1 Simon4613 Peter,4074 a servant1401 and an apostle652 of Jesus2424 Christ,5547 to them that have obtained2975 like2472 precious2472 faith4102 with us through1722 the righteousness1343 of God2316 and our Savior4990 Jesus2424 Christ:5547
2 Grace5485 and peace1515 be multiplied4129 to you through1722 the knowledge1922 of God,2316 and of Jesus2424 our Lord,2962
3 According5613 as his divine2304 power1411 has given1433 to us all3956 things that pertain to life2222 and godliness,2150 through1223 the knowledge1922 of him that has called2564 us to glory1391 and virtue:703
4 Whereby1223 3739 are given1433 to us exceeding great3176 and precious5093 promises:1862 that by these5130 you might be partakers2844 of the divine2304 nature,5449 having escaped668 the corruption5356 that is in the world2889 through1722 lust.1939
5 And beside846 this,5124 giving3923 all3956 diligence,4710 add2023 to your5216 faith4102 virtue;703 and to virtue703 knowledge;1108
6 And to knowledge1108 temperance;1466 and to temperance1466 patience;5281 and to patience5281 godliness;2150
7 And to godliness2150 brotherly5360 kindness;5360 and to brotherly5360 kindness5360 charity.26
8 For if these5023 things be in you, and abound,4121 they make2525 you that you shall neither3756 be barren692 nor3761 unfruitful175 in the knowledge1922 of our Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ.5547
9 But he that lacks3361 3918 these5023 things is blind,5185 and cannot3467 see3467 afar3467 off, and has forgotten3024 2983 that he was purged2512 from his old3819 sins.266
10 Why1352 the rather,3123 brothers,80 give diligence4710 to make4160 your5216 calling2821 and election1589 sure:949 for if you do4160 these5023 things, you shall never3364 4219 fall:4417
11 For so3779 an entrance1529 shall be ministered2023 to you abundantly4146 into1519 the everlasting166 kingdom932 of our Lord2962 and Savior4990 Jesus2424 Christ.5547
12 Why1352 I will not be negligent272 to put5279 you always104 in remembrance5179 of these5130 things, though2539 you know1492 them, and be established4741 in the present3918 truth.225
13 Yes,1161 I think2233 it meet,1342 as long as I am1510 in this5129 tabernacle,4638 to stir1326 you up by putting5279 you in remembrance;5280
14 Knowing1492 that shortly5031 I must put595 off595 this3588 my tabernacle,4638 even2532 as our Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ5547 has showed1213 me.
15 Moreover1161 2532 I will endeavor4704 that you may be able2192 after3326 my decease1841 to have these5130 things always1539 in remembrance.3420
16 For we have not followed1811 cunningly devised4679 fables,3454 when we made1107 known1107 to you the power1411 and coming3952 of our Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 but were eyewitnesses2030 of his majesty.3168
17 For he received2983 from God2316 the Father3962 honor5092 and glory,1391 when there came5342 such5107 a voice5456 to him from the excellent3169 glory,1391 This3778 is my beloved27 Son,5207 in whom3739 I am well2106 pleased.2106
18 And this5026 voice5456 which came5342 from heaven3772 we heard,191 when we were with him in the holy40 mount.3735
19 We have2192 also2532 a more sure949 word3056 of prophecy;4397 whereunto3739 you do4160 well2573 that you take heed,4337 as to a light3088 that shines5316 in a dark850 place,5117 until2193 the day2250 dawn,1306 and the day5459 star5459 arise393 in your5216 hearts:2588
20 Knowing1097 this5124 first,4412 that no3956 3756 prophecy4394 of the scripture1124 is of any private2398 interpretation.1955
21 For the prophecy4394 came5342 not in old4218 time4218 by the will2307 of man:444 but holy40 men444 of God2316 spoke2980 as they were moved5342 by the Holy40 Ghost.4151
1 But there were false5578 prophets5578 also2532 among1722 the people,2992 even2532 as there shall be false5572 teachers5572 among1722 you, who3748 privately3919 shall bring3919 in damnable684 heresies,139 even2532 denying720 the Lord1203 that bought59 them, and bring1863 on themselves1438 swift5031 destruction.684
2 And many4183 shall follow1811 their pernicious684 ways;684 by reason1223 of whom3739 the way3598 of truth225 shall be evil987 spoken987 of.
