2 Peter 1:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Are given

Ye might

General references

Psalm 56:10

Luke 1:75

Bible References

Are given

Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols.

who are Israelites, of whom is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the divine service, and the promises,

For as many as be promises of God, in him is the Yes, and in him the Truly, for glory to God through us.

Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, And to the seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, who is Christ.

But now he has obtained a superior ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a superior covenant, which has been enacted upon superior promises.

And because of this he is mediator of a new covenant, so that a death having occurred for the redemption of the transgressions against the first covenant, those who are called might take the promise of the eternal inheritance.

And this is the promise that he promised us: the eternal life.

Ye might

But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,

But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and having put on the new man, being renewed in knowledge according to an image of him who created him,

For those men indeed for a few days chastened us according to that which seemed good to them, but he for that which is advantageous, in order to be partakers of his holiness.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet made known what we will be. But we know that whenever he is made known we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.

General references

In God I will praise [his] word. In LORD I will praise [his] word.

in piety and righteousness before him all our the days of our life.