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2 Peter 1:2-4
New International Version
2 Peter 1:2-4
New International Version
2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance(A) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.(B)
Confirming One’s Calling and Election
3 His divine power(C) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(D) who called us(E) by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(F) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(G) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(H)
2 Peter 1:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 Peter 1:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 (A)Grace and peace be multiplied to you in (B)the knowledge of God and of Jesus [a]our Lord, 3 for His (C)divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true (D)knowledge of Him who (E)called us [b]by His own glory and [c]excellence. 4 Through [d]these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent (F)promises, so that by them you may become (G)partakers of the divine nature, having (H)escaped the (I)corruption that is in (J)the world on account of lust.
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- 2 Peter 1:2 Or our Lord. Since His...excellence, through these (vv 3-4)
- 2 Peter 1:3 Or to
- 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue
- 2 Peter 1:4 Lit which
2 Peter 1:2-4
The Message
2 Peter 1:2-4
The Message
1 1-2 I, Simon Peter, am a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. I write this to you whose experience with God is as life-changing as ours, all due to our God’s straight dealing and the intervention of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you many times over as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master.
Don’t Put It Off
3-4 Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust.
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2 Peter 1:2-4
New Living Translation
2 Peter 1:2-4
New Living Translation
2 May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.
Growing in Faith
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 4 And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
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2 Peter 1:2-4
King James Version
2 Peter 1:2-4
King James Version
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
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