2 Peter 1:4 (DBY)

Passage

through which he has given to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of [the] divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in [the] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

2 Peter 1:3 As his divine power has given to us all things which relate to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us by glory and virtue,

2 Peter 1:4 through which he has given to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of [the] divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1:5 But for this very reason also, using therewith all diligence, in your faith have also virtue, in virtue knowledge,

2 Peter 1:6 in knowledge temperance, in temperance endurance, in endurance godliness,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "through", "given", "greatest", "precious", "promises", "become", and "partakers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "through", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "As his divine power has given to..." into verse 5's "But for this very reason also using...", so "world" and "through" 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 "world" and "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.