Greeting

Simeon[a] Peter,(A) a slave and an apostle(B) of Jesus Christ:

To those who have obtained a faith of equal privilege with ours[b] through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior(D) Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God(E) and of Jesus our Lord.

Growth in the Faith

His[c] divine power(F) has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge(G) of Him who called(H) us by[d] His own glory and goodness.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:1 Other mss read Simon
  2. 2 Peter 1:1 Or obtained a faith of the same kind as ours
  3. 2 Peter 1:3 Lit As His
  4. 2 Peter 1:3 Or to

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