⁴Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be ^kpartakers of the divine nature, ^lhaving escaped ^mthe corruption that is in the world through lust. ⁵And beside this, giving all diligence, ⁿadd to your faith virtue; and to virtue ^oknowledge; ⁶And to knowledge ^ptemperance; and to temperance ^qpatience; and to patience ^fgodliness; ⁷And to ^fgodliness ^rbrotherly kindness; and ^sto brotherly kindness ^tcharity. ⁸For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be ^†barren nor ^uunfruitful in ^ethe knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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2 Peter 1:4: … by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

Footnotes

k John 1:12. 1 John 3:2. So Heb. 12:10.
lch. 2:18, 20.
mSee 1 Cor. 15:42.
nSee ver. 11.
o 1 Pet. 3:7. ch. 3:18. See 1 Cor. 12:8.
pSee Acts 24:25.
qSee James 1:3.
fver. 6, 7. ch. 3:11. Acts 3:12 (Gk.). See 1 Tim. 2:10.
fver. 6, 7. ch. 3:11. Acts 3:12 (Gk.). See 1 Tim. 2:10.
rSee Heb. 13:1.
sSee Gal. 6:10.
†[Gr. idle]. Matt. 12:36. & 20:3, 6. 1 Tim. 5:13. Tit. 1:12 (Gk.).
uSee Tit. 3:14. So John 15:2.
eSo John 17:3. ver. 3, 8. ch. 2:22.

Cross references

t 1 Cor. 13:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NLTNew Living Translation

And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.

The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire, and for this same reason, and by applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge, and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness, and with godliness, brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.

For if these things are yours and are increasing, this does not make you useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.