2 Peter 1:3-4
Legacy Standard Bible
3 seeing that His (A)divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the (B)full knowledge of Him who (C)called us [a]by His own glory and [b]excellence. 4 [c]For by 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 by lust.
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2 Peter 1:3-4
New Living Translation
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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