¶ Simon¹ Peter², a servant³ and an apostle⁴ of Jesus Christ, to them that have⁵ obtained like precious faith with us through⁶ the righteousness of God and our Saviour⁷ Jesus Christ:

Grace⁸ and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge¹⁰ of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

According as his¹¹ divine power hath given unto us all¹² things that pertain unto life and godliness, through¹³ the knowledge of him that hath called¹⁴ us to¹⁵ glory and virtue:

Whereby are given¹⁶ unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might¹⁷ be partakers of the divine nature, having¹⁸ escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

¶ And beside¹⁹ this, giving²⁰ all diligence, add to your faith virtue²¹; and to virtue knowledge²²;

And to knowledge temperance²³; and to temperance patience²⁴; and to patience godliness²⁵;

And to godliness brotherly²⁶ kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity²⁷.

For if these things be in you²⁸, and abound²⁹, they³⁰ make you that ye shall neither be barren³¹ nor unfruitful³² in³³ the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But he that lacketh³⁴ these things is blind³⁵, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he³⁶ was purged from his old sins.

¶ Wherefore the rather, brethren, give³⁷ diligence to make³⁸ your calling and election³⁹ sure: for if⁴⁰ ye do these things, ye shall never⁴¹ fall:

For so an entrance⁴² shall be ministered unto you abundantly⁴³ into the everlasting⁴⁴ kingdom of our⁴⁵ Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

¶ Wherefore I will not⁴⁶ be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though⁴⁷ ye know them, and be⁴⁸ established in the present truth.

Yea, I think it meet, as long⁴⁹ as I am in this tabernacle, to stir⁵⁰ you up by⁵¹ putting you in remembrance;

Knowing that shortly⁵² I must put off this my tabernacle, even⁵³ as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

Moreover I will⁵⁴ endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these⁵⁵ things always in remembrance.

¶ For we have⁵⁶ not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power⁵⁷ and coming⁵⁸ of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were⁵⁹ eyewitnesses of his majesty.

For he received from God⁶⁰ the Father honour and glory, when there came⁶¹ such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This⁶² is my beloved Son, in whom⁶³ I am well pleased.

And this⁶⁴ voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy⁶⁵ mount.

¶ We have also a more⁶⁶ sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do⁶⁷ well that ye take heed, as unto a light⁶⁸ that shineth in a dark place, until the day⁶⁹ dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

¶ Knowing⁷⁰ this first, that⁷¹ no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

For the prophecy⁷² came not in old time⁷³ by the will of man: but holy men of God spake⁷⁴ as they were moved by the Holy⁷⁵ Ghost.