“1 Simon 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: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto
you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According 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: 4 Whereby 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.”
“5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue;
and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to
temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness
brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For 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. 9 But
he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath
forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather,
brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if
ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be
ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.”
“12 Wherefore 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. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this
tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance; 14 Knowing
that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus
Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able
after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.”
“16 For 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. 17 For 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. 18 And this
voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy
mount.”
“19 We 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: 20 Knowing this
first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private
interpretation. 21 For 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.”
(2 Peter 1:1-21 AV)
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