[2 Peter 1]

 

             ^1:1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to the ones who were allotted an equally precious faith with us, in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: ^1:2 may grace and peace be multiplied to you^° in the full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

 

             ^1:3 As his divine^* power has been gifted, all things pertaining to life and devoutness through the full knowledge of the one who called us through glory and virtue, ^1:4 through which the precious and greatest promises have been gifted to us, in-order-that through these things you^° might become partners of the divine^* nature, after you fled away from the corruption in the world among its lust.

 

             ^1:5 But also in this same thing, you^° brought in all diligence, supply^° in your^° faith, virtue; and in the virtue, knowledge; ^1:6 and in the knowledge, self-control; and in the self-control, endurance; and in the endurance, devoutness; ^1:7 and in the devoutness, brotherly-love; and in the brotherly-love, love^*. ^1:8 For^* if these things are existing and increasing in you^°, none will designate you^° as being idle nor unfruitful toward the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ^1:9 For^* the one is blind in whom these things are not present^*, being short-sighted, took on forgetfulness of {i.e., forgot} the cleansing from his old sins.

             ^1:10 Hence brethren, be^° more diligent to make^* your^° calling and choice steadfast, for^* you^° should never trip someday while practicing these things, ^1:11 for^* so the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you^°.

 

             ^1:12 Hence, I will habitually not be neglecting to remind you^° concerning these things, although you^° are knowing them and have been established in the present^* truth. ^1:13 But I am deeming it righteous, inasmuch as I am in this tabernacle, to awaken you^° with a reminder, ^1:14 knowing that the removal of my tabernacle is coming quickly, just-as our Lord Jesus Christ also indicated to me. ^1:15 But I will also be diligent each-time, to have you^° in remembrance of these things, to practice them after my exodus. ^1:16 For^* we have not followed wisely devised fables when we made known to you^° the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we became eyewitnesses of that majesty. ^1:17 For^* he received honor and glory from God the Father, when such a voice was carried to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted. {Mat 3:17, 17:5, Mar 1:11, Luk 3:22} ^1:18 And we heard this voice, which was carried from heaven, being together-with him in the holy mountain. ^1:19 And we have the steadfast prophetic word, as to a lamp appearing in a dreary place, until the day should dawn and the ^{F} morning-star might rise, to which you^° are doing^* well, and taking-heed in your^° hearts. ^1:20 Knowing this first, that every prophecy of Scripture does not come^* from one’s own interpretation. ^1:21 For^* no prophecy was ever brought about by the will of man, but the holy men of God spoke the word being carried by the Holy Spirit.

             {Footnote: 2Pe 1:19, or: Venus; literally: ‘light-bringing’; metaphorically Jesus.}