2 Peter 1:10 (DBY)

Passage

Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:8 for these things existing and abounding in you make [you] to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

2 Peter 1:9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former sins.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;

2 Peter 1:11 for thus shall the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be richly furnished unto you.

2 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will be careful to put you always in mind of these things, although knowing [them] and established in the present truth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "rather", "brethren", "diligence", "make", "calling", "election", and "sure". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "rather", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "for he with whom these things are..." into verse 11's "for thus shall the entrance into the...", so "wherefore" and "rather" belong inside that flow. In 2 Peter context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "rather" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.