1 Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

3 as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue.

4 Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust.

5 Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,

6 and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety,

7 and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love.

8 For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins.

10 Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.

11 For so the entrance will be furnished to you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

12 Therefore I will not neglect to always remind you about these things, although having known them, and having been established in the present truth.

13 But I think it right, inasmuch as I am in this tent, to arouse you in memory.

14 Knowing that the putting off of my tent is imminent, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ indicated to me.

15 And also I will endeavor for you to always have, after my departure, the memory of these things to apply.

16 For we revealed to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, not men who followed in cunningly devised myths, but men who became eyewitnesses of the majesty of that man.

17 For having received from God the Father honor and glory from a voice of such kind brought to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, the beloved in whom I am well pleased.

18 And we heard this voice, which was brought out of heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.

19 And we have the prophetic word sure, to which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar arises in your hearts.

20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture comes to pass of a personal interpretation.

21 For no prophecy was ever brought by a will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being led by Holy Spirit.

1 Simon Peter a seruaunt and an Apostle of Iesus Christ to them which have obtayned lyke precious fayth with vs in the rightewesnes that commeth of oure God and savioure Iesus Christ.

2 Grace with you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Iesus oure Lorde.

3 Accordinge as his godly power hath geven vnto vs all thinges that pertayne vnto lyfe and godlynes thorow the knowledge of him that hath called vs by vertue and glory

4 by the meanes whereof are geven vnto vs excellent and moste greate promises that by the helpe of them ye shuld be partakers of the godly nature in that ye flye the corrupcion of worldy lust.

5 And hervnto geve all diligence: in youre fayth minister vertve and in vertue knowledge

6 and in knowledge temperancy and in temrancy pacience in pacience godlynes

7 in godlynes brotherly kyndnes in brotherly kyndnes love.

8 For yf these thinges be amonge you and are plenteous they wyll make you that ye nether shalbe ydle nor vnfrutefull in the knowledge of oure lorde Iesus Christ.

9 But he yt lacketh these thynges is blynde and gropeth for ye waye with his honde and hath forgotten yt he was pourged from his olde synnes.

10 Wherfore brethren geve the moare diligence forto make youre callynge and eleccion sure. For yf ye do soche thynges ye shall never erre.

11 Ye and by this meanes an entrynge in shall be ministred vnto you aboundantly in to the everlastynge kyngdome of oure lorde and saveoure Iesus Christ.

12 Wherfore I will not be necgligent to put you allwayes in remembraunce of soche thinges though that ye knowe them youre selves and be also stablisshed in the present trueth.

13 Notwithstodinge I thynke yt mete (as longe as I am in this tabernacle) to stere you vp by puttynge you in remebraunce

14 for as moch as I am sure howe that the tyme is at honde yt I must put of my tabernacle even as oure lorde Iesus Christ hath shewed me.

15 I will enfource therfore that on every syde ye myght have wherwith to stere vp the remembraunce of these thynges after my departynge.

16 For we folowed not decevable fables whe we openned vnto you the power and commynge of oure lorde Iesus Christ but with oure eyes we sawe his maieste:

17 even then verely when he receaved of god the father honour and glory and when ther came soche a voyce to him from excellent glorie. This is my dere beloved sonne in whom I have delite.

18 This voyce we hearde when it came from heven beynge with him in the holy mounte.

19 We have also a right sure worde of prophesye wher vnto yf ye take hede as vnto a lyght yt shyneth in a darke place ye do wel vntill the daye dawne and the daye starre aryse in youre hertes.

20 So that ye fyrst knowe this. that no prophesye in the scripture hath eny private interpretacio.

21 For the scripture came never by the will of man: but holy men of god spake as they were moved by the holy goost.