³because his divine power has bestowed on us all things that are necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character, ⁴through 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, ⁵and for this same reason, and by^* applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge, ⁶and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness, ⁷and with godliness, brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.

Make Your Calling and Election Secure

⁸For if^* these things are yours and are increasing, this does not make you useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹For the one for whom these things are not present is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the cleansing^a of his former sins. ¹⁰Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because if you^* do these things, you will never ever stumble.

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2 Peter 1:3: His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence …

Footnotes

*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“escaping from”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“applying”) which is understood as means
*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as conditional
aLiterally “receiving forgetfulness of the cleansing”
*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“do”) which is understood as conditional