2 Peter 1:3

As He who all (things) which of the divine power are unto life and godliness hath given (us), through the knowledge of Him who hath called us unto the glory of him and of virtue,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

In Context

2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

4by annunciations great and precious which he hath given to you, that by them you may be partakers of the divine nature, while you escape the corruption of the lusts which are in the world;

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Cross References

John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him he should give the life which is eternal.

Romans 8:32And if his Son be spared not, but for all of us delivered him up, how will he not with him give us all things?

1 Corinthians 1:9Faithful is Aloha, by whom you have been called to the fellowship of his Son Jeshu Meshiha 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 →

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