2 aGrace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
3 as His adivine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him bwho called us by glory and virtue,
4 aby which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be bpartakers of the divine nature, having escaped the1 corruption that is in the world through lust.
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5 But also for this very reason, agiving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue bknowledge,
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control1 perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and ato brotherly kindness love.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for 2 Peter 1:4.
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