2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35 Cross references

2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. (The Living Stone and a Chosen People. 4 As you come to him, the living Stone —rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— …

2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

2 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them —bringing swift destruction on themselves.

1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

Footnotes. 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus; 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons; 2 Peter 2:10 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 18.; 2 Peter 2:11 Many manuscripts beings in the presence of; 2 Peter 2:13 Some manuscripts in their love feasts

Greeting the Faithful. 1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and () apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have [] obtained () like [] precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:. 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His () divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the ...

Greeting the Faithful. 1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and () apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have [] obtained () like [] precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:. 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His () divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the ...

1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.