The Temple's Chambers

42 Then he led me out into ^(A)the outer court, ^(B)toward the north, and he brought me to ^(C)the chambers that were opposite ^(D)the separate yard and opposite ^(E)the building on the north. ² The length of the building whose door faced north was ^(F)a hundred cubits,^[a] and ^(G)the breadth fifty cubits. ³ Facing ^(H)the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court, and facing ^(I)the pavement that belonged to the outer court, was ^(J)gallery^[b] against gallery in three stories. ⁴ And ^(K)before the chambers was a passage inward, ten cubits wide and ^(L)a hundred cubits long,^[c] and ^(M)their doors were on the north. ⁵ Now the upper chambers were narrower, for the galleries took more away from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building. ⁶ For they were in three stories, and they had no pillars like the pillars of the courts. Thus the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and the middle ones. ⁷ And ^(N)there was a wall outside parallel to the chambers, toward the outer court, opposite the chambers, ^(O)fifty cubits long. ⁸ For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those opposite ^(P)the nave^[d] were ^(Q)a hundred cubits long. ⁹ Below these chambers was ^(R)an entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.

¹⁰ In the thickness of ^(S)the wall of the court, on the south^[e] also, opposite ^(T)the yard and opposite ^(U)the building, there were ^(V)chambers ¹¹ with ^(W)a passage in front of them. They were similar to the chambers on the north, of the same length and breadth, with the same exits^[f] and arrangements and ^(X)doors, ¹² as were the entrances of the chambers on the south. There was an entrance at the beginning of the passage, the passage before ^(Y)the corresponding wall on the east as one enters them.^[g]

¹³ Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers opposite ^(Z)the yard are the holy chambers, ^(AA)where the priests who approach the Lord ^(AB)shall eat the ^(AC)most holy offerings. There they shall put the most holy offerings—^(AD)the grain offering, ^(AE)the sin offering, and ^(AF)the guilt offering—for the place is holy. ¹⁴ When the priests enter the Holy Place, they shall not go out of it into the outer court ^(AG)without laying there the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. ^(AH)They shall put on other garments before they go near to that which is for the people.”

¹⁵ Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by ^(AI)the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around. ¹⁶ He measured the east side with ^(AJ)the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. ¹⁷ He measured the north side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. ¹⁸ He measured the south side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. ¹⁹ Then he turned to the west side and measured, 500 cubits by the measuring reed. ²⁰ He measured it on the four sides. It had ^(AK)a wall around it, ^(AL)500 cubits long and ^(AM)500 cubits broad, ^(AN)to make a separation between the holy and the common.

Greeting

1 Simeon^[a] Peter, a servant^[b] and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have obtained ^(A)a faith of equal standing with ours ^(B)by the righteousness of our ^(C)God and Savior Jesus Christ:

^2 (D)May grace and peace be multiplied to you ^(E)in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Confirm Your Calling and Election

³ His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him ^(F)who called us to^[c] his own glory and excellence,^{[d] 4} by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become ^(G)partakers of the divine nature, ^(H)having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. ⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith ^(I)with virtue,^[e] and virtue ^(J)with knowledge, ⁶ and knowledge with self-control, and self-control ^(K)with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, ⁷ and godliness ^(L)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection ^(M)with love. ⁸ For if these qualities^[f] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or ^(N)unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he ^(O)is blind, having forgotten that he was ^(P)cleansed from his former sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brothers,^[g] be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and ^(Q)election, for if you practice these qualities ^(R)you will never fall. ¹¹ For in this way there will be richly provided for you ^(S)an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

¹² Therefore I intend ^(T)always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in ^(U)the truth that you have. ¹³ I think it right, as long as I am in this ^(V)body,^{[h] (W)}to stir you up by way of reminder, ^14 (X)since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, ^(Y)as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. ¹⁵ And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word

¹⁶ For we did not follow ^(Z)cleverly devised ^(AA)myths when we made known to you ^(AB)the power and ^(AC)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but ^(AD)we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, ^(AE)“This is my beloved Son,^[i] with whom I am well pleased,” ¹⁸ we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on ^(AF)the holy mountain. ¹⁹ And ^(AG)we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention ^(AH)as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until ^(AI)the day ^(AJ)dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, ²⁰ knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. ²¹ For ^(AK)no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God ^(AL)as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.