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2 Peter 1:2–5

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Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
According 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:
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.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
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From verse 2

  1. 2 Peter 3:18Rank 1 from verse 2
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    18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

  2. John 17:3Rank 2 from verse 2
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    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  3. Philippians 3:8Rank 3 from verse 2
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    8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

  4. 1 Peter 1:2Rank 4 from verse 2
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    2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

  5. Isaiah 53:11Rank 5 from verse 2
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    11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

  6. Numbers 6:24–26Rank 6 from verse 2
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    24The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

    25The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

    26The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

  7. Jude 1:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

  8. Romans 1:7Rank 8 from verse 2
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    7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  9. Daniel 4:1Rank 9 from verse 2
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    1NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

  10. Luke 10:22Rank 10 from verse 2
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    22All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

  11. 1 John 5:20–21Rank 11 from verse 2
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    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

    21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

  12. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 12 from verse 2
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  13. 2 Peter 1:3Rank 13 from verse 2
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    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:

  14. 2 Peter 1:8Rank 14 from verse 2
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    8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  15. 2 Peter 2:20Rank 15 from verse 2
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    20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

  16. Revelation 1:4Rank 16 from verse 2
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    4JOHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

  17. Daniel 6:25Rank 17 from verse 2
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    25¶ Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

From verse 3

  1. 1 Peter 5:10Rank 1 from verse 3
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    10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

  2. 2 Timothy 1:9Rank 2 from verse 3
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    9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

  3. Romans 8:28–30Rank 3 from verse 3
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

    29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

    30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

  4. 1 Corinthians 3:21–23Rank 4 from verse 3
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    21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

    22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

    23And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

  5. Psalms 84:11Rank 5 from verse 3
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    11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  6. Romans 8:32Rank 6 from verse 3
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    32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

  7. Ephesians 1:19–21Rank 7 from verse 3
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    19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,

    20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

    21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

  8. 2 Corinthians 12:9Rank 8 from verse 3
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    9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

  9. 1 Peter 2:21Rank 9 from verse 3
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    21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

  10. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 10 from verse 3
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  11. 2 Thessalonians 2:14Rank 11 from verse 3
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    14Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  12. 1 Thessalonians 2:12Rank 12 from verse 3
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    12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

  13. 1 Thessalonians 4:7Rank 13 from verse 3
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    7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

  14. 1 Corinthians 1:9Rank 14 from verse 3
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    9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

  15. 1 Peter 1:15Rank 15 from verse 3
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    15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

  16. Ephesians 4:1Rank 16 from verse 3
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    1I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

  17. 2 Peter 1:2Rank 17 from verse 3
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    2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

  18. 2 Peter 1:5Rank 18 from verse 3
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    5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

  19. John 17:2–3Rank 19 from verse 3
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    2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

  20. 1 Peter 3:9Rank 20 from verse 3
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    9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  21. 1 Timothy 4:8Rank 21 from verse 3
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    8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  22. Colossians 1:16Rank 22 from verse 3
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    16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

  23. Ephesians 4:4Rank 23 from verse 3
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    4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

  24. Matthew 28:18Rank 24 from verse 3
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    18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  25. Philippians 4:8Rank 25 from verse 3
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    8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

  26. Hebrews 1:3Rank 26 from verse 3
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    3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

  27. Psalms 110:3Rank 27 from verse 3
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    3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

  28. Romans 9:24Rank 28 from verse 3
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    24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

  29. 1 Peter 1:5Rank 29 from verse 3
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    5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  30. Ruth 3:11Rank 30 from verse 3
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    11And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.

  31. Proverbs 12:4Rank 31 from verse 3
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    4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

  32. Proverbs 31:29Rank 32 from verse 3
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    29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

  33. Proverbs 31:10Rank 33 from verse 3
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    10¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

From verse 4

  1. Ephesians 4:23–24Rank 1 from verse 4
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    23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

    24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

  2. Ezekiel 36:25–27Rank 2 from verse 4
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    25¶ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

    26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

    27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

  3. 2 Corinthians 3:18Rank 3 from verse 4
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    18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

  4. Colossians 3:10Rank 4 from verse 4
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    10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

  5. Hebrews 12:10Rank 5 from verse 4
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    10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

  6. 2 Corinthians 6:17–1Rank 6 from verse 4
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  7. 1 John 3:2Rank 7 from verse 4
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    2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

  8. Galatians 6:8Rank 8 from verse 4
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    8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

  9. John 1:12–13Rank 9 from verse 4
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    12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

    13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

  10. 2 Peter 2:18–20Rank 10 from verse 4
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    18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

    19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

    20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

  11. 1 John 2:25Rank 11 from verse 4
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    25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

