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Growth in Christian Virtue

1 ISimon° Peter°, a abond-servant° and bapostle° of Jesus° Christ°,

¶ To those° who have received° ca faith° of the same° IIkind° as ours°, IIIby dthe righteousness° of eour God° and Savior°, Jesus° Christ°: 2 aGrace° and peace° be multiplied° to you in bthe knowledge° of God° and of Jesus° our Lord°; 3 seeing° that His adivine° power° has granted° to us everything° pertaining° to life° and godliness°, through° the true° bknowledge° of Him who ccalled° us Iby His own° glory° and IIexcellence°. 4 IFor by these° He has granted° to us His precious° and magnificent° apromises°, so° that by them you may become° bpartakers° of [the] divine° nature°, having cescaped° the dcorruption° that is in ethe world° by lust°. 5 Now° for this° very° reason also°, applying° all° diligence°, in your faith° asupply° bmoral° Iexcellence°, and in [your] moral° excellence°, cknowledge°, 6 and in [your] knowledge°, aself-control°, and in [your] self-control°, bperseverance°, and in [your] perseverance°, cgodliness°, 7 and in [your] godliness°, abrotherly° kindness°, and in [your] brotherly° kindness°, love°. 8 For if these° [qualities] are yours° and are increasing°, they render° you neither° useless° nor° aunfruitful° in the true° bknowledge° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°. 9 For he who° lacks°° these° [qualities] is ablind° [or] short-sighted°, having forgotten°° [his] bpurification° from his former° sins°. 10 Therefore°, brethren°, be all° the more° diligent° to make° certain° about His acalling° and bchoosing° you; for as long as you practice° these° things°, you will never°°° cstumble°; 11 for in this° way° the entrance° into athe eternal° kingdom° of our bLord° and Savior° Jesus° Christ° will be cabundantly° dsupplied° to you.

[1] ITwo early mss read Simeon IIOr value IIIOr in aRo 1:1; Php 1:1; Jm 1:1; Jde 1 b1P 1:1 cRo 1:12; 2Co 4:13; Tit 1:4 dRo 3:21-26 eTit 2:13
[2] aRo 1:7; 1P 1:2 bJn 17:3; Php 3:8; 2P 1:3, 8; 2:20; 3:18
[3] IOr to IIOr virtue a1P 1:5 bJn 17:3; Php 3:8; 2P 1:2, 8; 2:20; 3:18 c1Th 2:12; 2Th 2:14; 1P 5:10
[4] ILit Through which (things) a2P 3:9, 13 bEp 4:13, 24; He 12:10; 1 Jn 3:2 c2P 2:18, 20 d2P 2:19 eJm 1:27
[5] IOr virtue a2P 1:11 b2P 1:3 cCol 2:3; 2P 1:2
[6] aAc 24:25 bLk 21:19 c2P 1:3
[7] aRo 12:10; 1P 1:22
[8] aCol 1:10 bJn 17:3; Php 3:8; 2P 1:2, 3; 2:20; 3:18
[9] a1 Jn 2:11 bEp 5:26; Tit 2:14
[10] aMt 22:14; Ro 11:29; 2P 1:3 b1Th 1:4 cJm 2:10; 2P 3:17; Jde 24
[11] a2Ti 4:18 b2P 2:20; 3:18 cRo 2:4; 1Ti 6:17 d2P 1:5

12 ¶ Therefore°, aI will always° be ready° to remind° you of these° things°, even° though° you [already] know° [them], and have been established° in bthe truth° which is present° with [you]. 13 I consider° it aright°, as long° as I am° in bthis° [earthly] dwelling°, to cstir° you up by way° of reminder°, 14 knowing° that athe laying° aside° of my [earthly] dwelling° is imminent°, bas also° our Lord° Jesus° Christ° has made° clear° to me. 15 And I will also° be diligent° that at any° time° after° my adeparture° you will be able° to call° these° things° to mind°.

[12] aPhp 3:1; 1 Jn 2:21; Jde 5 bCol 1:5f; 2 Jn 2
[13] aPhp 1:7 b2Co 5:1, 4; 2P 1:14 c2P 3:1
[14] a2Co 5:1; 2Ti 4:6 bJn 13:36; 21:19
[15] aLk 9:31

Eyewitnesses

16 ¶ For we did not follow° cleverly° devised° atales° when we made° known° to you the bpower° and coming° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, but we were ceyewitnesses° of His majesty°. 17 For when He received° honor° and glory° from God° the Father°, such° an Iautterance° as this was IImade° to Him by the bMajestic° Glory°, “This° is My beloved° Son° with whom° I am° well-pleased°”— 18 and we ourselves° heard° this° Iutterance° made° from heaven° when we were with Him on the aholy° mountain°.

