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that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
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A Unified Authority
Commentators emphasize that Peter places the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament apostles on the same level of authority. Their messages are not separate but form one unified testimony about God's plan, culminating in the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This provides believers with a solid and consistent foundation for their faith.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That ye may be mindful of the words. He means the doctrines, the truths, the prophetic statements. Jude 1:18 states that it had…
That ye should remember (μνησθηνα). First aorist passive (deponent) infinitive of μιμνησκω, to remind. Purpose (indirect command) …
19th Century
Anglican
By the holy prophets.—Appealed to before in 2 Peter 1:19. (Compare to Jude 1:17.) The coherence of the Epistle as a wh…
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Baptist
That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Sa…
The “words spoken in the past” are the prophetic oracles with special reference here to the day of the Lord. The “command” is a way of referring to…
16th Century
Protestant
That ye may be mindful. By these words, he indicates that we have enough in the writings of the prophets and in the gospel to stir us up, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That you may be mindful This is an explanation of the above mentioned end of his writing this and the other epistle;…
The purified minds of Christians should be stirred up, so that they may be active and lively in the work of holiness. There will be scoffers in the…
