SECOND
PETER
Second Peter 1
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¶ Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have
obtained a faith precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and
Savior Jesus Christ:
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May grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God, and of
Jesus our Lord,
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As his divine power has given us everything that pertains
to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory
and goodness:
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By which he has given us exceedingly great and precious promises: that through
them you might partake of the divine nature, and escape the corruption that is
in the world through lust.
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¶ In view of that, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to
goodness knowledge;
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And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience
godliness;
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And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.
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For if these qualities are yours, and abound, they keep you from being useless
and unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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For he who lacks these things is blind, and shortsighted, and has forgotten
that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
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Therefore, brethren, be all the more eager to make certain that you are called
and chosen: for if you do these things, you will never fall:
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And you will receive a rich welcome into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ.
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¶ Therefore I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though
you know them, and are well grounded in the truth you have.
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And I consider it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to remind you of
these things;
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Knowing that I will soon lay aside my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ
has told me.
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Moreover I will make every effort to see that you will always be able to
remember these things after my departure.
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¶ For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we told you about the
power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his
majesty.
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For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when a voice came to him
from the sublime glory, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.
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And we heard this voice that came from heaven, when we were with him on the
holy mount.
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¶ Therefore we are even more certain of the words of scripture; to which you do
well to pay attention, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day
dawns, and the day star arises in your hearts:
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Knowing this first, that no truth of scripture comes
from any private explanation.
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Because scripture did not originate of old by the will of man: but holy men of
God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
[Note: Verse 20
tells us that the truth of Scripture is not to be found in man-made
explanations, but in what the words actually say.]