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2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter, writing near the end of his life, addresses his readers immediately after warning against scoffers who deny Christ's return. The "therefore" pivots from eschatological warning to ethical exhortation.
The words — Aspiloí (ἄσπιλοι, "without spot") and amōmētoi (ἀμώμητοι, "without blemish") form a paired formula echoing the language of unblemished sacrifice in Leviticus (1:3; 22:20).
The thread — The same "blameless until the day of Christ" expectation appears in Philippians 1:10 and 1 Thessalonians 3:13, while 1 Thessalonians 5:23 frames the goal as God's own work of complete sanctification.
Why it lands — The aorist imperative spoudasate ("do be diligent") makes this an active demand rather than a passive hope: the reader must deliberately cultivate moral integrity so as to be found in that state when the day comes.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Cross-references
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- Philippians 1:10 so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
- 1 Corinthians 1:8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 2:15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- 2 Peter 1:5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- Hebrews 9:28 so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
- Luke 12:43 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.