New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 1:4-8

4 1For by theseG3739 He has grantedG1433 to us His preciousG5093 and magnificentG3176 2promisesG1862, soG2443 that by them you may becomeG1096 3partakersG2844 of the divineG2304 natureG5449, having 4escapedG668 the 5corruptionG5356 that is in 6the worldG2889 by lustG1939.

5NowG1161 for thisG3778 veryG846 reason alsoG2532, applyingG3923 allG3956 diligenceG4710, in your faithG4102 7supplyG2023 8moralG703 9excellenceG703, and in your moralG703 excellenceG703, 10knowledgeG1108,

6and in your knowledgeG1108, 11self-controlG1466, and in your self-controlG1466, 12perseveranceG5281, and in your perseveranceG5281, 13godlinessG2150,

7and in your godlinessG2150, 14brotherlyG5360 kindnessG5360, and in your brotherlyG5360 kindnessG5360, loveG26.

8For if theseG3778 qualities are yoursG4771 and are increasingG4121, they renderG2525 you neitherG3756 uselessG692 norG3761 15unfruitfulG175 in the trueG1922 16knowledgeG1922 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

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Notes

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

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