3 And through1722 covetousness4124 shall they with feigned4112 words3056 make1710 merchandise of you: whose3739 judgment2917 now of a long time1597 lingers691 not, and their damnation684 slumbers3573 not.
4 For if1487 God2316 spared5339 not the angels32 that sinned,264 but cast5020 them down to hell,5020 and delivered3860 them into chains4577 of darkness,2217 to be reserved5083 to judgment;2920
5 And spared5339 not the old744 world,2889 but saved5442 Noah3575 the eighth3590 person, a preacher2783 of righteousness,1343 bringing1863 in the flood2627 on the world2889 of the ungodly;765
6 And turning5077 the cities4172 of Sodom4670 and Gomorrha1116 into ashes5077 condemned2632 them with an overthrow,2692 making4160 them an ensample5262 to those3588 that after3195 should3195 live ungodly;764
7 And delivered4506 just1342 Lot,3091 vexed2669 with the filthy766 conversation391 of the wicked:113
8 (For that righteous1342 man dwelling1460 among1722 them, in seeing990 and hearing,189 vexed928 his righteous1342 soul5590 from day2250 to day2250 with their unlawful459 deeds;2041)
9 The Lord2962 knows1492 how to deliver4506 the godly2152 out of temptations,3986 and to reserve5083 the unjust94 to the day2250 of judgment2920 to be punished:2849
10 But chiefly3122 them that walk4198 after3694 the flesh4561 in the lust1939 of uncleanness,3394 and despise2706 government.2963 Presumptuous5113 are they, self-willed,829 they are not afraid5141 to speak987 evil987 of dignities.1391
11 Whereas3699 angels,32 which are greater3187 in power2479 and might,1411 bring5342 not railing989 accusation2920 against2596 them before3844 the Lord.2962
12 But these,3778 as natural5446 brute249 beasts,2226 made1080 to be taken259 and destroyed,5356 speak987 evil987 of the things that they understand50 not; and shall utterly2704 perish2704 in their own848 corruption;5356
13 And shall receive2865 the reward3408 of unrighteousness,93 as they that count2233 it pleasure2237 to riot5172 in the day2250 time. Spots4696 they are and blemishes,3470 sporting1792 themselves with their own848 deceivings539 while they feast4910 with you;
14 Having2192 eyes3788 full3324 of adultery,3428 and that cannot180 cease180 from sin;266 beguiling1185 unstable793 souls:5590 an heart2588 they have2192 exercised1128 with covetous4124 practices; cursed2671 children:5043
15 Which have2192 forsaken2641 the right2117 way,3598 and are gone4105 astray,4105 following1811 the way3598 of Balaam903 the son of Bosor,1007 who3739 loved25 the wages3408 of unrighteousness;93
16 But was rebuked2192 1649 for his iniquity:3892 the dumb880 ass5268 speaking5350 with man's444 voice5456 forbade2967 the madness3913 of the prophet.4396
17 These3778 are wells4077 without504 water,504 clouds3507 that are carried4064 with a tempest;2978 to whom3739 the mist2217 of darkness4655 is reserved5083 for ever.165
18 For when they speak5350 great5246 swelling5246 words of vanity,3153 they allure1185 through1722 the lusts1939 of the flesh,4561 through much wantonness,766 those3588 that were clean3689 escaped668 from them who live390 in error.4106
19 While they promise1861 them liberty,1657 they themselves846 are the servants1401 of corruption:5356 for of whom3739 a man5100 is overcome,2274 of the same3778 is he brought1402 in bondage.1402
20 For if1487 after they have escaped668 the pollutions3393 of the world2889 through1722 the knowledge1922 of the Lord2962 and Savior4990 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 they are again3825 entangled1707 therein,5125 and overcome,2274 the latter2078 end2078 is worse5501 with them than the beginning.4413
21 For it had been2258 better2909 for them not to have known1921 the way3598 of righteousness,1343 than,2228 after they have known1921 it, to turn1994 from the holy40 commandment1785 delivered3860 to them.
