Focused Passage

2 Peter 1:1-4

Godliness, Apostolic Witness, and the Sure Prophetic Word

Peter moves from grace-given faith to grace-empowered godliness, then from urgent remembrance to eyewitness certainty, and finally to the Spirit-carried prophetic word as the church's sure lamp until Christ's appearing.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

4Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

1 Peter 1BSB references Matthew 6:33Classic cross-references Hebrews 11:1Classic cross-references John 1:1Classic cross-references Isaiah 54:17Classic cross-references Titus 2:13Classic cross-references

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SimonΣυμεὼνG4826Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulara servantδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionapostleἀπόστολοςG652Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularTo those whoΤοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralthroughἐνG1722Preposition[the] righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃG1343Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSaviorΣωτῆροςG4990Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularhave receivedλαχοῦσινG2975Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plurala faithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularas preciousἰσότιμονG2472Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularas oursἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

John 15:5Classic cross-references Colossians 1:10Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:5Classic cross-references 2 Peter 1:3Classic cross-references Jude 1:2Classic cross-references

Original words

GraceΧάριςG5485Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpeaceεἰρήνηG1515Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularbe multipliedπληθυνθείηG4129Verb - Aorist Optative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthroughἐνG1722Preposition[the] knowledgeἐπιγνώσειG1922Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionof JesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Philippians 4:8Classic cross-references 1 Peter 5:10Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:9Classic cross-references 3 John 1:2Classic cross-references Romans 8:28Classic cross-references

Original words

-ὩςG5613Adverb-〈τὰ〉G3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardivineθείαςG2304Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularpowerδυνάμεωςG1411Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularhas givenδεδωρημένηςG1433Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluraleverythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural[we need]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralforπρὸςG4314PrepositionlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongodlinessεὐσέβειανG2150Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularknowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςG1922Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof Him whoτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcalledκαλέσαντοςG2564Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural[by His] ownἰδίᾳG2398Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulargloryδόξῃG1391Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionexcellenceἀρετῇG703Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

Or to His own

Verse 4

Cross-references

Romans 12:2Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:23Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:58Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:25Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 3:18Classic cross-references

Original words

Throughδι’G1223Preposition[these]ὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralHe has givenδεδώρηταιG1433Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural[His]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralpreciousτίμιαG5093Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmagnificentμέγισταG3173Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - SuperlativepromisesἐπαγγέλματαG1862Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionthroughδιὰG1223Preposition[them]τούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluralyou may becomeγένησθεG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person PluralpartakersκοινωνοὶG2844Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof [the] divineθείαςG2304Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularnatureφύσεωςG5449Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularnow that you have escapedἀποφυγόντεςG668Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcorruptionφθορᾶςG5356Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularworldκόσμῳG2889Noun - Dative Masculine Singularcaused byἐνG1722Prepositionevil desiresἐπιθυμίᾳG1939Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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