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New International Version. 10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, Read full chapter.
I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
New International Version. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, New Living Translation. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen.
Yet the purpose of the two letters is quite different. 1 Peter was written to encourage Christians under the threat of violent persecution; 2 Peter was written to warn those same believers of the danger of false teachers and harmful influences.
New International Version (NIV) 1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:10 NIV. KJV NIV NLT NKJV ESV. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble. NIV: New International Version.