22 But it is happened4819 to them according to the true227 proverb,3942 The dog2965 is turned1994 to his own2398 vomit1829 again;1994 and the sow5300 that was washed3068 to her wallowing2946 in the mire.1004
1 This5026 second1208 letter,1992 beloved,27 I now2236 write1125 to you; in both which3739 I stir1326 up your5216 pure1506 minds1271 by way1722 of remembrance:5280
2 That you may be mindful3403 of the words4487 which were spoken4280 before4280 by the holy40 prophets,4396 and of the commandment1785 of us the apostles652 of the Lord2962 and Savior:4990
3 Knowing1097 this5124 first,4412 that there shall come2064 in the last2078 days2250 scoffers,1703 walking4198 after2596 their own2398 lusts,1939
4 And saying,3004 Where4226 is the promise1860 of his coming?3952 for since575 3739 the fathers3962 fell asleep,2837 all3956 things continue1265 as they were from the beginning746 of the creation.2937
5 For this5124 they willingly2309 are ignorant2990 of, that by the word3056 of God2316 the heavens3772 were of old,1597 and the earth1093 standing4921 out of the water5204 and in the water:5204
6 Whereby1223 3739 the world2889 that then5119 was, being overflowed2626 with water,5204 perished:622
7 But the heavens3772 and the earth,1093 which are now,3568 by the same846 word3056 are kept2343 in store,2343 reserved5083 to fire4442 against1519 the day2250 of judgment2920 and perdition684 of ungodly765 men.444
8 But, beloved,27 be not ignorant2990 of this5124 one1520 thing, that one3391 day2250 is with the Lord2962 as a thousand5507 years,2094 and a thousand5507 years2094 as one3391 day.2250
9 The Lord2962 is not slack1019 concerning4314 his promise,1860 as some5100 men count2233 slackness;1022 but is long-suffering3114 to us-ward,1519 2248 not willing1014 that any5100 should perish,622 but that all3956 should come5562 to repentance.3341
10 But the day2250 of the Lord2962 will come2240 as a thief2812 in the night;3571 in the which3739 the heavens3772 shall pass3928 away with a great noise,4500 and the elements4747 shall melt3089 with fervent heat,2741 the earth1093 also2532 and the works2041 that are therein1722 846 shall be burned2618 up.
11 Seeing then3767 that all3956 these5130 things shall be dissolved,3089 what4217 manner4217 of persons ought1163 you to be in all holy40 conversation391 and godliness,2150
12 Looking4328 for and hastening4692 to the coming3952 of the day2250 of God,2316 wherein1223 3757 the heavens3772 being on fire4448 shall be dissolved,3089 and the elements4747 shall melt5080 with fervent heat?2741
13 Nevertheless1161 we, according2596 to his promise,1862 look4328 for new2537 heavens3772 and a new2537 earth,1093 wherein1722 3757 dwells2730 righteousness.1343
14 Why,1352 beloved,27 seeing that you look4328 for such5023 things, be diligent4704 that you may be found2147 of him in peace,1515 without784 spot,784 and blameless.298
15 And account2233 that the long-suffering3115 of our Lord2962 is salvation;4991 even2531 as our beloved27 brother80 Paul3972 also2532 according2596 to the wisdom4678 given1325 to him has written1125 to you;
16 As also2532 in all3956 his letters,1992 speaking2980 in them of these5130 things; in which3739 are some5100 things hard1425 to be understood,1425 which3739 they that are unlearned261 and unstable793 wrest,4761 as they do also2532 the other3062 scriptures,1124 to their own2398 destruction.684
17 You therefore,3767 beloved,27 seeing you know4267 these things before,4267 beware5442 lest2443 3361 you also,4879 being led4879 away4879 with the error4106 of the wicked,113 fall1601 from your3588 own2398 steadfastness.4740
18 But grow837 in grace,5485 and in the knowledge1108 of our Lord2962 and Savior4990 Jesus2424 Christ.5547 To him be glory1391 both2532 now3568 and for ever.2250 165 Amen.281