Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Peter 3:14

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Peter 3:14

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Peter 3:14

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight." — 2 Peter 3:14 (ASV)

Be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.—Rather, Be found spotless and blameless in His sight. "Be found of Him," i.e., "by Him" (compare 2 Peter 2:19), cannot be accepted; the construction is parallel to be found unto you (2 Corinthians 12:20), i.e., "in your judgment," or "in your sight."

The pair of epithets, "spotless and blameless," should be noted as coinciding with 1 Peter 1:19, and also as forming a marked contrast to the false teachers, who are called spots and blemishes (2 Peter 2:13).

"In peace" is unlikely to refer to differences between Jewish and Gentile Christians, a subject quite foreign to this Epistle. It may possibly refer to the false teachers and the discord caused by them, but more probably it has no special reference. It expresses at once the condition and the consequence of being "spotless and blameless." There is no peace, saith my God, for the wicked.