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¹ Simon 04826 Peter 04074, a servant 01401 and 02532 an apostle 0652 of Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, to them that have obtained 02975 like precious 02472 faith 04102 with us 02254 through 01722 the righteousness 01343 of God 02316 and 02532 our 02257 Saviour 04990 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547: Simon: or, SymeonGod…: Gr. of our God and Saviour

² Grace 05485 and 02532 peace 01515 be multiplied 04129 to you 05213 through 01722 the knowledge 01922 of God 02316, and 02532 of Jesus 02424 our 02257 Lord 02962,

³ According as 05613 his 0846 divine 02304 power 01411 hath given 01433 to us 02254 all things 03956 that pertain to 04314 life 02222 and 02532 godliness 02150, through 01223 the knowledge 01922 of him that hath called 02564 us 02248 to 01223 glory 01391 and 02532 virtue 0703: to: or, by

⁴ By 01223 which 03739 are given 01433 to us 02254 exceeding great 03176 and 02532 precious 05093 promises 01862: that 02443 by 01223 these 05130 ye might be 01096 partakers 02844 of the divine 02304 nature 05449, having escaped 0668 the corruption 05356 that is in 01722 the world 02889 through 01722 lust 01939.

⁵ And 02532, 1161 besides 0846 this 05124, giving 03923 all 03956 diligence 04710, add 02023 to 01722 your 05216 faith 04102 virtue 0703; and 01161 to 01722 virtue 0703 knowledge 01108;

⁶ And 01161 to 01722 knowledge 01108 self–control 01466; and 01161 to 01722 self–control 01466 patience 05281; and 01161 to 01722 patience 05281 godliness 02150;

⁷ And 01161 to 01722 godliness 02150 brotherly kindness 05360; and 01161 to 01722 brotherly kindness 05360 charity 026.

⁸ For 01063 if these things 05023 are 05225 in you 05213, and 02532 abound 04121, they make 02525 you that ye shall neither 03756 be barren 0692 nor 03761 unfruitful 0175 in 01519 the knowledge 01922 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547. barren: Gr. idle

⁹ But 01063 he that 03739 lacketh 03361, 3918 these things 05023 is 02076 blind 05185, and cannot see afar off 03467, and hath forgotten 03024, 2983 that he was purified from 02512 his 0846 old 03819 sins 0266.

¹⁰ Therefore 01352 the rather 03123, brethren 080, give diligence 04704 to make 04160 your 05216 calling 02821 and 02532 election 01589 sure 0949: for 01063 if ye do 04160 these things 05023, ye shall 04218, 4417 never 03364 fall 04218, 4417:

¹¹ For 01063 so 03779 an entrance 01529 shall be ministered 02023 to you 05213 abundantly 04146 into 01519 the everlasting 0166 kingdom 0932 of our 02257 Lord 02962 and 02532 Saviour 04990 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547.

¹² Therefore 01352 I will 0272 not 03756 be negligent 0272 to put 05279 you 05209 always 0104 in remembrance 05279 of 04012 these things 05130, though 02539 ye know 01492 them, and 02532 are established 04741 in 01722 the present 03918 truth 0225.

¹³ Indeed 01161, I think it 02233 right 01342, as long as 01909, 3745 I am 01510 in 01722 this 05129 tabernacle 04638, to stir 01326 you 05209 up 01326 by 01722 putting you in remembrance 05280;

¹⁴ Knowing 01492 that 03754 shortly 05031 I must 02076 put off 0595 this my 03450 tabernacle 04638, even 02532 as 02531 our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 hath shown 01213 me 03427.

¹⁵ Moreover 01161, 2532 I will endeavour 04704 that ye 05209 may be able 02192 after 03326 my 01699 decease 01841 to have 04160 these things 05130 always 01539 in remembrance 03420.

¹⁶ For 01063 we have 01811 not 03756 followed 01811 cunningly devised 04679 fables 03454, when we made known 01107 to you 05213 the power 01411 and 02532 coming 03952 of our 02257 Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, but 0235 were 01096 eyewitnesses 02030 of his 01565 majesty 03168.

¹⁷ For 01063 he received 02983 from 03844 God 02316 the Father 03962 honour 05092 and 02532 glory 01391, when there came 05342 such 05107 a voice 05456 to him 0846 from 05259 the excellent 03169 glory 01391, This 03778 is 02076 my 03450 beloved 027 Son 05207, in 01519 whom 03739 I 01473 am well pleased 02106.

