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make your calling and election sure for yourselves
The words "calling" and "election" share similar meanings and refer to God's choosing them to belong to him. AT: "make sure that God has really chosen you to belong to him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
you will not stumble
Here the word "stumble" refers either to 1) committing sin. AT: "you will not practice sinful behavior" or 2) becoming unfaithful to Christ. AT: "you will not become unfaithful to Christ" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
an entrance ... will be richly granted to you
This can be stated in active form. AT: "God will richly grant to you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
an entrance
the opportunity to enter
richly granted
given very generously