Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

² May grace and peace be multiplied to you in^[a] 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^[b] us all things pertaining-to life and godliness through the knowledge of the One having called us by ^[c] His own glory and virtue^[d], ⁴ through which qualities^[e] He has granted us the precious and greatest things-promised in order that through these^[f] you might become sharers of the divine nature^[g], having escaped-from the corruption in the world by evil desire; ⁵ and indeed for this very reason you having applied all diligence— in^[h] your faith supply^[i] 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^[j] you neither useless^[k] 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^[l], having forgotten^[m] 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^[n] firm^[o]. 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.

I Will Always Be Reminding You of These Things As Long As I Live

¹² Therefore, I will-certainly^[p] always be reminding you about these things, even though you are ones knowing and having been established in the truth being present with you. ¹³ And I regard it right for as long as I am in this [bodily] tent to be arousing you with a reminder, ¹⁴ knowing that the putting-off of my [bodily] tent is imminent, just as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made-clear to me. ¹⁵ And I will also be diligent that at-any-time after my departure^[q], you may have the ability to produce the memory of these things.