[16] a1Ti 1:4; 2P 2:3 bMk 13:26; 14:62; 1Th 2:19 cMt 17:1ff; Mk 9:2ff; Lk 9:28ff
[17] ILit voice IILit brought aMt 17:5; Mk 9:7; Lk 9:35 bHe 1:3
[18] ILit voice brought aEx 3:5; Jsh 5:15

19I[So] we have° athe prophetic° word° [made] more° bsure°, to which° you do° well° to pay° attention° as to ca lamp° shining° in a dark° place°, until° the dday° dawns° and the emorning° star° arises° fin your hearts°. 20 But aknow° this° first° of all, that bno°° prophecy° of Scripture° is [a matter] of one’s° own° interpretation°, 21 for ano° prophecy° was ever° made° by an act of human° will°, but men° bmoved° by the Holy° Spirit° spoke° from God°.

[19] IOr We have the even more sure prophetic word a1P 1:10f bHe 2:2 cPs 119:105 dLk 1:78 eRv 22:16 f2Co 4:6
[20] a2P 3:3 bRo 12:6
[21] aJr 23:26; 2Ti 3:16 b2S 23:2; Lk 1:70; Ac 1:16; 3:18; 1P 1:11


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Confirming them in hope of increase of God's graces,

1 ¶ Simonº Peter,º a servantº andº an apostleº of Jesusº Christ,º to them that have obtainedºª like preciousº faithº with usº throughº the righteousnessº of Godº andº ourº Saviourº Jesusº Christ:º 2 Graceº andº peaceº be multipliedºª unto youº throughº the knowledgeº of God,º andº of Jesusº ourº Lord,º 3 According asº hisº divineº powerº hath givenºª unto usº all thingsº that² [pertain] untoº lifeº andº godliness,º throughº the² knowledgeº of him that hath calledºª usº toº gloryº andº virtue:º 4 Wherebyºº are givenºª unto usº exceeding greatº andº preciousº promises:º thatº byº theseº ye might beºª partakersº of the divineº nature,º having escapedºª the² corruptionº that is inº the worldº throughº lust.º

[1] Is 12:2; Jr 33:16; Mt 4:18; 10:2; Lk 1:47; 11:49; 22:31; Jn 1:42; 12:26; 20:21; 21:15; Ac 15:8, 14; Ro 1:1, 12, 17; 3:21; 1Co 1:30; 9:1; 15:9; 2Co 4:13; 5:21; Ga 2:8; Ep 3:5; 4:5, 11; Php 1:29; 3:9; 2Ti 1:5; Tit 1:1, 4; 2:13; 1P 1:1, 7; 2:7; 5:1; 2P 1:4.
[2] Nu 6:24; Is 53:11; Dn 4:1; 6:25; Lk 10:22; Jn 17:3; Ro 1:7; 2Co 4:6; 1P 1:2; 2P 3:18; 1Jn 5:20; Jde 1:2; Rv 1:4.
[3] Ru 3:11; Ps 84:11; 110:3; Pv 12:4; 31:10, 29; Mt 28:18; Jn 17:2, 3; Ro 8:28, 32; 9:24; 1Co 1:9; 3:21; 2Co 12:9; Ep 1:19; 4:1, 4; Php 4:8; Col 1:16; 1Th 2:12; 4:7; 2Th 2:14; 1Ti 4:8; 2Ti 1:9; He 1:3; 1P 1:15; 2:9, 21; 3:9; 5:10; 2P 1:2, 5.
[4] Ezk 36:25; Jn 1:12; Ro 9:4; 2Co 1:20; 3:18; 6:17; 7:1; Ga 3:16; 6:8; Ep 4:23; Col 3:10; He 8:6; 9:15; 12:10; Jm 4:1; 1P 4:2; 2P 1:1; 2:18; 1Jn 2:15, 25; 3:2.

he exhorteth them, by faith, and good works, to make their calling sure:

