2 Peter 1:1–2

Greeting

1 Simeon1 Peter, a servant2 and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have obtained aa faith of equal standing with ours bby the righteousness of our cGod and Savior Jesus Christ:

2 dMay grace and peace be multiplied to you ein the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

1	Some manuscripts Simon
2	For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
a	Ro 1:12 2 Co 4:13 Tt 1:4
b	Ro 3:21–26
c	Tt 2:13
d	1 Pe 1:2 Jud 2
e	2 Pe 1:3 2 Pe 1:8 2 Pe 2:20 Jn 17:3 Php 3:8