2Pe 1:1, 11, 2:20, 3:18 | ESV | STEP | Simeon Peter , a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ , To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ :

2 Peter 1:1

Greeting

1 Simeon ^{▼▼Some manuscripts Simon} Peter, a servant ^{▼▼Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have obtained ^ca faith of equal standing with ours ^dby the righteousness of our ^eGod and Savior Jesus Christ:

2 Peter 1:11

11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you ^fan entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 2:20

20 For if, ^gafter they have escaped the defilements of the world ^hthrough the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, ⁱthe last state has become worse for them than the first.

2 Peter 3:18

18 But ^jgrow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ^kTo him be the glory both now and to the day of ^leternity. Amen.