2 Peter 1:3-4
Wycliffe Bible
3 How all things of his god-like virtue, that be to life and piety [that be into life and piety], be given to us, by the knowing of him, that called us for his own glory and virtue.
4 By whom he gave to us most [and] precious promises; that by these things ye shall be made fellows of God's kind, and flee the corruption of that covetousness [fleeing the corruption of that covetousness], that is in the world.
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2 Peter 1:3-4
New Matthew Bible
3 His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us by virtue and glory, 4 by the means whereof are given to us excellent and most great promises, so that by the help of them you may be partakers of the divine nature, in that you flee the corruption of worldly lust.
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2 Peter 1:3-4
1599 Geneva Bible
3 [a]According as his [b]divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto [c]life and godliness, through the [d]acknowledging of him that hath called us unto glory and virtue.
4 [e]Whereby most great and precious promises are given unto us, that by them ye should be partakers of the [f]divine nature, in that ye flee the corruption, which is in the [g]world through [h]lust.
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- 2 Peter 1:3 Christ setteth forth himself to us plainly in the Gospel, and that by his only power, and giveth us all things which are requisite both to eternal life, wherein he hath appointed to glorify us, and also to godliness, in that he doth furnish us with true virtue.
- 2 Peter 1:3 He speaketh of Christ, whom he maketh God, and the only Savior.
- 2 Peter 1:3 Unto salvation.
- 2 Peter 1:3 This is the sum of true Religion, to be led by Christ to the Father, as it were by the hand.
- 2 Peter 1:4 An explication of the former sentence, declaring the causes of so great benefits, to wit, God and his free promise, from whence all these benefits proceed, I say, these most excellent benefits, whereby we are delivered from the corruption of the world, (that is, from the wicked lusts which we carry about us) and are made, after a sort, like unto God himself.
- 2 Peter 1:4 By the divine nature, he meaneth not the substance of the Godhead, but the partaking of these qualities whereby the image of God is restored in us.
- 2 Peter 1:4 In men.
- 2 Peter 1:4 For lust is the fear of corruption, and hath his fear even in our very bowels and inmost parts.
2 Peter 1:3-4
Authorized (King James) Version
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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