1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ: Compare verse5 commentaries
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, Compare verse3 commentaries
3 According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue: Compare verse4 commentaries
4 Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Compare verse13 commentaries
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; Compare verse3 commentaries
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; Compare verse5 commentaries
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Compare verse4 commentaries
9 But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Compare verse4 commentaries
10 Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: Compare verse5 commentaries
11 For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Compare verse4 commentaries
12 Why I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them, and be established in the present truth. Compare verse4 commentaries
13 Yes, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; Compare verse3 commentaries
14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me. Compare verse3 commentaries
15 Moreover I will endeavor that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. Compare verse2 commentaries
16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. Compare verse3 commentaries
17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Compare verse3 commentaries
18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. Compare verse4 commentaries
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Compare verse7 commentaries
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. Compare verse5 commentaries
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. Compare verse5 commentaries