3 according as His divine power has given to us all things that [pertain] to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who has called us to glory and virtue,

4 through which He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that by these you might be partakers of [the] divine nature, having escaped the corruption [that is] in [the] world through lust.

5 But also in this very thing, bringing in all diligence, filling out your faith with virtue, and with virtue, knowledge;