^2 (A)Grace and peace be multiplied to you in ^(B)the knowledge of God and of Jesus ^[a]our Lord, ³ for His ^(C)divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true ^(D)knowledge of Him who ^(E)called us ^[b]by His own glory and ^[c]excellence. ⁴ Through ^[d]these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent ^(F)promises, so that by them you may become ^(G)partakers of the divine nature, having ^(H)escaped the ^(I)corruption that is in ^(J)the world on account of lust. ⁵ Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith ^(K)supply ^(L)moral ^[e]excellence, and in your moral excellence, ^(M)knowledge, ⁶ and in your knowledge, ^(N)self-control, and in your self-control, ^(O)perseverance, and in your perseverance, ^(P)godliness, ⁷ and in your godliness, ^(Q)brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. ⁸ For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they do not make you useless nor ^(R)unproductive in the true ^(S)knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For the one who lacks these qualities is ^(T)blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his ^(U)purification from his former sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more diligent to make certain about His ^(V)calling and ^(W)choice of you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never ^(X)stumble; ¹¹ for in this way the entrance into ^(Y)the eternal kingdom of our ^(Z)Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be ^(AA)abundantly ^(AB)supplied to you.

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

Eyewitnesses

¹⁶ For we did not follow cleverly devised ^(AK)tales when we made known to you the ^(AL)power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were ^(AM)eyewitnesses of His majesty. ¹⁷ For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such a ^(AN)[g]declaration as this was made to Him by the ^(AO)Majestic Glory: “This is ^[h]My beloved Son with whom I am well pleased”—