2 Peter 1:3 (LSB)

Passage

seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the full knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

Nearby Context

2 Peter 1:1 Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received the same kind of faith as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

2 Peter 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the full knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

2 Peter 1:4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.

2 Peter 1:5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "seeing", "divine", "power", "granted", "everything", "pertaining", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "seeing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Grace and peace be multiplied to you..." into verse 4's "For by these He has granted to...", so "called" and "seeing" 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 "called" and "seeing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.