1 Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:2 May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;4 And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.5 So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,7 And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.8 For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.9 For the man who has not these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having no memory of how he was made clean from his old sins.10 For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.12 For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.13 And it seems right to me, as long as I am in this tent of flesh, to keep your minds awake by working on your memory;14 For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.15 And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.16 For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.17 For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.18 And this voice came from heaven even to our ears, when we were with him on the holy mountain.19 And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;20 Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.21 For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

1 Simon Petrus, servus et apostolus Jesu Christi, iis qui coqualem nobiscum sortiti sunt fidem in justitia Dei nostri, et Salvatoris Jesu Christi. 2 Gratia vobis, et pax adimpleatur in cognitione Dei, et Christi Jesu Domini nostri : 3 Quomodo omnia nobis divin virtutis su, qu ad vitam et pietatem donata sunt, per cognitionem ejus, qui vocavit nos propria gloria, et virtute, 4 per quem maxima, et pretiosa nobis promissa donavit : ut per hc efficiamini divin consortes natur : fugientes ejus, qu in mundo est, concupiscenti corruptionem.5 Vos autem curam omnem subinferentes, ministrate in fide vestra virtutem, in virtute autem scientiam, 6 in scientia autem abstinentiam, in abstinentia autem patientiam, in patientia autem pietatem, 7 in pietate autem amorem fraternitatis, in amore autem fraternitatis caritatem. 8 Hc enim si vobiscum adsint, et superent, non vacuos nec sine fructu vos constituent in Domini nostri Jesu Christi cognitione. 9 Cui enim non prsto sunt hc, ccus est, et manu tentans, oblivionem accipiens purgationis veterum suorum delictorum. 10 Quapropter fratres, magis satagite ut per bona opera certam vestram vocationem, et electionem faciatis : hc enim facientes, non peccabitis aliquando. 11 Sic enim abundanter ministrabitur vobis introitus in ternum regnum Domini nostri et Salvatoris Jesu Christi.12 Propter quod incipiam vos semper commonere de his : et quidem scientes et confirmatos vos in prsenti veritate. 13 Justum autem arbitror quamdiu sum in hoc tabernaculo, suscitare vos in commonitione : 14 certus quod velox est depositio tabernaculi mei secundum quod et Dominus noster Jesus Christus significavit mihi. 15 Dabo autem operam et frequenter habere vos post obitum meum, ut horum memoriam faciatis.16 Non enim doctas fabulas secuto notam fecimus vobis Domini nostri Jesu Christi virtutem et prsentiam : sed speculatores facti illius magnitudinis. 17 Accipiens enim a Deo Patre honorem et gloriam, voce delapsa ad eum hujuscemodi a magnifica gloria : Hic est Filius meus dilectus, in quo mihi complacui, ipsum audite. 18 Et hanc vocem nos audivimus de clo allatam, cum essemus cum ipso in monte sancto. 19 Et habemus firmiorem propheticum sermonem : cui benefacitis attendentes quasi lucern lucenti in caliginoso donec dies elucescat, et lucifer oriatur in cordibus vestris : 20 hoc primum intelligentes quod omnis prophetia Scriptur propria interpretatione non fit. 21 Non enim voluntate humana allata est aliquando prophetia : sed Spiritu Sancto inspirati, locuti sunt sancti Dei homines.