2 Peter 1:1-13 ▼

1 SIMON Peter, the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained with us the same precious faith by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

2 grace unto you and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of God, even Jesus our Lord,

3 as his divine power hath freely given us all things tending to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who hath called us to glory and fortitude:

4 whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us: that by these ye might become partakers of a divine nature, having fled far away from the corruption that is in the world through inordinate concupiscence.?

5 And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence;

6 and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety;

7 and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love.

8 For if these things are in your possession, and abounding, they will render you neither inactive nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 But he that hath no possession of these things, is blind, dim-sighted, sinking into oblivion of his purification from the sins of his former days.

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make sure your calling and election: for by doing these things, ye shall never at any time stumble:

11 but an entrance will thus be richly afforded you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

12 Wherefore I will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.

13 Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this frail tabernacle, to rouse up your attention by reminding you: