2 Peter 1:3
in the same manner that all things which are for life and piety have been given to us by his Divine virtue, through the plan of him who has called us to our own glory and virtue.
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In Context
2Grace to you. And may peace be fulfilled according to the plan of God and of Christ Jesus our Lord,
Cross References
Psalms 84:11Mercy and truth have met each other. Justice and peace have kissed.
Proverbs 12:4A diligent woman is a crown to her husband. And she who acts with confusion as to which things are worthy is decay to his bones.
Proverbs 31:29Many daughters have gathered together riches; you have surpassed them all.
John 17:2just as you have given authority over all flesh to him, so that he may give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.
Romans 8:32He who did not spare even his own Son, but handed him over for the sake of us all, how could he not also, with him, have given us all things?
1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:2-5
Second Peter The penman of this epistle appears plainly to be the same who wrote the foregoing; and, whatever difference some learned men apprehend they discern in the style of this epistle from that of the former, this cannot be a sufficient argument to assert that it was written by Simon who succeeded the apostle James in the church at Jerusalem, inasmuch as he who wrote this epistle calls himself Simon Peter, and an apostle ( v. 1 ), and says that he was one of the three apostles that were present at Christ's… Read the whole commentary →