New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 1:3-8

3seeing that His 1divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true 2knowledge of Him who 3called us 4by His own glory and 5excellence.

4 6For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent 7promises, so that by them you may become 8partakers of the divine nature, having 9escaped the 10corruption that is in 11the world by lust.

5Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith 12supply 13moral 14excellence, and in your moral excellence, 15knowledge,

6and in your knowledge, 16self-control, and in your self-control, 17perseverance, and in your perseverance, 18godliness,

7and in your godliness, 19brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.

8For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor 20unfruitful in the true 21knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Notes

1. 2 Peter 1:3 1 Pet 1:5 ↩
2. 2 Peter 1:3 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 8; 2:20; 3:18 ↩
3. 2 Peter 1:3 1 Thess 2:12; 2 Thess 2:14; 1 Pet 5:10 ↩
4. 2 Peter 1:3 Or to ↩
5. 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue ↩
6. 2 Peter 1:4 Lit Through which (things) ↩
7. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 3:9, 13 ↩
8. 2 Peter 1:4 Eph 4:13, 24; Heb 12:10; 1 John 3:2 ↩
9. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 2:18, 20 ↩
10. 2 Peter 1:4 2 Pet 2:19 ↩
11. 2 Peter 1:4 James 1:27 ↩
12. 2 Peter 1:5 2 Pet 1:11 ↩
13. 2 Peter 1:5 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
14. 2 Peter 1:5 Or virtue ↩
15. 2 Peter 1:5 Col 2:3; 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
16. 2 Peter 1:6 Acts 24:25 ↩
17. 2 Peter 1:6 Luke 21:19 ↩
18. 2 Peter 1:6 2 Pet 1:3 ↩
19. 2 Peter 1:7 Rom 12:10; 1 Pet 1:22 ↩
20. 2 Peter 1:8 Col 1:10 ↩
21. 2 Peter 1:8 John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 3; 2:20; 3:18 ↩

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