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, servant and sent of Jesus Christ, to them having received by inheritance equally honoured faith with us in the justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

And I sprinkled clean waters upon you, and ye were cleansed: from all your uncleannesses and from all your blocks will I cleanse you.

Who are Israelites; whose the adoption as a son, and the glory, and covenants, and legislation, and divine worship, and solemn promises;

Forasmuch as the solemn promises of God in him yea, and in him Amen, for glory to God by us.

Therefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you.

Therefore having these declarations, dearly let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

And to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as to many; but as to one: And to thy seed, who is Christ.

And now he has attained a more distinguished office, in how much also he is mediator of a better covenant, which was legislated upon better promises.

And for this he is mediator of a new covenant, that death having been, for redemption of the transgressions for the first covenant, the called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

And this is the promise which he promised us, eternal life.

Ye might

And as many as received him, he gave them authority to be the children of God, to them believing on his name:

And we all, shown as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, with the face uncovered, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Spirit of the Lord.

And to be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

And having put on the new, being renewed in knowledge according to the image of him having created him:

For they truly for a few days, according as it seemed to them, corrected; but he for profit, in order to partake in his holiness.

Dearly beloved, now are we the children of God, and it has not yet been manifested what we shall be: and we know that, if he be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

General references

In God I will praise the word: in Jehovah I will praise the word.

To serve him in sanctity and justice before him all the days of our life.