¹⁸ And 02532 this 05026 voice 05456 which came 05342 from 01537 heaven 03772 we 02249 heard 0191, when we were 05607 with 04862 him 0846 on 01722 the holy 040 mount 03735.

¹⁹ We have 02192 also 02532 a more sure 0949 word 03056 of prophecy 04397; to which 03739 ye do 04160 well 02573 that ye take heed 04337, as 05613 to a light 03088 that shineth 05316 in 01722 a dark 0850 place 05117, until 02193, 3739 the day 02250 dawn 01306, and 02532 the day star 05459 arise 0393 in 01722 your 05216 hearts 02588:

²⁰ Knowing 01097 this 05124 first 04412, that 03754 no 03756, 3956 prophecy 04394 of the scripture 01124 is 01096 of any private 02398 interpretation 01955.

²¹ For 01063 prophecy 04394 came 05342 not 03756 in old time 04218 by the will 02307 of man 0444: but 0235 holy 040 men 0444 of God 02316 spoke 02980 as they were moved 05342 by 05259 the Holy 040 Spirit 04151. in old time: or, at any time

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¹ But 01161 there were 01096 false prophets 05578 also 02532 among 01722 the people 02992, even 02532 as 05613 there shall be 02071 false teachers 05572 among 01722 you 05213, who 03748 will secretly bring in 03919 damnable 0684 heresies 0139, even 02532 denying 0720 the Lord 01203 that bought 059 them 0846, and bring 01863 upon themselves 01438 swift 05031 destruction 0684.

² And 02532 many 04183 shall follow 01811 their 0846 pernicious ways 0684; by reason of 01223 whom 03739 the way 03598 of truth 0225 shall be evil spoken of 0987. pernicious ways: or, lascivious ways, as some copies read

³ And 02532 through 01722 covetousness 04124 they shall with deceptive 04112 words 03056 exploit 01710 you 05209: whose 03739 judgment 02917 now of a long time 01597 lingereth 0691 not 03756, and 02532 their 0846 destruction 0684 slumbereth 03573 not 03756.

⁴ For 01063 if 01487 God 02316 spared 05339 not 03756 the angels 032 that sinned 0264, but 0235 cast them down to hell 05020, and delivered 03860 them into chains 04577 of darkness 02217, to be reserved 05083 to 01519 judgment 02920;

⁵ And 02532 spared 05339 not 03756 the old 0744 world 02889, but 0235 saved 05442 Noah 03575 the eighth 03590 person, a preacher 02783 of righteousness 01343, bringing 01863 the flood 02627 upon the world 02889 of the ungodly 0765;

⁶ And 02532 turning 05077 the cities 04172 of Sodom 04670 and 02532 Gomorrah 01116 into ashes 05077 condemned 02632 them with an overthrow 02692, making 05087 them an example 05262 to those that afterwards should 03195 live ungodly 0764 lives;

⁷ And 02532 delivered 04506 just 01342 Lot 03091, grieved 02669 with 05259 the immoral 0766 behaviour 0391 of 01722 the wicked 0113:

⁸ (For 01063 that righteous man 01342 dwelling 01460 among 01722 them 0846, in seeing 0990 and 02532 hearing 0189, tormented 0928 his righteous 01342 soul 05590 from day 02250 to 01537 day 02250 with their unlawful 0459 deeds 02041;)

⁹ The Lord 02962 knoweth 01492 how to deliver 04506 the godly 02152 out of 01537 temptations 03986, and 01161 to reserve 05083 the unjust 094 to 01519 the day 02250 of judgment 02920 to be punished 02849:

¹⁰ But 01161 chiefly 03122 them that walk 04198 after 03694 the flesh 04561 in 01722 the lust 01939 of uncleanness 03394, and 02532 despise 02706 government 02963. Presumptuous 05113 are they, selfwilled 0829, they are not 03756 afraid 05141 to speak evil 0987 of dignities 01391. government: or, dominion

¹¹ Though 03699 angels 032, who are 05607 greater in 03187 power 02479 and 02532 might 01411, bring 05342 not 03756 a reviling 0989 accusation 02920 against 02596 them 0846 before 03844 the Lord 02962. them: some read, themselves

