⁴ Through ^[a]these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent ^(A)promises, so that by them you may become ^(B)partakers of the divine nature, having ^(C)escaped the ^(D)corruption that is in ^(E)the world on account of lust.

¹² giving thanks to ^(A)the Father, who has qualified us ^[a]to share in ^(B)the inheritance of the ^[b]saints in ^(C)light.

¹⁰ For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, ^(A)so that we may share His holiness.

¹⁴ For we have become partakers of Christ ^(A)if we keep the beginning of our ^[a](B)commitment firm until the end,

⁶ to be specific, that the Gentiles are ^(A)fellow heirs and ^(B)fellow members of the body, and ^(C)fellow partakers of the promise in ^(D)Christ Jesus through the gospel,

Serve God Willingly

5 ^(A)Therefore, I urge elders among you, as your ^(B)fellow elder and a ^(C)witness of the sufferings of Christ, and one who is also a ^[a](D)fellow partaker of the glory that is to be revealed:

¹¹ For both He who ^(A)sanctifies and those who ^(B)are ^[a]sanctified are all ^(C)from one Father; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them ^(D)brothers and sisters,