2 Peter 1:1–15

Growth in Christian Virtue

¹¹Simon Peter, a ^abond-servant and ^bapostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received ^ca faith of the same ²kind as ours, ³by ^dthe righteousness of ^eour God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

^2aGrace and peace be multiplied to you in ^bthe knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

³seeing that His ^adivine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true ^bknowledge of Him who ^ccalled us ¹by His own glory and ²excellence.

⁴¹For 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.

⁵Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith ^asupply ^bmoral ¹excellence, and in your moral excellence, ^cknowledge,

⁶and in your knowledge, ^aself-control, and in your self-control, ^bperseverance, and in your perseverance, ^cgodliness,

⁷and in your godliness, ^abrotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.

⁸For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor ^aunfruitful in the true ^bknowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹For he who lacks these qualities is ^ablind or short-sighted, having forgotten his ^bpurification from his former sins.

¹⁰Therefore, 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;

¹¹for in this way the entrance into ^athe eternal kingdom of our ^bLord and Savior Jesus Christ will be ^cabundantly ^dsupplied to you.

¹²Therefore, ^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.

¹³I consider it ^aright, as long as I am in ^bthis earthly dwelling, to ^cstir you up by way of reminder,

¹⁴knowing that ^athe laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, ^bas also our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

¹⁵And I will also be diligent that at any time after my ^adeparture you will be able to call these things to mind.