Precious and Magnificent Promises

1 ^[a]Simeon Peter, a ^(A)slave and ^(B)apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received ^(C)the same ^[b]kind of faith as ours, ^[c]by ^(D)the righteousness of ^(E)our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: ^2 (F)Grace and peace be multiplied to you in ^(G)the full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; ³ seeing that His ^(H)divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the ^(I)full knowledge of Him who ^(J)called us ^[d]by His own glory and ^[e]excellence. ^4 [f]For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent ^(K)promises, so that by them you may become ^(L)partakers of the divine nature, having ^(M)escaped the ^(N)corruption that is in ^(O)the world by lust. ⁵ Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith ^(P)supply ^(Q)moral ^[g]excellence, and in your moral excellence, ^(R)knowledge, ⁶ and in your knowledge, ^(S)self-control, and in your self-control, ^(T)perseverance, and in your perseverance, ^(U)godliness, ⁷ and in your godliness, ^[h](V)brotherly kindness, and in your ^[i]brotherly kindness, ^[j]love. ⁸ For if these things are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor ^(W)unfruitful in the ^(X)full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For in whom these things are not present, that one is ^(Y)blind, being nearsighted, having ^[k]forgotten the ^(Z)purification from his former sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your ^(AA)calling and ^(AB)choosing sure; for in doing these things, you will never ^(AC)stumble; ¹¹ for in this way the entrance into ^(AD)the eternal kingdom of our ^(AE)Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be ^(AF)abundantly ^(AG)supplied to you.

¹² Therefore, ^(AH)I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them, and have been strengthened in ^(AI)the truth which is present with you. ¹³ I consider it ^(AJ)right, as long as I am in ^(AK)this earthly dwelling, to ^(AL)stir you up by way of reminder, ¹⁴ knowing that ^(AM)the laying aside of my earthly dwelling is imminent, ^(AN)as also our Lord Jesus Christ has indicated to me. ¹⁵ And I will also be diligent that at any time after my ^[l](AO)departure you will be able to call these things to mind.

Eyewitnesses of Jesus

¹⁶ For we did not make known to you the ^(AP)power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly devised ^(AQ)myths, but being ^(AR)eyewitnesses of His majesty. ¹⁷ For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an ^[m](AS)utterance as this was ^[n]made to Him by the ^(AT)Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”— ¹⁸ and we ourselves heard this ^[o]utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the ^(AU)holy mountain.

^19 [p]And we have as more ^(AV)sure ^(AW)the prophetic word, to which you do well to pay attention as to ^(AX)a lamp shining in a dark place, until the ^(AY)day dawns and the ^(AZ)morning star arises ^(BA)in your hearts. ^20 (BB)Know this first of all, that ^(BC)no prophecy of Scripture comes by one’s own interpretation. ²¹ For ^(BD)no prophecy was ever made by the will of man, but men being ^(BE)moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.