1Simeon Peter, a slave and an apostle of Jesus Christ: To those who have obtained a faith of equal privilege with ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.G4826G4074G1401G2532G652G2424G5547G2975G2472G4102G2254G1722G1343G2316G2532G2257G4990G2424G55472May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.G5485G2532G1515G4129G5213G1722G1922G2316G2532G2424G2257G2962
Growth in the Faith
3For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.G5613G846G2304G1411G1433G2254G3956G4314G2222G2532G2150G1223G1922G2564G2248G1223G1391G2532G7034By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.G1223G3739G1433G2254G3176G2532G5093G1862G2443G1223G5130G1096G2844G2304G5449G668G5356G1722G2889G1722G19395For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,G2532G1161G846G5124G3923G3956G4710G2023G1722G5216G4102G703G1161G1722G703G11086knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness,G1161G1722G1108G1466G1161G1722G1466G5281G1161G1722G5281G21507godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.G1161G1722G2150G5360G1161G1722G5360G268For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1063G5023G5225G5213G2532G4121G2525G3756G692G3761G175G1519G1922G2257G2962G2424G55479The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.G1063G3739G3361G3918G5023G2076G5185G3467G3024G2983G2512G846G3819G26610Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.G1352G3123G80G4704G4160G5216G2821G2532G1589G949G1063G4160G5023G4218G4417G3364G4218G441711For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.G1063G3779G1529G2023G5213G4146G1519G166G932G2257G2962G2532G4990G2424G554712Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you have.G1352G272G3756G272G5279G5209G104G5279G4012G5130G2539G1492G2532G4741G1722G3918G22513I consider it right, as long as I am in this tent, to wake you up with a reminder,G1161G2233G1342G1909G3745G1510G1722G5129G4638G1326G5209G1326G1722G528014knowing that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has also shown me.G1492G3754G5031G2076G595G3450G4638G2532G2531G2257G2962G2424G5547G1213G342715And I will also make every effort that after my departure you may be able to recall these things at any time.G1161G2532G4704G5209G2192G3326G1699G1841G4160G5130G1539G3420
The Trustworthy Prophetic Word
16For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.G1063G1811G3756G1811G4679G3454G1107G5213G1411G2532G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G235G1096G2030G1565G316817For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory: This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him!G1063G2983G3844G2316G3962G5092G2532G1391G5342G5107G5456G846G5259G3169G1391G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G1519G3739G1473G210618And we heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with Him on the holy mountain.G2532G5026G5456G5342G1537G3772G2249G191G5607G4862G846G1722G40G373519So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.G2192G2532G949G3056G4397G3739G4160G2573G4337G5613G3088G5316G1722G850G5117G2193G3739G2250G1306G2532G5459G393G1722G5216G258820First of all, you should know this: no prophecy of Scripture comes from one's own interpretation,G1097G5124G4412G3754G3756G3956G4394G1124G1096G2398G195521because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.G1063G4394G5342G3756G4218G2307G444G235G40G444G2316G2980G5342G5259G40G4151