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A leaf containing the Epistles of Peter on Papyrus 72 (3rd/4th century)
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Book | Second Epistle of Peter |
Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Bible part | 22 |
Category | General epistles |
2 Peter 1 is the first chapter of the Second Epistle of Peter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to Peter the Apostle.
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
Reference to Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1-12; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).