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1. Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To all of you who share in the same valuable faith that we have. This faith was given to us because our God and Savior Jesus Christ always does what is good and right.
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1. Simon G4826 Peter G4074 , a servant G1401 and G2532 an apostle G652 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , to them that have obtained G2975 like precious G2472 faith G4102 with us G2254 through G1722 the righteousness G1343 of God G2316 and G2532 our G2257 Savior G4990 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 :
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2. Grace and peace be given to you more and more, because now you know God and Jesus our Lord.
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2. Grace G5485 and G2532 peace G1515 be multiplied G4129 unto you G5213 through G1722 the knowledge G1922 of God G2316 , and G2532 of Jesus G2424 our G2257 Lord G2962 ,
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3. Jesus has the power of God. And his power has given us everything we need to live a life devoted to God. We have these things because we know him. Jesus chose us by his glory and goodness,
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3. According as G5613 his G846 divine G2304 power G1411 hath given G1433 unto us G2254 all things G3956 that G3588 pertain unto G4314 life G2222 and G2532 godliness G2150 , through G1223 the G3588 knowledge G1922 of him that hath called G2564 us G2248 to G1223 glory G1391 and G2532 virtue G703 :
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4. through which he also gave us the very great and rich gifts that he promised us. With these gifts you can share in being like God. And so you will escape the ruin that comes to people in the world because of the evil things they want.
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4. Whereby G1223 G3739 are given G1433 unto us G2254 exceeding great G3176 and G2532 precious G5093 promises G1862 : that G2443 by G1223 these G5130 ye might be G1096 partakers G2844 of the divine G2304 nature G5449 , having escaped G668 the G3588 corruption G5356 that is in G1722 the world G2889 through G1722 lust G1939 .
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5. Because you have these blessings, do all you can to add to your life these things: to your faith add goodness; to your goodness add knowledge;
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5. And G1161 beside this G846 G2532 , giving G3923 all G3956 diligence G4710 , add G2023 to G1722 your G5216 faith G4102 virtue G703 ; and G1161 to G1722 virtue G703 knowledge G1108 ;
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6. to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add patience; to your patience add devotion to God;
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6. And G1161 to G1722 knowledge G1108 temperance G1466 ; and G1161 to G1722 temperance G1466 patience G5281 ; and G1161 to G1722 patience G5281 godliness G2150 ;
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7. to your devotion add kindness toward your brothers and sisters in Christ, and to this kindness add love.
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7. And G1161 to G1722 godliness G2150 brotherly kindness G5360 ; and G1161 to G1722 brotherly kindness G5360 charity G26 .
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8. If all these things are in you and growing, you will never fail to be useful to God. You will produce the kind of fruit that should come from your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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8. For G1063 if these things G5023 be G5225 in you G5213 , and G2532 abound G4121 , they make G2525 you that ye shall neither G3756 be barren G692 nor G3761 unfruitful G175 in G1519 the G3588 knowledge G1922 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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9. But those who don't grow in these blessings are blind. They cannot see clearly what they have. They have forgotten that they were cleansed from their past sins.
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9. But G1063 he G3739 that lacketh G3918 G3361 these things G5023 is G2076 blind G5185 , and cannot see afar off G3467 , and hath forgotten G2983 G3024 that he was purged G2512 from his G848 old G3819 sins G266 .
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10. My brothers and sisters, God called you and chose you to be his. Do your best to live in a way that shows you really are God's called and chosen people. If you do all this, you will never fall.
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10. Wherefore G1352 the rather G3123 , brethren G80 , give diligence G4704 to make G4160 your G5216 calling G2821 and G2532 election G1589 sure G949 : for G1063 if ye do G4160 these things G5023 , ye shall never G3364 G4218 fall G4417 :
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11. And you will be given a very great welcome into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, a kingdom that never ends.
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11. For G1063 so G3779 an entrance G1529 shall be ministered unto G2023 you G5213 abundantly G4146 into G1519 the G3588 everlasting G166 kingdom G932 of our G2257 Lord G2962 and G2532 Savior G4990 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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12. You already know these things. You are very strong in the truth you have. But I am always going to help you remember them.
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12. Wherefore G1352 I will not G3756 be negligent G272 to put you always in remembrance G5279 G5209 G104 of G4012 these things G5130 , though G2539 ye know G1492 them, and G2532 be established G4741 in G1722 the G3588 present G3918 truth G225 .
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13. While I am still living here on earth, I think it is right for me to remind you of them.
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13. Yea G1161 , I think G2233 it meet G1342 , as long as G1909 G3745 I am G1510 in G1722 this G5129 tabernacle G4638 , to stir you up G1326 G5209 by putting you in remembrance G1722 G5280 ;
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14. I know that I must soon leave this body. Our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that.
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14. Knowing G1492 that G3754 shortly G5031 I must G2076 put off G595 this my G3450 tabernacle G4638 , even G2532 as G2531 our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 hath showed G1213 me G3427 .
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15. I will try my best to make sure you remember these things even after I am gone.
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15. Moreover G1161 I will endeavor G4704 that G2532 ye G5209 may be able after G3326 my G1699 decease G1841 to have G2192 these things G5130 always G1539 in remembrance G4160 G3420 .
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16. We told you about the power of our Lord Jesus Christ. We told you about his coming. The things we told you were not just clever stories that people invented. No, we saw the greatness of Jesus with our own eyes.
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16. For G1063 we have not G3756 followed G1811 cunningly devised G4679 fables G3454 , when we made known G1107 unto you G5213 the G3588 power G1411 and G2532 coming G3952 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , but G235 were G1096 eyewitnesses G2030 of his G1565 majesty G3168 .
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17. Jesus heard the voice of the great and glorious God. That was when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, "This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him."
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17. For G1063 he received G2983 from G3844 God G2316 the Father G3962 honor G5092 and G2532 glory G1391 , when there came G5342 such G5107 a voice G5456 to him G846 from G5259 the G3588 excellent G3169 glory G1391 , This G3778 is G2076 my G3450 beloved G27 Son G5207 , in G1519 whom G3739 I G1473 am well pleased G2106 .
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18. And we heard that voice. It came from heaven while we were with Jesus on the holy mountain.
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18. And G2532 this G5026 voice G5456 which came G5342 from G1537 heaven G3772 we G2249 heard G191 , when we were G5607 with G4862 him G846 in G1722 the G3588 holy G40 mount G3735 .
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19. This makes us more sure about what the prophets said. And it is good for you to follow closely what they said, which is like a light shining in a dark place. You have that light until the day begins and the morning star brings new light to your minds.
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19. We have G2192 also G2532 a more sure G949 word G3056 of prophecy G4397 ; whereunto G3739 ye do G4160 well G2573 that ye take heed G4337 , as G5613 unto a light G3088 that shineth G5316 in G1722 a dark G850 place G5117 , until G2193 G3757 the day G2250 dawn G1306 , and G2532 the day star G5459 arise G393 in G1722 your G5216 hearts G2588 :
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20. Most important of all, you must understand this: No prophecy in the Scriptures comes from the prophet's own understanding.
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20. Knowing G1097 this G5124 first G4412 , that G3754 no G3956 G3756 prophecy G4394 of the Scripture G1124 is G1096 of any private G2398 interpretation G1955 .
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21. No prophecy ever came from what some person wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit and spoke words from God.
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21. For G1063 the prophecy G4394 came G5342 not G3756 in old time G4218 by the will G2307 of man G444 : but G235 holy G40 men G444 of God G2316 spake G2980 as they were moved G5342 by G5259 the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 .
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