2 Peter 1:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη πληθυνθείη ἐν ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν,

Transliteration

Charis to you and eirēnē be multiplied in epignōsis of the Theou, and Iēsou the Kyriou of us,

Grammar Details

• *Charis*: nominative, feminine, singular - grace/favor
• ὑμῖν: dative, plural - 'to you'
• *eirēnē*: nominative, feminine, singular - peace
• πληθυνθείη: aorist passive optative, 3rd singular - 'may be multiplied'
• *epignōsis*: dative, feminine, singular - full/complete knowledge
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - 'of God'
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - 'of Jesus'
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - 'of Lord'
• ἡμῶν: genitive, plural - 'of us/our'

Word Meanings

• *Charis*: grace/favor/kindness
• *eirēnē*: peace/harmony/tranquility
• *epignōsis*: full knowledge/complete understanding/precise knowledge
• *Kyriou*: Lord/Master/Owner

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
• John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.
• Rom 1:7 : 7 To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory both now and for {G2250} ever. Amen.
• Jude 1:2 : 2 Mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,
• Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne;
• 1 John 5:20-21 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21 [My] little children, guard yourselves from idols. amen.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 1:3 : 3 seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
• 2 Pet 1:8 : 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first.
• Num 6:24-26 : 24 Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee: 25 Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26 Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
• Isa 53:11 : 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.
• Dan 4:1 : 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
• Dan 6:25 : 25 Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
• Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save {G3361} the Father; and who the Father is, save {G3361} the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].