2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained
a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and [the] Saviour
Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our
Lord;
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;
4 whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises;
that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped
from the corruption that is in that world by lust.
5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith
supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge;
6 and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and
in [your] patience godliness;
7 and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness
love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor
unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having
forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and
election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
11 for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal
kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12 Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things,
though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with [you] .
13 And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by
putting you in remembrance;
14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our
Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.
15 Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease
to call these things to remembrance.
16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you
the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his
majesty.
17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne
such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased:
18 and this voice we [ourselves] heard borne out of heaven, when we were with
him in the holy mount.
19 And we have the word of prophecy [made] more sure; whereunto ye do well that
ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and
the day-star arise in your hearts:
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private
interpretation.
21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being
moved by the Holy Spirit.