1 Simon Peter, a bondservant (who willingly
belongs to) and is an apostle of Jesus Christ,
to those that (share with us in His life)
having obtained an equally precious faith through (the
revelation of) the justice of God (to give us
His blessing and life as a gift) and (who has
served us with that life through) our Savior
Jesus Christ:
2 (His) grace and peace are multiplied to you
through the knowledge of God revealed in Jesus
Christ our Lord (to whom belongs all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge),
3 (Who has) accordingly through His own
divine power and ability given to us all things that
pertain to (us experiencing the substance of His)
life and Godlikeness, (which comes) through
the knowledge of Him (revealed in the faith of
Jesus Christ) in which He has called us (through
the spirit of faith) to (the same) glory
and virtue:
4 And through (this faith) is given to us (the
sure hope of these) magnificent and precious
promises (surpassing all that we could ask or
think): so that by these you might share in the
life and nature of God and having (your flesh put
to rest by His life) you will escape the
corruption that is contained in the world from (the)
lust (to bring forth life by your flesh).
5 And for this reason, give all diligence (to
hearken) to this faith (which lavishly
supplies) you with (His goodness and)
virtue, and (along with) virtue knowledge;
6 And (along with) knowledge self-control;
and (along with) self-control patience; and (along
with) patience Godlikeness.
7 And (along with) Godlikeness brotherly
kindness and (along with) brotherly kindness
love.
8 Because if these things (which are contained in
the faith of Jesus Christ) be (born) in
you (by hearkening to this faith), and (abide
and) abound (in your heart), they (will)
make you so that you will not be barren or
unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
9 But the one who lacks these things is blind (not
hearkening diligently to the faith revealed in Jesus
Christ), and (therefore) cannot see very
far off, and has (quickly) forgotten that he
was purged from (the bondage of) death
wherein he formerly labored in vain for life.
10 Therefore brethren, give all diligence (to
listen closely and keep hearing) the faith (of
Jesus Christ) to make your calling unto the life
that He has chosen you for (from the beginning)
a certainty (in your heart): because if you
do this (one thing) you will (in no way)
ever fall:
11 Because in this (faith) has (He has
given to you) the way that keeps you and has
served you abundantly with His life, unto the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ.
12 Therefore, I will always be ready (and
constantly) remind you of all these things, even
though you (might already) know them, (lest
you forget) and (so that you would) be
established (and strengthened) by this
present truth (abiding in you).
13 Yes, I esteem (this faith as the thing that
will form His life in us) so that as long as I
am in this body, I will stir you up (constantly)
by putting you in remembrance;
14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this body,
indeed as the Lord Jesus has shown me.
15 Now therefore I will be diligent (with the
faith) so that after I am gone, you might (always)
have these things in your remembrance.
16 For we have not followed (after nor are we
repeating someone else’s) cleverly devised
tales, when we made known to you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ but were
eyewitnesses of His (glory and) majesty.
17 For He received from God the Father, honor and
glory, when (we heard with our own ears) a
voice that came and spoke to Him from (out of the
clouds) full of (glory and) majesty
saying, this is My beloved Son in whom I am well
pleased.
18 And this voice that came from heaven we heard
when we were with Him in the holy mountain.
19 We also have a more sure word of prophecy (contained
in the faith of Jesus Christ that came out of the
grave in immortal flesh); wherein it would do
you all well that you take heed (and hearken
diligently to), as you would to a light that
shines in a dark place (for He is the light unto
our feet and the lamp unto our way), (He
shines) until the day dawn, and the day star
arise in your hearts:
20 Knowing this first, that there is no prophecy of
the scripture that is of any private interpretation
(but all are speaking about Christ, the word that
has been now made immortal flesh, He is the full
counsel of God).
21 Because the prophecy that came in times past (through
the law and the prophets), came not by the will
of man: but through men who were ordained to speak
the oracles of God, who spoke as they were moved by
the Holy Ghost (the things concerning Christ, the
word now made immortal flesh in the resurrection).
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