1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:G4826G4074G1401G2532G652G2424G5547G2975G2472G4102G2254G1722G1343G2316G2532G2257G4990G2424G55472Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,G5485G2532G1515G4129G5213G1722G1922G2316G2532G2424G2257G29623According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:G5613G846G2304G1411G1433G2254G3956G4314G2222G2532G2150G1223G1922G2564G2248G1223G1391G2532G7034Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.G1223G3739G1433G2254G3176G2532G5093G1862G2443G1223G5130G1096G2844G2304G5449G668G5356G1722G2889G1722G19395And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;G2532G1161G846G5124G3923G3956G4710G2023G1722G5216G4102G703G1161G1722G703G11086And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;G1161G1722G1108G1466G1161G1722G1466G5281G1161G1722G5281G21507And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.G1161G1722G2150G5360G1161G1722G5360G268For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1063G5023G5225G5213G2532G4121G2525G3756G692G3761G175G1519G1922G2257G2962G2424G55479But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.G1063G3739G3361G3918G5023G2076G5185G3467G3024G2983G2512G846G3819G26610Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:G1352G3123G80G4704G4160G5216G2821G2532G1589G949G1063G4160G5023G4218G4417G3364G4218G441711For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.G1063G3779G1529G2023G5213G4146G1519G166G932G2257G2962G2532G4990G2424G554712Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.G1352G272G3756G272G5279G5209G104G5279G4012G5130G2539G1492G2532G4741G1722G3918G22513Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;G1161G2233G1342G1909G3745G1510G1722G5129G4638G1326G5209G1326G1722G528014Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.G1492G3754G5031G2076G595G3450G4638G2532G2531G2257G2962G2424G5547G1213G342715Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.G1161G2532G4704G5209G2192G3326G1699G1841G4160G5130G1539G342016For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.G1063G1811G3756G1811G4679G3454G1107G5213G1411G2532G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G235G1096G2030G1565G316817For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.G1063G2983G3844G2316G3962G5092G2532G1391G5342G5107G5456G846G5259G3169G1391G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G1519G3739G1473G210618And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.G2532G5026G5456G5342G1537G3772G2249G191G5607G4862G846G1722G40G373519We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:G2192G2532G949G3056G4397G3739G4160G2573G4337G5613G3088G5316G1722G850G5117G2193G3739G2250G1306G2532G5459G393G1722G5216G258820Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.G1097G5124G4412G3754G3756G3956G4394G1124G1096G2398G195521For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.G1063G4394G5342G3756G4218G2307G444G235G40G444G2316G2980G5342G5259G40G4151