really as it does the strong one, and purifies the heart of one as truly as of another; and every since…

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