3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.


In Context

1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

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

5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;

2nd Peter 1:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3According 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3As his divine power has given to us all things which relate to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us by glory and virtue,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:3As all things of his divine power which appertain to life and godliness, are given us, through the knowledge of him who hath called us by his own proper glory and virtue.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:3seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:3seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3According as his divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue: