2001 Translation

Book   Chapter : Verse

Chapters

Select a book first.

Verses

Select a chapter first.

Display Mode

Typeface

CamelCase names

e.g. DaniEl instead of Daniel. Learn more.

Text Subheadings

Illustrations

God’s Name Circumlocutions

Learn more.

Name of God’s Son

Quotes in 2 Peter

2 Peter quotes from the Gospel of Matthew once, and the Old Testament 3 times.

2 Peter 1:17 quoting Matthew 17:5

2 Peter 1:17

‘This is My Son whom I love and of whom I have approved.’

Matthew 17:5

‘This is my beloved Son whom I have approved […]‘

✅ Match

Our comments:

Matthew 17:5 matches, and it probably is quoting Matthew. However, for all we know, it’s possible that 2 Peter wasn’t quoting Matthew itself, but the same source that was used to create Matthew.

2 Peter 2:22 quoting Proverbs 26:11

2 Peter 2:22

‘returned to its vomit’

Proverbs 26:11

Greek Septuagint (our translation):

‘As a dog returns to its vomit; […]‘

✅ Match as a paraphrase

Hebrew Masoretic Text (JPS):

‘As a dog that returneth to his vomit, […]‘

✅ Match as a paraphrase

Dead Sea Scrolls (WEB):

(None of the surviving Dead Sea Scrolls contain this verse.)

Our comments:

Both sources match.

2 Peter 3:8 quoting Psalm 90:4

2 Peter 3:8

‘Don’t overlook the fact that one day to [Jehovah] is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day’

Psalm 90:4

Greek Septuagint (our translation):

‘Why, a thousand years in Your eyes, O [Jehovah], Are like yesterday, after they’ve passed… They’re like a watch in the night.’

✅ Matches as a paraphrase

Hebrew Masoretic Text (JPS):

‘For a thousand years in Thy sight, Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.’

✅ Matches as a paraphrase

Dead Sea Scrolls (WEB):

(None of the surviving Dead Sea Scrolls contain this verse.)

Our comments:

Both the Septuagint and Masoretic Text convey the idea of ‘a thousand years’ being like a short period in God’s sight, which 2 Peter paraphrases and expands into a reciprocal statement.

2 Peter 3:12 quoting Isaiah 34:4

2 Peter 3:12

‘…the skies, burning, will be dissolved, and [their] basic parts will melt.’

Isaiah 34:4

Greek Septuagint (our translation):

‘Then the powers of the heavens will melt; […]‘

✅ Matches the concept, not really a quote

Hebrew Masoretic Text (JPS):

‘And all the host of heaven shall moulder away, […]‘

✅ Matches the concept, not really a quote

Dead Sea Scrolls (WEB):

‘And all of the army of the sky will be dissolved fade away.’ — Scroll 1Q Isaiah A

✅ Matches the concept, not really a quote

Our comments:

All sources differ significantly from the wording in 2 Peter. It’s probably because it’s not really a quote or even a paraphrase, more of a reference to the same ideas found in Isaiah. So yes, the central idea matches, but it’s not really a quote.

Quotes Index

Or return to the introduction to this series.