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2 Peter 1:1

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Simon: or, Symeon, Acts 15:14

Peter: Matthew 4:18, Matthew 10:2; Luke 22:31-34; John 1:42, John 21:15-17; 1 Peter 1:1

an apostle: Luke 11:49; John 20:21; 1 Corinthians 9:1, 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 2:8; Ephesians 3:5, Ephesians 4:11; 1 Peter 5:1

have: 2 Peter 1:4; Acts 15:8-9; Romans 1:12; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Ephesians 4:5; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 1:5; Titus 1:1, Titus 1:4; 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 2:7

through: Jeremiah 33:16; Romans 1:17, Romans 3:21-26; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9

of God and our Saviour: Gr. of our God and Saviour, Isaiah 12:2; Luke 1:47; Titus 2:13

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