<vn='1'><sn="4826">Simon</s><sn="4074">Peter</s>, a <sn="1401">servant</s><sn="2532">and</s> an <sn="652">apostle</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, to them that have <sn="2975">obtained</s> like <sn="2472">precious</s><sn="4102">faith</s> with <sn="2254">us</s><sn="1722">through</s> the <sn="1343">righteousness</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="4990">Savior</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>: </v>
<vn='2'><sn="5485">Grace</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1515">peace</s> be <sn="4129">multiplied</s> unto <sn="5213">you</s><sn="1722">through</s> the <sn="1922">knowledge</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>, </v>
<vn='3'>According <sn="5613">as</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="2304">divine</s><sn="1411">power</s> hath <sn="1433">given</s> unto <sn="2254">us</s> all <sn="3956">things</s><sn="3588">that</s> pertain <sn="4314">unto</s><sn="2222">life</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2150">godliness</s>, <sn="1223">through</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1922">knowledge</s> of him that hath <sn="2564">called</s><sn="2248">us</s><sn="1223">to</s><sn="1391">glory</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="703">virtue</s>: </v>
<vn='4'><sn="1223 3739">Whereby</s> are <sn="1433">given</s> unto <sn="2254">us</s> exceeding <sn="3176">great</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="5093">precious</s><sn="1862">promises</s>: <sn="2443">that</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="5130">these</s> ye might <sn="1096">be</s><sn="2844">partakers</s> of the <sn="2304">divine</s><sn="5449">nature</s>, having <sn="668">escaped</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5356">corruption</s> that is <sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2889">world</s><sn="1722">through</s><sn="1939">lust</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1063">For</s> if these <sn="5023">things</s><sn="5225">be</s> in <sn="5213">you</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4121">abound</s>, they <sn="2525">make</s> you that ye shall <sn="3756">neither</s> be <sn="692">barren</s><sn="3761">nor</s><sn="175">unfruitful</s><sn="1519">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1922">knowledge</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1063">But</s><sn="3739">he</s> that <sn="3918 3361">lacketh</s> these <sn="5023">things</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="5185">blind</s>, and cannot see afar <sn="3467">off</s>, and hath <sn="2983 3024">forgotten</s> that he was <sn="2512">purged</s> from <sn="848">his</s><sn="3819">old</s><sn="266">sins</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s> the <sn="3123">rather</s>, <sn="80">brethren</s>, give <sn="4704">diligence</s> to <sn="4160">make</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="2821">calling</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1589">election</s><sn="949">sure</s>: <sn="1063">for</s> if ye <sn="4160">do</s> these <sn="5023">things</s>, ye shall <sn="3364 4218">never</s><sn="4417">fall</s>: </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="3779">so</s> an <sn="1529">entrance</s> shall be ministered <sn="2023">unto</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="4146">abundantly</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="166">everlasting</s><sn="932">kingdom</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4990">Savior</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s> I will <sn="3756">not</s> be <sn="272">negligent</s> to put you always in <sn="5279 5209 104">remembrance</s><sn="4012">of</s> these <sn="5130">things</s>, <sn="2539">though</s> ye <sn="1492">know</s> them, <sn="2532">and</s> be <sn="4741">established</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3918">present</s><sn="225">truth</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="1161">Yea</s>, I <sn="2233">think</s> it <sn="1342">meet</s>, as long <sn="1909 3745">as</s> I <sn="1510">am</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5129">this</s><sn="4638">tabernacle</s>, to stir you <sn="1326 5209">up</s> by putting you in <sn="1722 5280">remembrance</s>; </v>
<vn='14'><sn="1492">Knowing</s><sn="3754">that</s><sn="5031">shortly</s> I <sn="2076">must</s> put <sn="595">off</s> this <sn="3450">my</s><sn="4638">tabernacle</s>, <sn="2532">even</s><sn="2531">as</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s> hath <sn="1213">showed</s><sn="3427">me</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="1161">Moreover</s> I will <sn="4704">endeavor</s><sn="*2532">that</s><sn="5209">ye</s> may be able <sn="3326">after</s><sn="1699">my</s><sn="1841">decease</s> to <sn="2192">have</s> these <sn="5130">things</s><sn="1539">always</s> in <sn="4160 3420">remembrance</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1063">For</s> we have <sn="3756">not</s><sn="1811">followed</s> cunningly <sn="4679">devised</s><sn="3454">fables</s>, when we made <sn="1107">known</s> unto <sn="5213">you</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1411">power</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="3952">coming</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="1096">were</s><sn="2030">eyewitnesses</s> of <sn="1565">his</s><sn="3168">majesty</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1063">For</s> he <sn="2983">received</s><sn="3844">from</s><sn="2316">God</s> the <sn="3962">Father</s><sn="5092">honor</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1391">glory</s>, when there <sn="5342">came</s><sn="5107">such</s> a <sn="5456">voice</s> to <sn="846">him</s><sn="5259">from</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3169">excellent</s><sn="1391">glory</s>, <sn="3778">This</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="27">beloved</s><sn="5207">Son</s>, <sn="1519">in</s><sn="3739">whom</s><sn="1473">I</s> am well <sn="2106">pleased</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="5026">this</s><sn="5456">voice</s> which <sn="5342">came</s><sn="1537">from</s><sn="3772">heaven</s><sn="2249">we</s><sn="191">heard</s>, when we <sn="5607">were</s><sn="4862">with</s><sn="846">him</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="40">holy</s><sn="3735">mount</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>We <sn="2192">have</s><sn="2532">also</s> a more <sn="949">sure</s><sn="3056">word</s> of <sn="4397">prophecy</s>; <sn="3739">whereunto</s> ye <sn="4160">do</s><sn="2573">well</s> that ye take <sn="4337">heed</s>, <sn="5613">as</s> unto a <sn="3088">light</s> that <sn="5316">shineth</s><sn="1722">in</s> a <sn="850">dark</s><sn="5117">place</s>, <sn="2193 3757">until</s> the <sn="2250">day</s><sn="1306">dawn</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> the day <sn="5459">star</s><sn="393">arise</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="2588">hearts</s>: </v>
<vn='20'><sn="1097">Knowing</s><sn="5124">this</s><sn="4412">first</s>, <sn="3754">that</s><sn="3956 3756">no</s><sn="4394">prophecy</s> of the <sn="1124">Scripture</s><sn="1096">is</s> of any <sn="2398">private</s><sn="1955">interpretation</s>. </v>
<vn='21'><sn="1063">For</s> the <sn="4394">prophecy</s><sn="5342">came</s><sn="3756">not</s> in old <sn="4218">time</s> by the <sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="444">man</s>: <sn="235">but</s><sn="40">holy</s><sn="444">men</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="2980">spake</s> as they were <sn="5342">moved</s><sn="5259">by</s> the <sn="40">Holy</s><sn="4151">Ghost</s>. </v>