2Peter:1
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Simon Peter ,
a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ ,
to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ :
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Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God ,
and of Jesus our Lord ,
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According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness ,
through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue :
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Whereby are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises :
that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature ,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust .
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And beside this ,
giving all diligence ,
add to your faith virtue ;
and to virtue knowledge ;
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And to knowledge temperance ;
and to temperance 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 things be in you ,
and abound ,
they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ .
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But he that lacks these things is blind ,
and cannot see afar off ,
and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins .
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Therefore instead ,
brothers ,
give diligence to make your calling and election sure :
for if you do these things ,
you shall never fall :
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For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ .
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Therefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things ,
though you know them ,
and be established in the present truth .
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Yes ,
I think it suitable ,
as long as I am in this tabernacle ,
to stir you up by putting you in remembrance ;
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Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle ,
just as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me .
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Moreover I will endeavor that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance .
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For we have not followed cunningly devised fables ,
when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
but were eyewitnesses of his majesty .
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For he received from God the Father honor and glory ,
when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory ,
This is my beloved Son ,
in whom I am well pleased .
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And this voice which came from heaven we heard ,
when we were with him in the holy mount .
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We have also a more sure word of prophecy ;
whereunto you do well that you take heed ,
as unto a light that shines in a dark place ,
until the day dawn ,
and the day star arise in your hearts :
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Knowing this first ,
that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation .
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For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man :
but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost .