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2 Peter 1:2

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΧάριςCharisGraceG5485 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceG1515 →
πληθυνθείηplēthuntheiēwould be multipliedG4129 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ἐπιγνώσειepignōsei[the] knowledgeG1922 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
κυρίουkuriouLordG2962 →
ἡμῶν.hēmōnof us.G3165 →

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Colossians 1:2To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.2 Peter 3:18But 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 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.Philippians 3:8More 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 Christ1 Peter 1:2according 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‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;Isaiah 53:11After 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.Jude 1:2Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.Romans 1:7To 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 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.Luke 10:22All 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 4:6For 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 5:20–21And 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.2 Peter 2:20If 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 1:8For 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.Revelation 1:4John, 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,2 Peter 1:3His 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.Daniel 6:25Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

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About 2 Peter

The Judas Kiss — 'false teachers among you' — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Judas Kiss — 'false teachers among you' — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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