Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

2 Peter 3:15

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 33, footnote 19 (Image)

Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Polycarp (HTML)

Epistle to the Philippians (HTML)

Chapter III.—Expressions of personal unworthiness. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 357 (In-Text, Margin)

These things, brethren, I write to you concerning righteousness, not because I take anything upon myself, but because ye have invited me to do so. For neither I, nor any other such one, can come up to the wisdom[2 Peter 3:15] of the blessed and glorified Paul. He, when among you, accurately and stedfastly taught the word of truth in the presence of those who were then alive. And when absent from you, he wrote you a letter, which, if you carefully study, you will find to be the means of building you up in that faith which has been given you, and which, being followed by hope, and preceded by love towards God, and ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 5, page 438, footnote 6 (Image)

Augustine: Anti-Pelagian Writings

A Treatise on Grace and Free Will. (HTML)

Two Letters Written by Augustin to Valentinus and the Monks of Adrumetum. (HTML)

Letter I (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2932 (In-Text, Margin)

... that ye look for such things, be diligent, that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot and blameless and account that the long-suffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given unto him, hath written unto you; as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things: in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction.”[2 Peter 3:14-16]