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2 Peter 1

4 Forasmuch as the power of God hath given them all things pertaining unto life, he exhorteth them to flee the corruption of worldly lusts, 10 To make their calling sure with good works, and fruits of faith. 14 He made mention of his own death, 17 Declaring the Lord Jesus to be the true Son of God, as he himself had seen upon the mount.
1.Simon Peter a servant & an Apostle of JESUS CHRIST, to you which have obtained like precious faith with us by the arighteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2.Grace and peace be multiplied to you, by the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
3.According as his bgodly power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto clife and godliness, dthrough the knowledge of him that hath called us ^unto glory and virtue.
4.Whereby most great, and precious promises are given unto us, that by them ye should be partakers of the egodly nature, in that ye flee the corruption, which is in the world through lust.
5.Therefore given even all diligence thereunto: join moreover fvirtue with your faith: and with virtue, knowledge:
6.And with knowledge, temperance: and with temperance, patience: and with patience, godliness:
7.And with godliness, brotherly kindness: and with brotherly kindness, love.
8.For if these things be among you, and abunde, they will make you that ye neither shalbe idle, nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9.For he that hath not these things, is blind, and gcan not see far off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10.Wherefore, brethren, give rather diligence to make your calling and election hsure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never ifail.
11.For by this means an entering shalbe ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12.Wherefore, I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though that ye have knowledge, and be stablished in the present truth.
13.For I think it mete as long as I am in this ktabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance.
14.Seeing I know that the time is at hand that I must lay down this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath *shewed me.
15.I will endeavour therefore always, that ye also may be able to have remembrance of these things after my departing.
16.For we followed not *^deceivable fables when we opened unto you the power, and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but with our eyes we saw his majesty:
17.For he received of God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, *This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18.And this voice we heard when it came from heaven, being with him in the lholy mount.
19.We have also a most sure mword of the Prophets, to the which ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the nday dawn, and the oday star arise in your hearts.
20.*So that ye first know this, that no prophecy in the Scripture is of pany private ^motion.
21.For the Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holie men of God spake as they were moved by the holie Ghost.

Notes

1-a.
In that he declared himself just and faithful in accomplishing his promise by Christ.
3-^.
Or, through his glory.
3-b.
He speaketh of Christ as he is God and Saviour.
3-c.
That is, salvation.
3-d.
The sum of our salvation and religion is to be led by Christ to the Father, who calleth us in the Son.
4-e.
We are made partakers of the divine nature, in that we flee the corruption of the world: or as Paul writeth, are dead to sin and are not in the flesh.
5-f.
Godly manners.
9-g.
The Greek word signifieth him, that naturally can not see, except he holdeth near his eyes. So Peter calleth such as can not see heavenly things which are far off, pure blind or sand-blind.
10-h.
Albeit it be sure in itself forasmuch as God can not change: yet we must confirm it in ourselves, by the fruits of the Spirit, knowing that the purpose of God electeth, calleth, santifieth, and justifieth us.
10-i.
For God will ever uphold you.
13-k.
In this body, 2 Cor. 5.3
14-*.
John 21.19
16-*.
1 Cor. 1.17 and 2.1
16-^.
Or, sophistical and crafty.
17-*.
Mat. 17.5
18-l.
For by Christ’s presence it was for the time holy.
19-m.
That is, the doctrine of the Prophets.
19-n.
A perfecter knowledge then under the Law.
19-o.
Meaning, Christ the sunne of justice, by his Gospel.
20-*.
2 Tim. 3.16
20-^.
Or, the interpretation.
20-p.
Cometh not of men.