⁴Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust and may become participants of the divine nature.^* ⁵For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with excellence, and excellence with knowledge,^* ⁶and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, ⁷and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. ⁸For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.^* ⁹For anyone who lacks these things is blind, suffering from eye disease, forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.^* ¹⁰Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. ¹¹For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

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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.

Cross references

*2 Cor 7:1; Eph 4:24; 2 Pet 2:18–20; 1 Jn 3:2
*Col 2:3; 2 Pet 3:18
*Jn 15:2; Titus 3:14
*Eph 5:26; 1 Jn 1:7; 2:11