2 Peter
From Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Messiah, to those who
have been given the same valuable faith as ours, through the righteousness of
God and of our Savior, Jesus Messiah:
Grace and peace be multiplied to
you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our lord,
since His divine
power has granted us all things for life and godliness, through the
knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence.
By these
He has granted us His valuable and exceedingly great promises, so that
through these promises you may share in the divine nature, you
who have escaped from the worldly corruption which is produced by lust.
Because of all this, be very diligent to add to your faith moral excellence;
to moral excellence, add knowledge;
to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;
to godliness, mutual
affection; and to mutual affection, love.
For if these things are yours and
are continually increasing, they will ensure that you are not unproductive or
unfruitful in the true knowledge of our lord Jesus Messiah.
But the person
who lacks these things is blind, near-sighted, as he has forgotten the
cleansing from his former sins.
So then, brothers and sisters, be even
more diligent to make your calling and choosing firm.
For as long as you
practice these things, you will never fall,
and in this way there will be richly provided to you the entry
into the Kingdom in the Age to Come
of our lord and savior, Jesus
Messiah.
So then I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, even
though you know them and are well established in the truth which has come to you.
I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stimulate your minds by
reminding you,
knowing that the laying down of my tent is approaching, as
our lord Jesus Messiah made clear to me.
And I will be diligent to ensure
that, any time after my departure,
you will always be able to call these
things to mind.
For we were not telling cleverly fabricated stories when we informed
you of the power and coming
of our lord Jesus Messiah; instead we had been
eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received honor and glory from God who is the
Father, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory with these
words: “This is My beloved Son; I am delighted with him.”
We
ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy
mountain.
So we all have the word of prophecy strongly confirmed, and you will
do well to pay careful attention to it in your hearts, as you would to a lamp
shining in a dark place, until the Day
dawns and the morning star arises.
Above all, know this: no prophecy of Scripture comes from the
prophet’s own imagination,
because no prophecy ever came from human
will; instead men led by holy spirit spoke from God.
2 Peter