Greeting and instruction
- Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus the Anointed, to the men who obtained by divine lot a faith that’s as equally precious as ours by the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus the Anointed,
- may grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
- as His divine power has granted us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of the One who called us by His own glory and moral excellence,
- through which He has given us great and precious promises, so that through these you might become sharers in the divine nature, having fled the corruption that’s in the world in its cravings.
- And also for this same reason, having supplied all diligent zeal, also supply moral excellence in your faith; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
- and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;
- and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, ^love.
- For you possessing and increasing in these things makes you become neither lazy nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus the Anointed.
- For in whomever these things aren’t present, he is blind; being short-sighted and having received forgetfulness of his cleansing from his former sins.
- Therefore brothers, be more zealously diligent to make your calling and election firm, for by doing these things you definitely won’t ever stumble,
- for in this way, entrance into the kingdom of ages of our Lord and savior Jesus the Anointed will be richly supplied to you.
- Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you about these things, although you have known and have been strengthened by the truth present in you.
- And I consider it right – as long as I’m in this tent – to stir you up in remembrance,
- *knowing that the setting aside of my tent is impending, just as our Lord Jesus the Anointed also revealed to me.
- And also, I will always be diligently zealous in order for you to have a lasting memory of these things after I make my departure.
- For we didn’t follow skillfully *crafted myths when we declared the power and coming of our Lord Jesus the Anointed to you, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
- For having received honor and glory from God the Father, such a voice was conveyed to Him by the Majestic Glory: “This is My beloved Son in whom I’m well pleased.”
- And it having been conveyed from heaven, this is the voice we heard while being with Him on the holy mountain.
- And we have the more certain prophetic word, which you do well by taking heed of it, like a lamp shining in a dark place until that day dawns, and the morning star rises in your hearts,
- knowing this first, that every prophecy in scripture isn’t for someone’s own interpretation.
- For no prophecy was ever driven by man’s will, but men spoke from God, being driven by the Holy Spirit.