Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 2 Peter 1:3

"seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;" — 2 Peter 1:3 (ASV)

The grammar of this verse connects it more closely with v.2 than the NIV indicates; it shows the way in which the multiplication of the knowledge of God takes place—through the divine power given to us. God has called believers “by his own glory [GK 1518] and goodness [GK 746]”—i.e., God in salvation reveals his splendor and his moral excellence, and these are means he uses to effect conversions. In bringing people to the knowledge of himself, God’s divine power supplies them with everything they need for life and godliness. Probably what is in view is the work of the Spirit of God in believers, providing them with gifts and enabling them to use these gifts.