2 Peter 1:1

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Summary

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

Peter

An apostle

Have

Of god and our saviour

Luke 1:47

Titus 2:13

General references

Philippians 1:5

Bible References

Peter

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; (for they were fishermen:)

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew;

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you my disciples, that he may sift you as wheat:

And Andrew brought him to Jesus: and Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas; which is interpreted a stone.

Now when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these? He saith unto Him, Yes, Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ to the strangers who are dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia,

An apostle

And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute:

Then said Jesus unto them again, Peace be to you. As my Father sent me, even so send I you.

Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? and are not ye my work in the Lord?

not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

(for He who wrought effectually in Peter as to the apostleship of the circumcision, wrought effectually also in me as to the gentiles:)

which in other generations was not made known to men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be co-heirs,

And therefore He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; to qualify holy men for the work of the ministry,

The elders that are among you I exhort, who am also an elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed; feed the flock of God that is among you,

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by which are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness to them, giving them the holy Spirit, as He had done also to us:

that is to say, that being among you we may be comforted together by the faith of each, both yours and mine.

But having the same Spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed, and therefore have I spoken," we also believe, and therefore speak:

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

For to you it is granted as a favor from Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for his sake:

keeping in memory the unfeigned faith, that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice: and I am persuaded that it dwells in thee also;

Paul a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for promoting the faith of God's chosen people, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness:

That the proof of your faith, which is much more precious than of gold, (that perisheth, though tried by fire) may be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, when Jesus Christ shall be revealed:

To you therefore who believe it is precious: but to them that are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner,

Of god and our saviour

for He hath regarded the low estate of his handmaid:

looking for the blessed hope, and glorious appearance of the great God, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ:

General references

in every prayer of mine) for your attachment to the gospel, from the first day even till now;