Bible Strands
2 Peter 1:11
and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses believers to strengthen their assurance after instructing them on cultivating spiritual virtues. He delivers this promise immediately after warning that practicing these qualities prevents stumbling.
The words — πλουσίως (plousiōs) means "richly" or "lavishly," modifying the future passive verb ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται (epichorēgēthēsetai), which literally translates to "will be fully supplied" or "will be abundantly provided."
The thread — The promise of entering God's kingdom appears in Matthew 25:34 as an inheritance prepared by the Father and in Revelation 5:10 as a royal priesthood reigning on earth. Revelation 3:21 similarly extends this kingdom promise to those who overcome.
Why it lands — The text demands active perseverance in spiritual disciplines as the necessary path to a guaranteed future inheritance. It frames eternal life not as a passive guarantee but as a richly supplied entrance earned through faithful practice.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Cross-references
- Revelation 5:10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
- Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Revelation 3:21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
- John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
- 2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
- Hebrews 6:17 So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
- Daniel 7:14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.