2 Peter 1:4
Through these, he gave us precious and great promises, so that you might be sharers in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world that is caused by evil desires.
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5For this reason, do your best to add goodness to your faith; and to goodness add knowledge;
Cross References
Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle pure water on you so you will be purified from all of your impurities, and I will purify you from all of your idols.
Romans 9:4They are Israelites. They have adoption, the glory, the covenants, the gift of the law, the worship of God, and the promises.
2 Corinthians 3:18Now all of us, with unveiled faces, see the glory of the Lord. We are being transformed into the same glorious likeness from one degree of glory into another, just as from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Galatians 3:16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It does not say, “to descendants,” referring to many, but instead to only one, “and to your descendant,” who is Christ.
Ephesians 4:23You were taught to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
Hebrews 8:6But now Christ has received a much better ministry, just as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which is based on better promises.
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 →