2 Peter — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on 2 peter, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · 2 Peter 1:1 (KJV)
According to the opening verse, to whom is this epistle addressed?
Answer: To them that have obtained like precious faith
Study note. Peter writes to those who have obtained 'like precious faith' through righteousness.
Lesson 2 · 2 Peter 1:3 (KJV)
What does Peter say has been given unto us through the knowledge of Him?
Answer: All things that pertain unto life and godliness
Study note. His divine power hath given us all things pertaining to life and godliness.
Lesson 3 · 2 Peter 1:6 (KJV)
In the 'ladder of faith,' what virtue is to be added immediately after 'temperance'?
Answer: Patience
Study note. The sequence is temperance, then patience, then godliness.
Lesson 4 · 2 Peter 1:21 (KJV)
Peter states that prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but by what means?
Answer: Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost
Study note. Prophecy was delivered as holy men were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Lesson 5 · 2 Peter 2:5 (KJV)
Whom did God save as the 'eighth person' when He brought the flood upon the world of the ungodly?
Answer: Noah
Study note. Noah is described as a preacher of righteousness and the eighth person saved.
Lesson 6 · 2 Peter 2:7 (KJV)
Which Old Testament figure is described as 'just' and 'vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked'?
Answer: Lot
Study note. God delivered just Lot, who was vexed by the behavior of the wicked in Sodom.
Lesson 7 · 2 Peter 2:22 (KJV)
Peter uses a proverb about which animal returning to its own vomit?
Answer: A dog
Study note. The proverb describes a dog turning to his own vomit again.
Lesson 8 · 2 Peter 3:8 (KJV)
What specific measurement of time does Peter use to describe the Lord's perspective?
Answer: One day is as a thousand years
Study note. One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Lesson 9 · 2 Peter 3:10 (KJV)
How will the day of the Lord come, according to Peter?
Answer: As a thief in the night
Study note. The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.
Lesson 10 · 2 Peter 3:15 (KJV)
Whose epistles does Peter mention, noting that they contain 'some things hard to be understood'?
Answer: Paul
Study note. Peter refers to the writings of 'our beloved brother Paul.'
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does 2 peter point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?