1Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:G4826G4074G1401G2532G652G2424G5547G2975G2472G4102G2254G1722G1343G2316G2532G2257G4990G2424G55472Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,G5485G2532G1515G4129G5213G1722G1922G2316G2532G2424G2257G29623as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,G5613G846G2304G1411G1433G2254G3956G4314G2222G2532G2150G1223G1922G2564G2248G1223G1391G2532G7034by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.G1223G3739G1433G2254G3176G2532G5093G1862G2443G1223G5130G1096G2844G2304G5449G668G5356G1722G2889G1722G1939
Fruitful Growth in the Faith
5But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,G2532G1161G846G5124G3923G3956G4710G2023G1722G5216G4102G703G1161G1722G703G11086to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,G1161G1722G1108G1466G1161G1722G1466G5281G1161G1722G5281G21507to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.G1161G1722G2150G5360G1161G1722G5360G268For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1063G5023G5225G5213G2532G4121G2525G3756G692G3761G175G1519G1922G2257G2962G2424G55479For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.G1063G3739G3361G3918G5023G2076G5185G3467G3024G2983G2512G846G3819G26610Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;G1352G3123G80G4704G4160G5216G2821G2532G1589G949G1063G4160G5023G4218G4417G3364G4218G441711for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.G1063G3779G1529G2023G5213G4146G1519G166G932G2257G2962G2532G4990G2424G5547
Peter’s Approaching Death
12For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.G1352G272G3756G272G5279G5209G104G5279G4012G5130G2539G1492G2532G4741G1722G3918G22513Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,G1161G2233G1342G1909G3745G1510G1722G5129G4638G1326G5209G1326G1722G528014knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.G1492G3754G5031G2076G595G3450G4638G2532G2531G2257G2962G2424G5547G1213G342715Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.G1161G2532G4704G5209G2192G3326G1699G1841G4160G5130G1539G3420
The Trustworthy Prophetic Word
16For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.G1063G1811G3756G1811G4679G3454G1107G5213G1411G2532G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G235G1096G2030G1565G316817For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."G1063G2983G3844G2316G3962G5092G2532G1391G5342G5107G5456G846G5259G3169G1391G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G1519G3739G1473G210618And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.G2532G5026G5456G5342G1537G3772G2249G191G5607G4862G846G1722G40G373519And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;G2192G2532G949G3056G4397G3739G4160G2573G4337G5613G3088G5316G1722G850G5117G2193G3739G2250G1306G2532G5459G393G1722G5216G258820knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,G1097G5124G4412G3754G3756G3956G4394G1124G1096G2398G195521for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.G1063G4394G5342G3756G4218G2307G444G235G40G444G2316G2980G5342G5259G40G4151