The Holy Bible - The Second Letter of Peter
2nd Peter Chapter 1
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith, held in equal privilege with ours, by the righteousness of our God and [the] Savior Jesus Christ:
May undeserved kindness and peace be increased to YOU by an accurate knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
forasmuch as his divine power has given us freely all the things that concern life and godly devotion, through the accurate knowledge of the one who called us through glory and virtue.
Through these things he has freely given us the precious and very grand promises, that through these YOU may become sharers in divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Yes, for this very reason, by YOUR contributing in response all earnest effort, supply to YOUR faith virtue, to [YOUR] virtue knowledge,
to [YOUR] knowledge self-control, to [YOUR] self-control endurance, to [YOUR] endurance godly devotion,
to [YOUR] godly devotion brotherly affection, to [YOUR] brotherly affection love.
For if these things exist in YOU and overflow, they will prevent YOU from being either inactive or unfruitful regarding the accurate knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if these things are not present in anyone, he is blind, shutting his eyes [to the light], and has become forgetful of his cleansing from his sins of long ago.
For this reason, brothers, all the more do YOUR utmost to make the calling and choosing of YOU sure for yourselves; for if YOU keep on doing these things YOU will by no means ever fail.
In fact, thus there will be richly supplied to YOU the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
For this reason I shall be disposed always to remind YOU of these things, although YOU know [them] and are firmly set in the truth that is present [in YOU].
But I consider it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to rouse YOU up by way of reminding YOU,
knowing as I do that the putting off of my tabernacle is soon to be, just as also our Lord Jesus Christ signified to me.
So I will do my utmost also at every time that, after my departure, YOU may be able to make mention of these things for yourselves.
No, it was not by following artfully contrived false stories that we acquainted YOU with the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but it was by having become eyewitnesses of his magnificence.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when words such as these were borne to him by the magnificent glory: "This is my son, my beloved, whom I myself have approved."
Yes, these words we heard borne from heaven while we were with him in the holy mountain.
Consequently we have the prophetic word [made] more sure; and YOU are doing well in paying attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and a daystar rises, in YOUR hearts.
For YOU know this first, that no prophecy of Scripture springs from any private interpretation.
For prophecy was at no time brought by man's will, but men spoke from God as they were borne along by holy spirit.