5 Andº¹ beside¹ this,º²² givingºª allº diligence,º addºª toº yourº faithº virtue;º andº toº virtueº knowledge;º 6 Andº toº knowledgeº temperance;º andº toº temperanceº patience;º andº toº patienceº godliness;º 7 Andº toº godlinessº brotherly kindness;º andº toº brotherly kindnessº charity.º 8 Forº if these thingsº beºª in you,º andº abound,ºª they makeºª [you that ye shall] neitherº [be] barrenº norº unfruitfulº inº the² knowledgeº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ.º 9 Butº he² that¹ lackethººª these thingsº isºª blind,º and cannot see afar off,ºª and hath forgottenººª that he was purged² from¹ his¹² oldº sins.º 10 Whereforeº the rather,º brethren,º give diligenceºª to makeºª yourº callingº andº electionº sure:º forº if ye doºª these things,º ye shall¹¹ª neverº² fall:º¹ª 11 Forº soº an entranceº shall be ministered¹ª unto² youº abundantlyº intoº the² everlastingº kingdomº of ourº Lordº andº Saviourº Jesusº Christ.º

[5] Ps 119:4; Pv 4:23; Is 55:2; Zc 6:15; Lk 16:26; 24:21; Jn 6:27; 1Co 14:20; Ep 1:17; 5:17; Php 1:9; 2:12; 4:8; Col 1:9; He 6:11; 11:6; 12:15; 1P 3:7; 2P 1:2, 3, 10; 3:14, 18.
[6] Gn 5:24; Ps 37:7; Is 57:1; Lk 8:15; 21:19; Ac 24:25; Ro 2:7; 5:3; 8:25; 15:4; 1Co 9:25; 2Co 6:4; Ga 5:23; Col 1:11; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 1:4; 3:5; 1Ti 2:2, 10; 3:16; 4:7; 6:3, 6, 11; 2Ti 3:5; Tit 1:1, 8; 2:2; He 6:12, 15; 10:36; 12:1; Jm 1:3; 5:7; 2P 1:3; 3:11; Rv 1:9; 2:2; 13:10; 14:12.
[7] Jn 13:34; Ro 12:10; 1Co 13:1; Ga 6:10; Col 3:14; 1Th 3:12; 4:9; 5:15; He 13:1; 1P 1:22; 2:17; 3:8; 1Jn 3:14, 16; 4:21.
[8] Pv 19:15; Mt 13:22; 20:3, 6; 25:26; Jn 5:42; 15:2, 6, 7; Ro 12:11; 1Co 15:58; 2Co 5:13; 8:2, 7; 9:14; 13:5; Php 1:9; 2:5; Col 2:7; 3:16; 1Th 3:12; 4:1; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 5:13; Tit 3:14; Phm 1:6; He 6:12; 2P 1:2.
[9] Mk 10:21; Lk 18:22; Jn 9:40; Ro 6:1, 11; 2Co 4:3; Ga 5:6, 13; Ep 5:26; He 9:14; Jm 2:14; 1P 3:21; 2P 1:4, 5; 2:18; 1Jn 1:7; 2:9; Rv 3:17.
[10] Ps 15:5; 37:24; 62:2, 6; 112:6; 121:3; Is 56:2; Mi 7:8; Mt 7:24; Lk 6:47; Ac 20:24; Ro 8:28; 1Th 1:3; 2Th 2:13; 2Ti 2:19; He 6:11, 19; 1P 1:2, 5; 2P 1:5; 3:17; 1Jn 3:19; Rv 3:10; 22:14.
[11] Ps 36:8; So 5:1; Is 9:7; 35:2; Dn 7:14, 27; Mt 25:34; Jn 10:10; 2Co 5:1; Ep 3:20; 2Ti 4:8; He 6:17; 2P 1:1; Rv 3:21; 5:10.

whereof he is careful to remember them, knowing that his death is at hand:

12 Whereforeº I will¹ª notº be negligentºª to put¹ª you¹ always¹ in remembranceºª²² ofº these things,º thoughº ye knowºª [them], andº be establishedºª inº the² presentºª truth.º 13 Yea,º I think² it¹ª meet,º as long asºº I amºª inº thisº tabernacle,º to stir¹ª you¹ upºª² by¹ putting [you] in remembrance;º² 14 Knowingºª thatº shortlyº I mustºª put offº [this] myº tabernacle,º evenº asº ourº Lordº Jesusº Christº hath shewedºª me.º 15 Moreoverº¹ I will endeavourºª that² yeº may be able¹ª afterº myº deceaseº to have¹ª² these thingsº alwaysº in remembrance.º²

[12] Ac 16:5; Ro 15:14; Php 3:1; Col 2:7; 1Ti 4:6; 2Ti 1:6; He 10:32; 13:9; 1P 5:10, 12; 2P 1:13, 15; 3:1, 17; 1Jn 2:21; Jde 1:3, 5, 17.
[13] Hg 1:14; 2Co 5:1, 8; 2Ti 1:6; He 13:3; 2P 1:12, 14; 3:1.
[14] Dt 4:21; 31:14; Jsh 23:14; 1K 2:2; Jn 21:18; Ac 20:25; 2Ti 4:6.
[15] Dt 31:19; Jsh 24:24; 1Ch 29:1; Ps 71:18; 2Ti 2:2; He 11:4; 2P 1:4, 12.

and warneth them to be constant in the faith of Christ, who is the true Son of God, by the eyewitness of the Apostles beholding his majesty, and by the testimony of the Father, and the prophets.

16 Forº we have¹ª notº followedºª cunningly devisedºª fables,º when we made knownºª unto youº the² powerº andº comingº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º butº wereºª eyewitnessesº of hisº majesty.º 17 Forº he receivedºª fromº Godº the Fatherº honourº andº glory,º when there cameºª suchº a voiceº to himº fromº the² excellentº glory,º Thisº isºª myº belovedº Son,º inº whomº Iº am well pleased.ºª 18 Andº thisº voiceº which cameºª fromº heavenº weº heard,ºª when we wereºª withº himº inº the² holyº mount.º 19 We haveºª alsoº a more sureº wordº of prophecy;º whereuntoº ye doºª wellº that ye take heed,ºª asº unto a lightº that shinethºª inº a darkº place,º untilº¹ the² dayº dawn,ºª andº the day starº ariseºª inº yourº hearts:º 20 Knowingºª thisº first,º thatº noºº prophecyº of the scriptureº isºª of any privateº interpretation.º 21 Forº the prophecyº cameºª notº in old timeº by the willº of man:º butº holyº menº of Godº spakeºª [as they were] movedºª byº the Holyº Ghost.º

[16] Mal 3:2; 4:5; Mt 16:28; 17:1; 24:3, 27; 28:18; Mk 9:1, 2; Lk 9:28; Jn 1:14; 17:2; Ro 1:4; 1Co 1:7, 17, 23; 2:1, 4; 5:4; 2Co 2:17; 4:2; 12:16; Ep 4:14; Php 3:21; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 1:4; 4:7; Tit 1:14; 2P 3:3; 1Jn 1:1; 4:14; Jde 1:14; Rv 1:7.
[17] Is 42:1; 53:10; Mt 3:17; 11:25; 12:18; 17:3, 5; 28:19; Mk 1:11; 9:7; Lk 3:22; 9:34, 35; 10:22; Jn 3:35; 5:21, 26, 36; 6:27, 37, 39; 10:15, 36; 12:28; 13:1; 14:6, 8, 11; 17:21; 20:17; Ro 15:6; 2Co 1:3; 11:31; 2Jn 1:3; Jde 1:1.
[18] Gn 28:16; Ex 3:1, 5; Jsh 5:15; Is 11:9; 56:7; Zc 8:3; Mt 17:6.
[19] Ps 19:7; 119:105; Pv 6:23; Is 8:20; 9:2; 41:21, 26; 60:1; Mt 4:16; Lk 1:78; 16:29; Jn 1:7; 5:35, 39; 8:12; Ac 15:29; 17:11; 2Co 4:4; Ep 5:7; Jm 2:8; 1Jn 5:10; 3Jn 1:6; Rv 2:28; 22:16.
[20] Ro 6:6; 12:6; 13:11; 1Ti 1:9; Jm 1:3; 2P 3:3.
[21] Nu 16:28; Dt 33:1; Jsh 14:6; 2S 23:2; 1K 13:1; 17:18, 24; 2K 4:7, 9, 22; 6:10, 15; 1Ch 23:14; 2Ch 8:14; Mi 3:7; Mk 12:36; Lk 1:70; Ac 1:16; 3:18; 28:25; 2Ti 3:15, 16; He 3:7; 9:8; 10:15; 1P 1:11; Rv 19:10.


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