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2 Peter 1:3-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Peter 1:3-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 His divine power has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion, through the knowledge of him(A) who called us by his own glory and power.[a] 4 Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.(B) 5 [b]For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, virtue with knowledge,(C) 6 knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with devotion, 7 devotion with mutual affection, mutual affection with love. 8 If these are yours and increase in abundance, they will keep you from being idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 1:3 By his own glory and power: the most ancient papyrus and the best codex read “through glory and power.”
- 1:5–9 Note the climactic gradation of qualities (2 Pt 1:5–7), beginning with faith and leading to the fullness of Christian life, which is love; cf. Rom 5:3–4; Gal 5:6, 22 for a similar series of “virtues,” though the program and sense here are different than in Paul. The fruit of these is knowledge of Christ (2 Pt 1:8) referred to in 2 Pt 1:3; their absence is spiritual blindness (2 Pt 1:9).
2 Peter 1:3-8
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Peter 1:3-8
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
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[a] 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.[b] 5 For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 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.
2 Peter 1:3-8
Good News Translation
2 Peter 1:3-8
Good News Translation
God's Call and Choice
3 God's divine power has given us everything we need to live a truly religious life through our knowledge of the one who called us to share in his own[a] glory and goodness. 4 In this way he has given us the very great and precious gifts he promised, so that by means of these gifts you may escape from the destructive lust that is in the world, and may come to share the divine nature. 5 For this very reason do your best to add goodness to your faith; to your goodness add knowledge; 6 to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness; 7 to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love. 8 These are the qualities you need, and if you have them in abundance, they will make you active and effective in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Peter 1:3 to share in his own; some manuscripts have through his.
2 Peter 1:3-8
New American Standard Bible
2 Peter 1:3-8
New American Standard Bible
3 for His (A)divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true (B)knowledge of Him who (C)called us [a]by His own glory and [b]excellence. 4 Through [c]these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent (D)promises, so that by them you may become (E)partakers of the divine nature, having (F)escaped the (G)corruption that is in (H)the world on account of lust. 5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith (I)supply (J)moral [d]excellence, and in your moral excellence, (K)knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, (L)self-control, and in your self-control, (M)perseverance, and in your perseverance, (N)godliness, 7 and in your godliness, (O)brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor (P)unproductive in the true (Q)knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Peter 1:3 Or to
- 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue
- 2 Peter 1:4 Lit which
- 2 Peter 1:5 Or virtue
2 Peter 1:3-8
New International Version
2 Peter 1:3-8
New International Version
Confirming One’s Calling and Election
3 His divine power(A) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(B) who called us(C) by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(D) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(E) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(F)
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(G) 6 and to knowledge, self-control;(H) and to self-control, perseverance;(I) and to perseverance, godliness;(J) 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(K) 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(L) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(M)
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