  12. Hebrews 8:6–12Rank 12 from verse 4
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    6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

    7For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

    8For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

    9Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

    10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

    11And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

    12For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

  13. 1 Peter 4:2–3Rank 13 from verse 4
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    2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

  14. 1 John 2:15–16Rank 14 from verse 4
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    15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

    16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  15. 2 Corinthians 1:20Rank 15 from verse 4
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    20For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

  16. 2 Peter 1:1Rank 16 from verse 4
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    1SIMON 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:

  17. Hebrews 9:15Rank 17 from verse 4
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    15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

  18. Galatians 3:16Rank 18 from verse 4
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    16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

  19. James 4:1–3Rank 19 from verse 4
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    1FROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

    2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

    3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

  20. Romans 9:4Rank 20 from verse 4
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    4Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;

From verse 5

  1. Philippians 4:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

  2. Proverbs 4:23Rank 2 from verse 5
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    23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

  3. 2 Peter 3:18Rank 3 from verse 5
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    18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

  4. 2 Peter 1:2–3Rank 4 from verse 5
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    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:

  5. Hebrews 6:11Rank 5 from verse 5
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    11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

  6. 2 Peter 1:10Rank 6 from verse 5
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    10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

  7. Philippians 1:9Rank 7 from verse 5
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    9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

  8. 2 Peter 3:14Rank 8 from verse 5
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    14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

  9. Hebrews 11:6Rank 9 from verse 5
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    6But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

  10. Colossians 2:3Rank 10 from verse 5
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    3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  11. Ephesians 5:17Rank 11 from verse 5
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    17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

  12. Ephesians 1:17–18Rank 12 from verse 5
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  13. Psalms 119:4Rank 13 from verse 5
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    4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

  14. Isaiah 55:2Rank 14 from verse 5
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    2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  15. Philippians 2:12Rank 15 from verse 5
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    12Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

  16. John 6:27Rank 16 from verse 5
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    27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  17. Luke 24:21Rank 17 from verse 5
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    21But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

  18. 1 Corinthians 14:20Rank 18 from verse 5
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    20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

  19. Colossians 1:9Rank 19 from verse 5
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    9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

  20. 1 Peter 3:7Rank 20 from verse 5
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    7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

  21. Hebrews 12:15Rank 21 from verse 5
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    15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

  22. Luke 16:26Rank 22 from verse 5
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    26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

  23. Zechariah 6:15Rank 23 from verse 5
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    15And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.

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2 Peter 1:2

COMBINED MEANING

grace

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Sense 1: Favor, acceptance, goodwill, kindness, or mercy. Sense 2: A favor, gift, benefit, or help freely bestowed, especially God's favor and enabling help; in salvation, explicitly contrasted with works and debt. Sense 3: Pleasing quality, beauty, attractiveness, or elegance, including gracious speech. Sense 4: Thankfulness or gratitude.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

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multiplied

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Made or became more numerous or abundant; increased in number, amount, extent, or degree.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:3

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divine

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Sense 1: Pertaining to God, proceeding from God, or set apart to his service. Sense 2: To seek or declare hidden or future things by a familiar spirit or other claimed supernatural means.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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power

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Sense 1: Ability, strength, force, or effective capacity to act, prevail, or produce an effect. Sense 2: Authority, right, permission, rule, dominion, or control. Sense 3: A person, authority, host, spiritual being, or other agent possessing or manifesting power.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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pertain

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To belong to, be connected with, concern, relate to, form part of, or be properly assigned to a person, possession, subject, life, service, or purpose.

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

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glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

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2 Peter 1:4

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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exceeding

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Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.

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promises

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Sense 1: Assurances or pledges that something will be done or given. Sense 2: As a verb, gives such an assurance or pledge.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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divine

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Sense 1: Pertaining to God, proceeding from God, or set apart to his service. Sense 2: To seek or declare hidden or future things by a familiar spirit or other claimed supernatural means.

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nature

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Sense 1: The inherent constitution, qualities, character, or kind of a being or thing. Sense 2: The condition belonging by origin or birth. Sense 3: The established or ordinary order or course of things.

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escaped

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of escape, meaning to flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.

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corruption

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Sense 1: Decay, rottenness, spoilage, defect, ruin, or dissolution. Sense 2: Moral depravity.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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lust

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Sense 1: Strong desire, craving, or appetite. Sense 2: To desire or crave.

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DEFINED WORDS

2 Peter 1:5

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giving

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of give, meaning to grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.

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diligence

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Earnest, careful, attentive, and persistent effort; prompt application of oneself to accomplish what is required.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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add

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To join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1:1SIMON 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:

1:2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

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1:3According 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:

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1:4Whereby 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.

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1:5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

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1:6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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