2 Peter 1:1-4
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Salutation
1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:[a]
2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
The Christian’s Call and Election
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to[b] his own glory and excellence, 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature.[c]
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- 2 Peter 1:1 Or of our God and the Savior Jesus Christ
- 2 Peter 1:3 Or by
- 1.4 partakers of the divine nature: A strong expression to describe the transformation of human nature by divine grace.
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