2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

Cross-references

2 Peter 1:3 Parallel

In 2 Peter 1:3, this same knowledge is the means by which divine power grants everything for life and godliness, directly building on the preceding verse.

2 Peter 1:8 Parallel

2 Peter 1:8 ties increasing qualities to being fruitful in the knowledge of Christ, directly linking back to the knowledge in verse 2.

2 Peter 1:5 Parallel

2 Peter 1:5 calls readers to add virtue and knowledge to their faith, applying the knowledge from verse 2 as a foundation for growth.

In 2 Peter 3:18, the same author echoes this call to grow in grace and knowledge, reinforcing the theme of ongoing spiritual growth.

2 Peter 2:20 warns that those who know Christ but fall away end up worse—a stark contrast to the multiplied grace promised in 1:2.

Daniel 4:1 Allusion

Daniel 4:1 uses the exact phrase 'Peace be multiplied to you'—Peter expands it to 'Grace and peace be multiplied'.

Daniel 6:25 Allusion

Daniel 6:25 repeats the same royal greeting 'Peace be multiplied to you' that Peter adapts with 'Grace and'.

John 17:3 Parallel

John 17:3 defines eternal life as knowing God and Jesus Christ—directly paralleling the knowledge emphasized in 2 Peter.

1 Peter 1:2 Parallel

1 Peter 1:2 contains the identical greeting 'Grace and peace be multiplied to you' from the same author, Peter.

1 John 5:20 Parallel

1 John 5:20 affirms that knowing the true God and Jesus Christ is eternal life—reinforcing 2 Peter's focus on knowledge of God and Jesus.

Luke 10:22 Related theme

Luke 10:22 shows that knowledge of the Father comes only through the Son's revelation—illuminating the source of the knowledge in 2 Peter.

2 Corinthians 4:6 Related theme

2 Corinthians 4:6 describes the light of the knowledge of God's glory in Christ—the same knowledge that 2 Peter says multiplies grace and peace.

Romans 1:7 Parallel

Romans 1:7 has the common 'Grace to you and peace' greeting—Peter's 'be multiplied' adds a distinctive flourish.

Colossians 1:10 Related theme

Colossians 1:10 shows that knowledge of God results in walking worthily and bearing fruit—a practical outworking of the knowledge mentioned here.

Jude 1:2 Parallel

Jude 1:2 uses the same 'be multiplied to you' structure but with 'Mercy, peace, and love' instead of grace and peace.

Revelation 1:4 opens with 'Grace to you and peace'—a similar greeting formula to Peter's, though without 'multiplied'.