2Peter:1

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* Symeon Peter , a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ , to them who have obtained like precious faith with us , through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ : * Favor and peace be multiplied to you , through the knowledge of God , and of Jesus our Lord . * As his divine power has gifted to us all things which are necessary to life and godliness , through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue . * On account of which , the greatest and most precious promises are freely given to us , that by these we might be made partakers of the divine nature , having escaped from the corruption that is in the world , through lust . * And for this very reason , indeed , giving all diligence , add to your faith , courage ; and to courage , knowledge ; * and to knowledge , temperance ; and to temperance , patience ; and to patience , godliness ; * and to godliness , brotherly kindness ; and to brotherly kindness , love : * for these things being in you , and abounding , make you to be neither slothful , nor unfruitful , in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ . * But he who has not these things , is blind , shutting his eyes , having become forgetful of the purification of his old sins . * Wherefore , the rather , brethren , earnestly endeavor to make your calling and election sure ; for doing these things , you shall never fall ; * and thus there shall be richly ministered to you , an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . * Wherefore , I will not neglect to put you always in remembrance of these things , although you know , and are established in the present truth . * Yes , I think it fit , as long as I am in this tabernacle , to stir you up , by putting you in remembrance ; * knowing , that the putting off of this , my tabernacle , is soon to happen , even as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me . * Therefore , I will carefully endeavor that you may be able , after my decease , to have these things always in remembrance . * For we have not followed cunningly devised fables , when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ , but were eye-witnesses of his grandeur ; * «for when he received from God the Father honor and glory , a vice to this effect came to him from the magnificent glory ,» 'This is my Son , the beloved , in whom I delight .' * And this voice we heard come from heaven , being with him on the holy mountain : * so we have the prophetic word more firm ; to which you do well to take heed , as to a lamp shining in a dark place , till the day dawn , and the morning star arise in your hearts . * Knowing this first , that no prophecy brought by the will of man ; * but the holy men of God spoke , being moved by the Holy Spirit .

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