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2 Peter 1:4 — Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that…
“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.”
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The verses around 2 Peter 1:4.
2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4Whereby 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.
5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
Verse explanation
Speaking of becoming “partakers of the divine nature” is a phrase that has produced varied interpretations throughout Christian history — read by some as transformed character and closeness to God, by others as a deeper union. The phrase is still debated among different traditions.
From the 2 Peter 1 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Peter 1:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Pelas quaes elle nos tem dado grandissimas e preciosas promessas, para que por ellas fiqueis participantes da natureza divina, havendo escapado da corrupção, que pela concupiscencia ha no mundo.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Pelas quais nos são dadas grandíssimas e preciosas promessas, para que por meio delas sejais participantes da natureza divina, tendo escapado da corrupção que há no mundo pelo mau desejo.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Por medio de estas promesas podemos participar de la naturaleza divina, deshacernos de la corrupción que producen los deseos malos de este mundo.
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