2 Peter 1

(1 Peter 1:1–2)

1SimonG4826 PeterG4074, a servantG1401 andG2532 apostleG652 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547,

To those whoG3588 throughG1722 the righteousnessG1343 of ourG1473 GodG2316 andG2532 SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 have receivedG2975 a faithG4102 as preciousG2472 as oursG1473:

2GraceG5485 andG2532 peaceG1515 be multipliedG4129 to youG4771 throughG1722 the knowledgeG1922 of GodG2316 andG2532 of JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG2962.

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Partakers of the Divine Nature

HisG846 divineG2304 powerG1411 has givenG1433 usG1473 everythingG3956 we need forG4314 lifeG2222 andG2532 godlinessG2150 throughG1223 theG3588 knowledgeG1922 of Him whoG3588 calledG2564 usG1473 by His ownG23981 gloryG1391 andG2532 excellenceG703. 4ThroughG1223 these He has givenG1433 usG1473 His preciousG5093 andG2532 magnificentG3173 promisesG1862, so thatG2443 throughG1223 them you may becomeG1096 partakersG2844 of the divineG2304 natureG5449, now that you have escapedG668 theG3588 corruptionG5356 inG1722 theG3588 worldG2889 caused byG1722 evil desiresG1939.

5For thisG1161G2532G3778 veryG846 reason, makeG3923 everyG3956 effortG4710 to addG2023 toG1722 yourG4771 faithG4102 virtueG703; andG1161 toG1722 virtueG703, knowledgeG1108; 6andG1161 toG1722 knowledgeG1108, self-controlG1466; andG1161 toG1722 self-controlG1466, perseveranceG5281; andG1161 toG1722 perseveranceG5281, godlinessG2150; 7andG1161 toG1722 godlinessG2150, brotherly kindnessG5360; andG1161 toG1722 brotherly kindnessG5360, loveG26. 8ForG1063 if youG4771 possessG5225 theseG3778 qualities andG2532 continue to growG4121 in them, they will keep you from beingG3756G2525 ineffectiveG692 andG3761 unproductiveG175 inG1519 your knowledgeG1922 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 9But whoeverG3739 lacksG3361G3918 theseG3778 traits isG1510 nearsightedG3467 to the point of blindnessG5185, having forgottenG2983G3024 thatG3588 he has been cleansedG2512 from hisG846 pastG3819 sinsG266.

10ThereforeG1352, brothersG80, striveG4704G3123 to makeG4160 yourG4771 callingG2821 andG2532 electionG1589 sureG949. ForG1063 if you practiceG4160 these thingsG3778 you will neverG3756G3361G4218 stumbleG4417, 11andG1063G3779 youG4771 will receiveG2023 a lavishG4146 receptionG1529 intoG1519 theG3588 eternalG166 kingdomG932 of ourG1473 LordG2962 andG2532 SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

12ThereforeG1352 I willG3195 alwaysG104 remindG5279 youG4771 ofG4012 these thingsG3778, even thoughG2539 you knowG1492 them andG2532 are establishedG4741 inG1722 theG3588 truthG225 you now haveG3918. 13I think it isG2233 rightG1342 to refreshG1326 yourG4771 memoryG1722G5280 asG1909 long asG3745 IG1510 live inG1722 theG3588 tentG4638 of my body,2 14because I knowG1492 thatG3754 this tentG1473G3588G4638 willG1510 soonG5031 be laid asideG595, asG2531G2532 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 has made clearG1213 to meG1473. 15AndG1161G2532 I will make every effort to ensureG4704 that afterG3326 myG1699 departureG1841, youG4771 willG2192 be able to recallG4160G3420 these thingsG3778 at all timesG1539.

Eyewitnesses of His Majesty

(Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:1–13; Luke 9:28–36)

16ForG1063 we did not followG3756G1811 cleverly devisedG4679 fablesG3454 when we made knownG1107 to youG4771 theG3588 powerG1411 andG2532 comingG3952 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, butG235 we wereG1096 eyewitnessesG2030 of HisG1565 majestyG3168. 17ForG1063 He receivedG2983 honorG5092 andG2532 gloryG1391 fromG3844 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 when the voiceG5456 cameG5342 to HimG846 fromG5259 theG3588 MajesticG3169 GloryG1391, sayingG5107, “ThisG3778 isG1510 MyG1473 belovedG27 SonG5207, inG1519 whomG3739 IG1473 am well pleasedG2106.”3 18AndG2532 we ourselvesG1473 heardG191 thisG3778 voiceG5456G5342 fromG1537 heavenG3772 when we wereG1510 withG4862 HimG846 onG1722 theG3588 holyG40 mountainG3735.

19We also haveG2532G2192 theG3588 wordG3056 of the prophetsG4397 as confirmed beyond doubtG949. And you will doG4160 wellG2573 to pay attentionG4337 to itG3739, asG5613 to a lampG3088 shiningG5316 inG1722 a darkG850 placeG5117, untilG2193 the dayG2250 dawnsG1306 andG2532 the morning starG5459 risesG393 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588. 20Above allG4412, you must understandG1097 thatG3754 noG3756G3956 prophecyG4394 of ScriptureG1124 comesG1096 from one’s ownG2398 interpretationG1955. 21ForG1063 noG3756 such prophecyG4394 was everG4218 brought forthG5342 by the willG2307 of manG444, butG235 menG444 spokeG2980 fromG575 GodG2316 as they were carried alongG5342 byG5259 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.