2 Peter 1:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

May grace and peace be lavished on you as you grow in the rich 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 by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!
• John 17:3 : 3 Now this is eternal life– that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
• Rom 1:7 : 7 To all those loved by God in Rome, called to be saints: Grace and peace to you 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 Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.
• Jude 1:2 : 2 May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you!
• Phil 3:8 : 8 More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things– indeed, I regard them as dung!– that I may gain Christ,
• Rev 1:4 : 4 From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from“he who is,” and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
• 1 John 5:20-21 : 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
• 2 Pet 1:3 : 3 Believers’ Salvation and the Work of God I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.
• 2 Pet 1:8 : 8 For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.
• 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.
• Num 6:24-26 : 24 “The LORD bless you and protect you; 25 The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”’
• Isa 53:11 : 11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done.“My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
• Dan 4:1 : 1 (3:31)“King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity!
• Dan 6:25 : 25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and language groups who were living in all the land:“Peace and prosperity!
• Luke 10:22 : 22 All things have been given to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.”