2 Peter 1

Greeting

1Simeon ^aPeter, ^ba slave and an apostle ^cof Jesus Christ:

To those who have obtained a faith of equal privilege with ours ^dthrough the righteousness ^eof our God and Savior ^fJesus Christ.

²May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God ^gand of Jesus our Lord.

Growth in the Faith

³His ^hdivine power ⁱhas given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge ^jof Him who called ^kus by ^lHis own glory and goodness. ⁴By these He has given us very great and precious promises, ^mso that through them you may share in the divine nature, ⁿescaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires. ⁵For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, ⁶knowledge with self-control, ^oself-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, ⁷godliness with brotherly affection, ^pand brotherly affection with love. ⁸For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless ^qor unfruitful ^rin the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. ¹⁰Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, ^sbecause if you do these things you will never stumble. ¹¹For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom ^tof our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.

¹²Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth ^uyou have. ¹³I consider it right, as long as I am in this bodily tent, ^vwto wake you up with a reminder, ¹⁴knowing that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has also shown me. ^x15And I will also make every effort that you may be able to recall these things at any time after my departure. ^y

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

¹⁶For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; ^zinstead, we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. ^a17For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory:

This is My beloved Son. ^b

I take delight in Him! ^cd

¹⁸And we heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with Him on the holy mountain. ^e19So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, ^funtil the day dawns ^gand the morning star ^hrises in your hearts. ²⁰First of all, you should know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation, ²¹because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; ⁱinstead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. ^j