2 Peter 1:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ By these he has given us very great and precious promises,  so that through them you may share in the divine nature,  escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

Common English Bible

⁴ Through his honor and glory he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, that you may share the divine nature and escape from the world’s immorality that sinful craving produces.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Through Christ, he has given us the greatest and most precious promises, so that by these things you may become sharers in the Divine Nature, fleeing from the corruption of that desire which is in the world.

2 Peter 1:4 Cross References

Romans 9:4

They are Israelites,  and to them belong the adoption,  the glory,  the covenants,  the giving of the law,  the temple service,  and the promises.

2 Corinthians 1:20

For every one of God’s promises  is ‘Yes’ in him. Therefore, through him we also say ‘Amen’  to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 3:18

We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at  , the glory of the Lord  and are being transformed  into the same image  from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.   ,

Galatians 3:16

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say ‘and to seeds’, as though referring to many, but referring to one, and to your seed,   , who is Christ.

Galatians 6:8

because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit  will reap eternal life  from the Spirit.

Ephesians 4:13

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,  growing into maturity with a stature  measured by Christ’s fullness.

Colossians 3:10

and have put on  the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your  Creator.

Hebrews 12:10

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but he does it for our benefit, so that we can share his holiness.

Hebrews 9:15

Therefore, he is the mediator  of a new covenant,  , so that those who are called might receive the promise  of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows  in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

2 Peter 1:1

Simeon  Peter,  a servant and an apostle  of Jesus Christ: To those who have received a faith equal to ours through the righteousness  of our God and Saviour  Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 3:13

But based on his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth,  where righteousness dwells.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord does not delay his promise,  as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any  to perish  but all to come to repentance.

1 John 2:25

And this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed.  We know that when he appears,  we will be like him  because we will see him as he is.