¹² But 01161 these 03778, as 05613 natural 05446 brute 0249 beasts 02226, made 01080 to 01519 be taken 0259 and 02532 destroyed 05356, speak evil 0987 of 01722 the things that 03739 they understand not 050; and shall utterly perish 02704 in 01722 their own 0846 corruption 05356;

¹³ And shall receive 02865 the reward 03408 of unrighteousness 093, as they that count 02233 it pleasure 02237 to riot 05172 in 01722 the day time 02250. Spots 04696 they are and 02532 blemishes 03470, sporting themselves 01792 with 01722 their own 0846 deceivings 0539 while they feast 04910 with you 05213;

¹⁴ Having 02192 eyes 03788 full 03324 of adultery 03428, and 02532 that cannot cease from 0180 sin 0266; beguiling 01185 unstable 0793 souls 05590: they have 02192 an heart 02588 exercised 01128 with covetous practices 04124; cursed 02671 children 05043: adultery: Gr. an adulteress

¹⁵ Who have forsaken 02641 the right 02117 way 03598, and gone astray 04105, following 01811 the way 03598 of Balaam 0903 the son of Beor 01007, who 03739 loved 025 the wages 03408 of unrighteousness 093;

¹⁶ But 01161 was 02192 rebuked 01649 for his 02398 iniquity 03892: the dumb 0880 donkey 05268 speaking 05350 with 01722 man’s 0444 voice 05456 forbad 02967 the madness 03913 of the prophet 04396.

¹⁷ These 03778 are 01526 wells 04077 without water 0504, clouds 03507 that are carried 01643 with 05259 a tempest 02978; to whom 03739 the mist 02217 of darkness 04655 is reserved 05083 for 01519 ever 0165.

¹⁸ For 01063 when they speak 05350 great swelling 05246 words of vanity 03153, they allure 01185 through 01722 the lusts 01939 of the flesh 04561, through much wantonness 0766, those that are just 03689 escaping 0668 from them who live 0390 in 01722 error 04106. clean: or, for a little, or, a while, as some read

¹⁹ While they promise 01861 them 0846 liberty 01657, they themselves 0846 are 05225 the servants 01401 of corruption 05356: for 01063 by whom 03739 a man 05100 is overcome 02274, 2532, by the same 05129 is he brought into bondage 01402.

²⁰ For 01063 if 01487 after they have escaped 0668 the pollutions 03393 of the world 02889 through 01722 the knowledge 01922 of the Lord 02962 and 02532 Saviour 04990 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, they are 01707 again 03825 entangled 01707 in them 05125, and 01161 overcome 01096, 2274, the latter end 02078 is worse 05501 with them 0846 than the beginning 04413.

²¹ For 01063 it had been 02258 better 02909 for them 0846 not 03361 to have known 01921 the way 03598 of righteousness 01343, than 02228, after they have known 01921 it, to turn 01994 from 01537 the holy 040 commandment 01785 delivered 03860 to them 0846.

²² But 01161 it hath happened 04819 to them 0846 according to 03588 the true 0227 proverb 03942, The dog 02965 is turned 01994 to 01909 his own 02398 vomit 01829 again 01994; and 02532 the sow 05300 that was washed 03068 to 01519 her wallowing 02946 in the mire 01004.

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¹ This 05026 second 01208 epistle 01992, beloved 027, I 01125 now 02235 write 01125 to you 05213; in 01722 both which 03739 I stir up 01326 your 05216 pure 01506 minds 01271 by way 01722 of remembrance 05280:

² That ye may be mindful 03415 of the words 04487 which were spoken before 04280 by 05259 the holy 040 prophets 04396, and 02532 of the commandment 01785 of us 02257 the apostles 0652 of the Lord 02962 and 02532 Saviour 04990:

³ Knowing 01097 this 05124 first 04412, that 03754 there shall come 02064 in 01909 the last 02078 days 02250 scoffers 01703, walking 04198 after 02596 their 0846 own 02398 lusts 01939,

⁴ And 02532 saying 03004, Where 04226 is 02076 the promise 01860 of his 0846 coming 03952? for 01063 since 0575, 3739 the fathers 03962 fell asleep 02837, all things 03956 continue 03779, 1265 as they were from 0575 the beginning 0746 of the creation 02937.

