Book of Common Prayer

1 Simeon^[a] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to the ones having received an equally-precious faith with us by-means-of ^[b] the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: ² May grace and peace be multiplied to you in^[c] the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

Because of All That God Has Given Us, Diligently Add To Your Faith These God-Like Qualities

³ Because-of His divine power having granted^[d] us all things pertaining-to life and godliness through the knowledge of the One having called us by ^[e] His own glory and virtue^[f], ⁴ through which qualities^[g] He has granted us the precious and greatest things-promised in order that through these^[h] you might become sharers of the divine nature^[i], having escaped-from the corruption in the world by evil desire; ⁵ and indeed for this very reason you having applied all diligence— in^[j] your faith supply^[k] virtue; and in your virtue, knowledge; ⁶ and in your knowledge, self-control; and in your self-control, endurance; and in your endurance, godliness; ⁷ and in your godliness, brotherly-love; and in your brotherly-love, love.

These Qualities Make You Useful And Fruitful

⁸ For these qualities being-present in you and increasing make^[l] you neither useless^[m] nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For the one in whom these qualities are not present is blind, being shortsighted^[n], having forgotten^[o] the purification of his former sins.

So Be Diligent To Make Your Calling And Election Firm

¹⁰ Therefore brothers, be more diligent to be making your calling and election^[p] firm^[q]. For while doing these things you will by no means ever stumble. ¹¹ For in this manner the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.

The King Rides Into Jerusalem On a Donkey, As Predicted In Zechariah

21 And when they drew-near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent forth two disciples, ² saying to them, “Proceed to the village before you, and immediately you will find a donkey having been tied, and a colt with her. Having untied them, bring them to Me. ³ And if someone says something to you, you shall say that ‘The Lord has need of them’, and immediately he will send them forth”. ⁴ Now this has taken place in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken through the prophet saying: ⁵ “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you— gentle, and mounted upon a donkey, even upon a colt, a foal of a beast-of-burden’” [Zech 9:9]. ⁶ And the disciples— having proceeded, and having done just as Jesus directed them— ⁷ brought the donkey and the colt. And they put their cloaks on them. And He sat on them^[a]. ⁸ And most-of the crowd^[b] spread their cloaks in the road. And others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. ⁹ And the crowds going ahead of Him, and the ones following Him, were crying out, saying, “Hosanna^[c] to the Son of David. Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest [heavens]”.

The King Arrives In Jerusalem, And The Whole City Is Shaken

¹⁰ And He having entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken^[d], saying, “Who is this?” ¹¹ And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee”.