2 Peter 1:3

New English Translation

I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.

Cross References

Psalm 110:3

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

Proverbs 12:4

A noble wife is the crown of her husband, but the wife who acts shamefully is like rottenness in his bones.

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

Proverbs 31:29

“Many daughters have done valiantly, but you surpass them all!”

Matthew 28:18

Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Romans 8:32

Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?

Romans 9:24

even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful, by whom you were called into fellowship with his son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.

Ephesians 4:1

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

Ephesians 4:4

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,

Philippians 3:8

More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things – indeed, I regard them as dung! – that I may gain Christ,

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.

Colossians 1:16

for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.

2 Thessalonians 2:14

He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 4:8

For “physical exercise has some value, but godliness is valuable in every way. It holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.”

2 Timothy 1:9

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

1 Peter 1:15

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

1 Peter 1:5

who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 2:21

For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 5:10

And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to be sure of your calling and election. For by doing this you will never stumble into sin.

2 Peter 1:2

May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord!

2 Peter 1:5

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge;

2 Peter 1:6

to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;

2 Peter 1:8

For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.

2 Peter 2:20

For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.

Ruth 3:11

Now, my dear, don’t worry! I intend to do for you everything you propose, for everyone in the village knows that you are a worthy woman.