¹Simeon Peter, a ^aslave and ^bapostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received ^cthe same ²kind of faith as ours, ³by ^dthe righteousness of ^eour God and Savior, Jesus Christ: 2 ^aGrace and peace be multiplied to you in ^bthe full 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 ^bfull knowledge of Him who ^ccalled us ¹by His own glory and ²excellence. 4 ¹For 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 ¹excellence, 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, ^1abrotherly kindness, and in your ²brotherly kindness, ³love. 8 For if these things are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor ^aunfruitful in the ^bfull knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For in whom these things are not present, that one is ^ablind, being nearsighted, having ¹forgotten the ^bpurification from his former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your ^acalling and ^bchoosing sure; for in doing 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.

12 Therefore, ^aI will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been strengthened 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 indicated to me. 15 And I will also be diligent that at any time after my ^1adeparture you will be able to call these things to mind.

16 For we did not make known to you the ^apower and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly devised ^bmyths, but being ^ceyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an ^1autterance as this was ²made to Him by the ^bMajestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”— 18 and we ourselves heard this ¹utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the ^aholy mountain.

19 ¹And we have as more ^asure ^bthe prophetic word, 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 ^aKnow this first of all, that ^bno prophecy of Scripture comes by one’s own interpretation. 21 For ^ano prophecy was ever made by the will of man, but men being ^bmoved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

¹Simon 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: 2 ^aGrace and peace be multiplied to you in ^bthe knowledge of God and of Jesus ¹our Lord, 3 for 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. 4 Through ¹these 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 on account of lust. 5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith ^asupply ^bmoral ¹excellence, 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 do not make you useless nor ^aunproductive in the true ^bknowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the one who lacks these qualities is ^ablind or short-sighted, having forgotten his ^bpurification from his former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more diligent to make certain about His ^acalling and ^bchoice of 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.

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 ¹dwelling, 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.

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 a ^1adeclaration as this was made to Him by the ^bMajestic Glory: “This is ²My beloved Son with whom I am well pleased”— 18 and we ourselves heard this ¹declaration made from heaven when we were with Him on the ^aholy mountain.

19 And 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 ¹becomes a matter of ²someone’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.