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

1 Simon 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:

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

3 His 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.

4 Through 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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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

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

Original words

Simon Συμεὼν G4826 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Peter Πέτρος G4074 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular a servant δοῦλος G1401 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction apostle ἀπόστολος G652 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Christ Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular To those who Τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural through ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] righteousness δικαιοσύνῃ G1343 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Savior Σωτῆρος G4990 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Christ Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular have received λαχοῦσιν G2975 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural a faith πίστιν G4102 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular as precious ἰσότιμον G2472 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular as ours ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

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

Original words

Grace Χάρις G5485 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction peace εἰρήνη G1515 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular be multiplied πληθυνθείη G4129 Verb - Aorist Optative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural through ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] knowledge ἐπιγνώσει G1922 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction of Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

- Ὡς G5613 Adverb - 〈τὰ〉 G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular divine θείας G2304 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular power δυνάμεως G1411 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular has given δεδωρημένης G1433 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural everything πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural [we need] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural for πρὸς G4314 Preposition life ζωὴν G2222 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction godliness εὐσέβειαν G2150 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular through διὰ G1223 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular knowledge ἐπιγνώσεως G1922 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of Him who τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular called καλέσαντος G2564 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural [by His] own ἰδίᾳ G2398 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular glory δόξῃ G1391 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction excellence ἀρετῇ G703 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

Or to His own

Verse 4

Cross-references

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

Original words

Through δι’ G1223 Preposition [these] ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural He has given δεδώρηται G1433 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural [His] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural precious τίμια G5093 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction magnificent μέγιστα G3173 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Superlative promises ἐπαγγέλματα G1862 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction through διὰ G1223 Preposition [them] τούτων G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural you may become γένησθε G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural partakers κοινωνοὶ G2844 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural of [the] divine θείας G2304 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular nature φύσεως G5449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular now that you have escaped ἀποφυγόντες G668 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular corruption φθορᾶς G5356 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular world κόσμῳ G2889 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular caused by ἐν G1722 Preposition evil desires ἐπιθυμίᾳ G1939 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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