Version: King James Version (public domain)
2 Peter
Against false teachers
2 Peter warns against false teachers and answers those who mocked the delay of Christ’s return: “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years”.
Historical context
It is the New Testament book whose authorship is most disputed; it reuses much of the letter of Jude.
Explanation
Best-known passages
- “Partakers of the divine nature” (ch. 1)
- “One day… as a thousand years” (ch. 3)