Book of Common Prayer

Since God by his power has given them all things pertaining to life, he exhorts them to flee the corruption of worldly lust, and to make their calling sure with good works and fruits of faith. He makes mention of his own death, declaring the Lord to be the true Son of God, as he himself saw upon the mount.

1 Simon peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness that comes of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

² Grace be with you, and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

³ His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us by virtue and glory, ⁴ by the means whereof are given to us excellent and most great promises, so that by the help of them you may be partakers of the divine nature, in that you flee the corruption of worldly lust.

⁵ And give all diligence to this. To your faith add virtue, and to virtue knowledge, ⁶ and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, to patience godliness, ⁷ to godliness brotherly kindness, to brotherly kindness love. ⁸ For if these things be among you and abound, they will make you so that you will neither be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But he who lacks these things is blind, and gropes for the way with his hands, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

¹⁰ Therefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure. For if you do such things, you shall never err. ¹¹ Yea, and by this means a grand entering in will be given you into the ever-lasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

³⁹ And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of  Olives. And the disciples followed him. ⁴⁰ And when he came to the place, he said to them, Pray, lest you fall into temptation. ⁴¹ And he went apart by himself, about a stone’s throw from them, and kneeled down and prayed, saying, ⁴² Father, if you will, withdraw this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours be fulfilled.

⁴³ And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, comforting him. ⁴⁴ And he was in an agony, and prayed somewhat longer. And his sweat was like drops of blood trickling down to the ground.

⁴⁵ And he rose up from prayer and came to his disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶ and said to them, Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you fall into temptation.

⁴⁷ While he was yet speaking, behold, there came a band of men, and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. And he pressed near to Jesus to kiss him. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss?

⁴⁹ When those who were with Jesus saw what would follow, they said to him, Lord, shall we smite with swords? ⁵⁰ And one of them struck a servant of the most high priest, and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus answered and said, Let it come to this. And he touched the servant’s ear and healed him.

⁵² Then Jesus said to the high priests and officers of the temple, and the elders who had approached him, Have you come out as if to a thief, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When I was daily with you in the temple, you did not stretch forth hands against me. But this is even your very hour, and the power of darkness.