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# General Information:
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Peter begins to teach the believers about living godly lives.
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# for life and godliness
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Here "godliness" describes the word "life." Alternate translation: "for a godly life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-hendiadys]])
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# through the knowledge of him who called us
You may need to make specific that it is Peter and his readers who know God. Alternate translation: "through our knowledge of God, who called us" or "because we know God, who has called us"
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# who called us
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Here the word "us" refers to Peter and his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
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# through his own glory and excellence
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Possible meanings are 1) "by showing us his own glory and greatness" or 2) "to share his own glory and excellence."
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