2 Peter 1:4

Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Peter addresses believers under false teaching, asserting what God has already done before urging them to build on it (1:5).

The words — ἐπαγγέλματα (epangelmata) is a formal, binding guarantee, not a hopeful wish; it carries the weight of a sworn oath.

The thread — The same transformation logic runs through 2 Corinthians 3:18 (conformed into His image) and Ezekiel 36:25 (cleansing from impurity).

Why it lands — The verse is an assertion, not a request: God has already acted, and the reader's task is to stop living as though the corruption still has jurisdiction.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Cross-references

Ephesians 4:23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
Ezekiel 36:25 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Hebrews 12:10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Galatians 6:8 The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
John 1:12 But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
2 Peter 2:18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.