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          DASV: 2 Peter 1    

1 From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ; to
those who have been granted a like precious faith with us by
the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of
God and of Jesus our Lord.

3 By his divine power God has granted to us everything necessary
for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who
called us by his own glory and virtue.
4 By these he has granted to us his precious and exceeding great
promises; so that through these you may become partakers of
the divine nature, after having escaped from the corruption
that is in that world by evil desire.
5 For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith,
virtue; and to your virtue, knowledge;
6 to your knowledge, self-control; and to your self-control,
perseverance; and to your perseverance, godliness;
7 and to your godliness, brotherly kindness; and to your
brotherly kindness, love.
8 For if these things are yours and increasing they will keep
you from becoming ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For anyone who lacks these things is near-sighted and blind,
since he has forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
10 Wherefore, brothers, give all the more diligence to make
your calling and election sure, for if you do these things,
you will never stumble.
11 For in this way your entrance into the eternal kingdom will
be richly provided by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

12 Therefore I will always be ready to remind you of these things,
though you know them, and are established in the truth that
you have.
13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent of my body,
to stir you up by way of reminding you.
14 Since I know that the putting off of my bodily tent is coming
soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ revealed to me.
15 Yes, I will make every effort so that after my departure you
will always be able to recall these things.
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables, when we made
known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when a
voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
18 We ourselves heard this voice straight out of heaven, when
we were with him in the holy mount.
19 And even more certain, we have the word of prophecy. You do
well to pay attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place,
until the day dawn, and the morning-star arises in your hearts.
20 You must know this first, that no prophecy of Scripture
is a matter of one’s own private interpretation.
21 for no prophecy ever came by human will, but men spoke
from God, being carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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