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2 Peter 1 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

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Growth in Christian Virtue

1 [a]Simon Peter, a (A)bond-servant and (B)apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received (C)a faith of the same [b]kind as ours, [c]by (D)the righteousness of (E)our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: 2 (F)Grace and peace be multiplied to you in (G)the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; 3 seeing that His (H)divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true (I)knowledge of Him who (J)called us [d]by His own glory and [e]excellence. 4 [f]For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent (K)promises, so that by them you may become (L)partakers of the divine nature, having (M)escaped the (N)corruption that is in (O)the world by lust. 5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith (P)supply (Q)moral [g]excellence, and in your moral excellence, (R)knowledge, 6 and in your knowledge, (S)self-control, and in your self-control, (T)perseverance, and in your perseverance, (U)godliness, 7 and in your godliness, (V)brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor (W)unfruitful in the true (X)knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these qualities is (Y)blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his (Z)purification from his former sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His (AA)calling and (AB)choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never (AC)stumble; 11 for in this way the entrance into (AD)the eternal kingdom of our (AE)Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be (AF)abundantly (AG)supplied to you.

12 Therefore, (AH)I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been established in (AI)the truth which is present with you. 13 I consider it (AJ)right, as long as I am in (AK)this earthly dwelling, to (AL)stir you up by way of reminder, 14 knowing that (AM)the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, (AN)as also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will also be diligent that at any time after my (AO)departure you will be able to call these things to mind.

Eyewitnesses

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised (AP)tales when we made known to you the (AQ)power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were (AR)eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an [h](AS)utterance as this was [i]made to Him by the (AT)Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”— 18 and we ourselves heard this [j]utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the (AU)holy mountain.

19 [k]So we have (AV)the prophetic word made more (AW)sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to (AX)a lamp shining in a dark place, until the (AY)day dawns and the (AZ)morning star arises (BA)in your hearts. 20 But (BB)know this first of all, that (BC)no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for (BD)no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men (BE)moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:1 Two early mss read Simeon
  2. 2 Peter 1:1 Or value
  3. 2 Peter 1:1 Or in
  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 1:5 Or virtue
  8. 2 Peter 1:17 Lit voice
  9. 2 Peter 1:17 Lit brought
  10. 2 Peter 1:18 Lit voice brought
  11. 2 Peter 1:19 Or We have the even more sure prophetic word

Cross references

  1. 2 Peter 1:1 : Rom 1:1; Phil 1:1; James 1:1; Jude 1
  2. 2 Peter 1:1 : 1 Pet 1:1
  3. 2 Peter 1:1 : Rom 1:12; 2 Cor 4:13; Titus 1:4
  4. 2 Peter 1:1 : Rom 3:21-26
  5. 2 Peter 1:1 : Titus 2:13
  6. 2 Peter 1:2 : Rom 1:7; 1 Pet 1:2
  7. 2 Peter 1:2 : John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:3, 8; 2:20; 3:18
  8. 2 Peter 1:3 : 1 Pet 1:5
  9. 2 Peter 1:3 : John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 8; 2:20; 3:18
  10. 2 Peter 1:3 : 1 Thess 2:12; 2 Thess 2:14; 1 Pet 5:10
  11. 2 Peter 1:4 : 2 Pet 3:9, 13
  12. 2 Peter 1:4 : Eph 4:13, 24; Heb 12:10; 1 John 3:2
  13. 2 Peter 1:4 : 2 Pet 2:18, 20
  14. 2 Peter 1:4 : 2 Pet 2:19
  15. 2 Peter 1:4 : James 1:27
  16. 2 Peter 1:5 : 2 Pet 1:11
  17. 2 Peter 1:5 : 2 Pet 1:3
  18. 2 Peter 1:5 : Col 2:3; 2 Pet 1:2
  19. 2 Peter 1:6 : Acts 24:25
  20. 2 Peter 1:6 : Luke 21:19
  21. 2 Peter 1:6 : 2 Pet 1:3
  22. 2 Peter 1:7 : Rom 12:10; 1 Pet 1:22
  23. 2 Peter 1:8 : Col 1:10
  24. 2 Peter 1:8 : John 17:3; Phil 3:8; 2 Pet 1:2, 3; 2:20; 3:18
  25. 2 Peter 1:9 : 1 John 2:11
  26. 2 Peter 1:9 : Eph 5:26; Titus 2:14
  27. 2 Peter 1:10 : Matt 22:14; Rom 11:29; 2 Pet 1:3
  28. 2 Peter 1:10 : 1 Thess 1:4
  29. 2 Peter 1:10 : James 2:10; 2 Pet 3:17; Jude 24
  30. 2 Peter 1:11 : 2 Tim 4:18
  31. 2 Peter 1:11 : 2 Pet 2:20; 3:18
  32. 2 Peter 1:11 : Rom 2:4; 1 Tim 6:17
  33. 2 Peter 1:11 : 2 Pet 1:5
  34. 2 Peter 1:12 : Phil 3:1; 1 John 2:21; Jude 5
  35. 2 Peter 1:12 : Col 1:5f; 2 John 2
  36. 2 Peter 1:13 : Phil 1:7
  37. 2 Peter 1:13 : 2 Cor 5:1, 4; 2 Pet 1:14
  38. 2 Peter 1:13 : 2 Pet 3:1
  39. 2 Peter 1:14 : 2 Cor 5:1; 2 Tim 4:6
  40. 2 Peter 1:14 : John 13:36; 21:19
  41. 2 Peter 1:15 : Luke 9:31
  42. 2 Peter 1:16 : 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Pet 2:3
  43. 2 Peter 1:16 : Mark 13:26; 14:62; 1 Thess 2:19
  44. 2 Peter 1:16 : Matt 17:1ff; Mark 9:2ff; Luke 9:28ff
  45. 2 Peter 1:17 : Matt 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35
  46. 2 Peter 1:17 : Heb 1:3
  47. 2 Peter 1:18 : Ex 3:5; Josh 5:15
  48. 2 Peter 1:19 : 1 Pet 1:10f
  49. 2 Peter 1:19 : Heb 2:2
  50. 2 Peter 1:19 : Ps 119:105
  51. 2 Peter 1:19 : Luke 1:78
  52. 2 Peter 1:19 : Rev 22:16
  53. 2 Peter 1:19 : 2 Cor 4:6
  54. 2 Peter 1:20 : 2 Pet 3:3
  55. 2 Peter 1:20 : Rom 12:6
  56. 2 Peter 1:21 : Jer 23:26; 2 Tim 3:16
  57. 2 Peter 1:21 : 2 Sam 23:2; Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; 3:18; 1 Pet 1:11

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