2 Peter 1 - NKJV Bible Online

2 Peter 1

Greeting the Faithful

Simon Peter, a bondservant and ^aapostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have ¹obtained ^blike² precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

2 ^aGrace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His ^adivine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him ^bwho called us by glory and virtue, 4 ^aby which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be ^bpartakers of the divine nature, having escaped the ¹corruption that is in the world through lust.

Fruitful Growth in the Faith

5 But also for this very reason, ^agiving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue ^bknowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control ¹perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and ^ato brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither ¹barren ^anor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is ^ashortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent ^ato make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Peter’s Approaching Death

12 For this reason ^aI will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, ^bthough you know and are established in the present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, ^aas long as I am in this ¹tent, ^bto stir you up by reminding you, 14 ^aknowing that shortly I must ¹put off my tent, just as ^bour Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my ¹decease.

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow ^acunningly devised fables when we made known to you the ^bpower and ^ccoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were ^deyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: ^a“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on ^athe holy mountain.
19 ¹And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a ^alight that shines in a dark place, ^buntil ^cthe day dawns and the morning star rises in your ^dhearts; 20 knowing this first, that ^ano prophecy of Scripture is of any private ¹interpretation, 21 for ^aprophecy never came by the will of man, ^bbut ¹holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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