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Simeon[a] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to the ones having received an equally-precious faith with us by-means-of [b] the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you in[c] the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

Because of All That God Has Given Us, Diligently Add To Your Faith These God-Like Qualities

Because-of His divine power having granted[d] us all things pertaining-to life and godliness through the knowledge of the One having called us by [e] His own glory and virtue[f],

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:1 This is the Aramaic spelling of ‘Simon’, found also in Act 15:14.
  2. 2 Peter 1:1 Or, through.
  3. 2 Peter 1:2 Or, by, in the sphere of.
  4. 2 Peter 1:3 Or, bestowed, given as a gift.
  5. 2 Peter 1:3 Or, to.
  6. 2 Peter 1:3 Or, moral-excellence, excellence of character.

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