⁵ For 01063 this 05124 they 0846 willingly 02309 are ignorant of 02990, that 03754 by the word 03056 of God 02316 the heavens 03772 were 02258 of old 01597, and 02532 the earth 01093 standing 04921 out of 01537 the water 05204 and 02532 in 01223 the water 05204: standing: Gr. consisting

⁶ By 01223 which 03739 the world 02889 that then was 05119, being overflowed 02626 with water 05204, perished 0622:

⁷ But 01161 the heavens 03772 and 02532 the earth 01093, which are now 03568, by the same 0846 word 03056 are 01526 kept in store 02343, reserved 05083 to fire 04442 for 01519 the day 02250 of judgment 02920 and 02532 perdition 0684 of ungodly 0765 men 0444.

⁸ But 01161, beloved 027, be 02990 not 03361, 5209 ignorant 02990 of this one 01520 thing 05124, that 03754 one 03391 day 02250 is with 03844 the Lord 02962 as 05613 a thousand 05507 years 02094, and 02532 a thousand 05507 years 02094 as 05613 one 03391 day 02250.

⁹ The Lord 02962 is 01019 not 03756 slack 01019 concerning his promise 01860, as 05613 some men 05100 count 02233 slackness 01022; but 0235 is longsuffering 03114 toward 01519 us 02248, not 03361 willing 01014 that any 05100 should perish 0622, but 0235 that all 03956 should come 05562 to 01519 repentance 03341.

¹⁰ But 01161 the day 02250 of the Lord 02962 will come 02240 as 05613 a thief 02812 in 01722 the night 03571; in 01722 which 03739 the heavens 03772 shall pass away 03928 with a great noise 04500, and 01161 the elements 04747 shall melt 03089 with fervent heat 02741, the earth 01093 also 02532 and 02532 the works 02041 that are in 01722 it 0846 shall be burned up 02618.

¹¹ Seeing then 03767 that all 03956 these things 05130 shall be dissolved 03089, what manner 04217 of persons ought 01163 ye 05209 to be 05225 in 01722 all holy 040 conduct 0391 and 02532 godliness 02150,

¹² Looking for 04328 and 02532 hasting 04692 to the coming 03952 of the day 02250 of God 02316, when 01223, 3739 the heavens 03772 being on fire 04448 shall be dissolved 03089, and 02532 the elements 04747 shall melt 05080 with fervent heat 02741? hasting…: or, hasting the coming

¹³ Nevertheless 01161 we 04328, according to 02596 his 0846 promise 01862, look for 04328 new 02537 heavens 03772 and 02532 a new 02537 earth 01093, in 01722 which 03739 dwelleth 02730 righteousness 01343.

¹⁴ Therefore 01352, beloved 027, seeing that ye look for 04328 such things 05023, be diligent 04704 that ye may be found 02147 by him 0846 in 01722 peace 01515, without spot 0784, and 02532 blameless 0298.

¹⁵ And 02532 account 02233 that the longsuffering 03115 of our 02257 Lord 02962 is salvation 04991; even as 02531 our 02257 beloved 027 brother 080 Paul 03972 also 02532 according to 02596 the wisdom 04678 given 01325 to him 0846 hath written 01125 to you 05213;

¹⁶ As 05613 also 02532 in 01722 all 03956 his epistles 01992, speaking 02980 in 01722 them 0846 of 04012 these things 05130; in 01722 which 03739 are 02076 some things 05100 hard to be understood 01425, which 03739 they that are unlearned 0261 and 02532 unstable 0793 wrest 04761, as 05613 they do also 02532 the other 03062 scriptures 01124, to 04314 their 0846 own 02398 destruction 0684.

¹⁷ Ye 05210 therefore 03767, beloved 027, seeing ye know these things before 04267, beware 05442 lest 03363 ye also 01601, being led away 04879 with the error 04106 of the wicked 0113, fall from 01601 your own 02398 steadfastness 04740.

¹⁸ But 01161 grow 0837 in 01722 grace 05485, and 02532 in the knowledge 01108 of our 02257 Lord 02962 and 02532 Saviour 04990 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547. To him 0846 be glory 01391 both 02532 now 03568 and 02532 for 01519 ever 0165, 2250. Amen 0281.