2Pe 1:1, 1Jo 1:7, 2:1-2, Rev 7:9, 14 | 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:

1 John 1:7

7 But ^fif we walk in the light, ^gas he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^hthe blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 2:1-2

Christ Our Advocate

1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, ⁱwe have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 ^jHe is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^kalso for the sins of the whole world.

Revelation of John 7:9

A Great Multitude from Every Nation

9 After this I looked, and behold, ^la great multitude that no one could number, ^mfrom every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, ⁿclothed in white robes, with ^opalm branches in their hands,

Revelation of John 7:14

14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of ^pthe great tribulation. ^qThey have washed their robes and ^rmade them white ^sin the blood of the Lamb.