2 Peter 1:2 “Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and…”

2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

American Standard Version

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

Geneva Bible 1599

Grace and peace be multiplied to you, through the acknowledging of God, and of Iesus our Lord,

Darby Translation

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in [the] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Young's Literal Translation

Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!

Bible in Basic English

May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

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Cross references

“Grace”

1 Peter 1:2 Numbers 6:24–26 Jude 1:2 Romans 1:7 Daniel 4:1 Revelation 1:4

1 Peter 1:2 · BSB

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Numbers 6:24–26 · BSB

‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;

Jude 1:2 · BSB

Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

Romans 1:7 · BSB

To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Daniel 4:1 · BSB

King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.

Revelation 1:4 · BSB

John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,

“the knowledge”

2 Peter 3:18 John 17:3 Isaiah 53:11 Luke 10:22 2 Corinthians 4:6 1 John 5:20

2 Peter 3:18 · BSB

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

Isaiah 53:11 · BSB

After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.

Luke 10:22 · BSB

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:20 · BSB

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Also

Philippians 3:8 2 Peter 1:8 2 Peter 2:20 2 Peter 1:3

Philippians 3:8 · BSB

More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

2 Peter 1:8 · BSB

For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 2:20 · BSB

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

2 Peter 1:3 · BSB

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

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