2 Peter 1:11 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

2 Peter 1:13 But I account it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "shall", "entrance", "everlasting", "kingdom", "lord", "saviour", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Wherefore the rather brethren use diligence to..." into verse 12's "Wherefore I will be careful to put...", so "thus" and "shall" 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 "thus" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.