1Simon Peter
, a abond-servant
and bapostle
of Jesus
Christ
,
To those who have received
ca faith
of the same
2kind
as ours
, 3by dthe righteousness
of eour God
and Savior
, Jesus
Christ
:
aGrace and peace
be multiplied
to you in bthe knowledge
of God
and of Jesus
our Lord
;
seeing that His adivine
power
has granted
to us everything
pertaining
to life
and godliness
, through
the true
bknowledge
of Him who ccalled
us 1by His own
glory
and 2excellence
.
1For by these He has granted
to us His precious
and magnificent
apromises
, so
that by them you may become
bpartakers
of the divine
nature
, having cescaped
the dcorruption
that is in ethe world
by lust
.
Now for this
very
reason also
, applying
all
diligence
, in your faith
asupply
bmoral
1excellence
, and in your moral
excellence
, cknowledge
,
and in your knowledge, aself-control
, and in your self-control
, bperseverance
, and in your perseverance
, cgodliness
,
and in your godliness, abrotherly
kindness
, and in your brotherly
kindness
, love
.
For if these qualities are yours
and are increasing
, they render
you neither
useless
nor
aunfruitful
in the true
bknowledge
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
For he who lacks
these
qualities is ablind
or short-sighted
, having forgotten
his bpurification
from his former
sins
.
Therefore, brethren
, be all
the more
diligent
to make
certain
about His acalling
and bchoosing
you; for as long as you practice
these
things
, you will never
cstumble
;
for in this way
the entrance
into athe eternal
kingdom
of our bLord
and Savior
Jesus
Christ
will be cabundantly
dsupplied
to you.
Therefore, aI will always
be ready
to remind
you of these
things
, even
though
you already know
them, and have been established
in bthe truth
which is present
with you.
I consider it aright
, as long
as I am
in bthis
earthly dwelling
, to cstir
you up by way
of reminder
,
knowing that athe laying
aside
of my earthly dwelling
is imminent
, bas also
our Lord
Jesus
Christ
has made
clear
to me.
And I will also be diligent
that at any
time
after
my adeparture
you will be able
to call
these
things
to mind
.
For we did not follow cleverly
devised
atales
when we made
known
to you the bpower
and coming
of our Lord
Jesus
Christ
, but we were ceyewitnesses
of His majesty
.
For when He received honor
and glory
from God
the Father
, such
an 1 autterance
as this was 2made
to Him by the bMajestic
Glory
, "This
is My beloved
Son
with whom
I am
well-pleased
"--
and we ourselves heard
this
1utterance
made
from heaven
when we were with Him on the aholy
mountain
.
1So we have athe prophetic
word
made more
bsure
, to which
you do
well
to pay
attention
as to ca lamp
shining
in a dark
place
, until
the dday
dawns
and the emorning
star
arises
fin your hearts
.
But aknow this
first
of all, that bno
prophecy
of Scripture
is a matter of one's
own
interpretation
,
for ano prophecy
was ever
made
by an act of human
will
, but men
bmoved
by the Holy
Spirit
spoke
from God
.