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2 Peter 3:18
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses believers at the close of his letter, immediately following a warning against falling from secure standing due to false teachers. He issues a final charge to pursue spiritual maturity before concluding the epistle.
The words — The imperative αὐξάνετε (auxanete) commands readers to "do grow" in a continuous, active sense. It directly ties this growth to χάριτι (chariti, "grace") and γνῶσει (gnōsei, "knowledge") of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The thread — The command to grow appears alongside similar exhortations in 1 Peter 2:2 and Ephesians 4:15, which link spiritual maturity to nourishment and truth. Colossians 1:10 parallels this by tying growth to walking worthily and bearing fruit.
Why it lands — The text demands continuous development in grace and knowledge rather than static belief. It frames eternal glory as the proper response to Christ, grounding the reader’s progress in divine provision rather than self-effort.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Cross-references
- Colossians 1:10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- 1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
- Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- Ephesians 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
- 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
- 2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.