2 Peter 1:3
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Confirm Your Calling and Election
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him (A)who called us to[a] his own glory and excellence,[b]
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- 2 Peter 1:3 Or by
- 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue
2 Peter 1:8
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8 For if these qualities[a] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or (A)unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Peter 1:8 Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12
2 Peter 2:20
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20 For if, (A)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (B)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (C)the last state has become worse for them than the first.
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Philippians 3:8
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8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of (A)the surpassing worth of (B)knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I (C)have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
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