2 Peter 1:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

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  • 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 1:7 : 7 To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.
  • Jude 1:2 : 2 May mercy and peace and love be increased in you.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,
  • Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;
  • 1 John 5:20-21 : 20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21 My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Pet 1:3 : 3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;
  • 2 Pet 1:8 : 8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after they have got free from the unclean things of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again taken in the net and overcome, their last condition is worse than their first.
  • Num 6:24-26 : 24 May the Lord send his blessing on you and keep you: 25 May the light of the Lord's face be shining on you in grace: 26 May the Lord's approval be resting on you and may he give you peace.
  • Isa 53:11 : 11 ... made clear his righteousness before men ... had taken their sins on himself.
  • Dan 4:1 : 1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.
  • Dan 6:25 : 25 And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.
  • Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

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  • 2 Pet 1:3-8
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    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

    4 And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.

    5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

    6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,

    7 And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.

    8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:2-3
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    2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;

  • Eph 1:2-3
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    2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

  • 2 Thess 1:2
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    2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Pet 1:1
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    1 Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

  • 1 Cor 1:3-5
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    3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    4 I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

    5 So that in him you have wealth in all things, in word and in knowledge of every sort;

  • 2 Pet 3:18
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    18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.

  • 1 Pet 1:1-3
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    1 Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

    2 Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

    3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  • Jude 1:2
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    2 May mercy and peace and love be increased in you.

  • Phlm 1:3
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    3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Phil 1:2
    81%

    2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Gal 1:3
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    3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 2 John 1:3
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    3 May grace, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in all true love.

  • Col 1:2
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    2 To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

  • 1 Tim 1:1-2
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    1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope;

    2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • 2 Thess 1:12
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    12 So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Tim 1:1-2
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    1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

    2 To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • 2 Pet 1:11
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    11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thess 1:1
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    1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

  • Eph 1:17
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    17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

  • 1 Tim 1:14
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    14 And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

  • Rom 1:7
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    7 To all those who are in Rome, loved by God, marked out as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Titus 1:4
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    4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

  • 1 Cor 16:23
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    23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

  • 2 Thess 3:18
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    18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.

  • 1 Thess 5:28
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    28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

  • Eph 6:23-24
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    23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    24 Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Cor 8:7
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    7 And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

  • Titus 1:1
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    1 Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion,

  • Col 1:10
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    10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • Phlm 1:25
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    25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.

  • 2 Cor 13:14
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    14 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

  • 2 Thess 2:16
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    16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

  • Phil 4:23
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    23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

  • Jude 1:25
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    25 To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

  • Rev 22:21
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    21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. So be it.