New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Peter 1:3-8

3for 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.

4Through 6these 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 on account of 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 do not make you useless nor 20unproductive 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 which ↩
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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