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2 Peter 1

Growth in Christian Virtue

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 1Simong4613 Peterg4074, a  abond-servantg1401 and  bapostleg652 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547,

To thoseg3588 who have receivedg2975  ca faithg4102 of the sameg2472  2kindg2472 as oursg1473,  3by  dthe righteousnessg1343 of  eour Godg2316 and Saviorg4990, Jesusg2424 Christg5547:

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 aGraceg5485 and peaceg1515 be multipliedg4129 to you in  bthe knowledgeg1922 of Godg2316 and of Jesusg2424 our Lordg2962;

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seeingg5613 that His  adivineg2304 powerg1411 has grantedg1433 to us everythingg3956 pertainingg4314 to lifeg2222 and godlinessg2150, throughg1223 the trueg1922  bknowledgeg1922 of Him who  ccalledg2564 us  1by His owng2398 gloryg1391 and  2excellenceg703.

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 1For by theseg3739 He has grantedg1433 to us His preciousg5093 and magnificentg3176  apromisesg1862, sog2443 that by them you may becomeg1096  bpartakersg2844 of the divineg2304 natureg5449, having  cescapedg668 the  dcorruptiong5356 that is in  ethe worldg2889 by lustg1939.

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Nowg1161 for thisg3778 veryg846 reason alsog2532, applyingg3923 allg3956 diligenceg4710, in your faithg4102  asupplyg2023  bmoralg703  1excellenceg703, and in your moralg703 excellenceg703,  cknowledgeg1108,

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and in your knowledgeg1108,  aself-controlg1466, and in your self-controlg1466,  bperseveranceg5281, and in your perseveranceg5281,  cgodlinessg2150,

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and in your godlinessg2150,  abrotherlyg5360 kindnessg5360, and in your brotherlyg5360 kindnessg5360, loveg26.

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For if theseg3778 qualities are yoursg4771 and are increasingg4121, they renderg2525 you neitherg3756 uselessg692 norg3761  aunfruitfulg175 in the trueg1922  bknowledgeg1922 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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For he whog3739 lacksg3361g3918b theseg3778 qualities is  ablindg5185 or short-sightedg3467, having forgotteng2983g3024 his  bpurificationg2512 from his formerg3819 sinsg266.

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Thereforeg1352, brethreng80, be allg3123 the moreg3123 diligentg4704 to makeg4160 certaing949 about His  acallingg2821 and  bchoosingg1589 you; for as long as you practiceg4160 theseg3778 thingsg3778, you will neverg3756g3361g4218  cstumbleg4417;

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for in thisg3779 wayg3779 the entranceg1529 into  athe eternalg166 kingdomg932 of our  bLordg2962 and Saviorg4990 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 will be  cabundantlyg4146  dsuppliedg2023 to you.

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Thereforeg1352,  aI will alwaysg104 be readyg3195 to remindg5279 you of theseg3778 thingsg3778, eveng2539 thoughg2539 you already knowg3609a them, and have been establishedg4741 in  bthe truthg225 which is presentg3918b with you.

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I considerg2233 it  arightg1342, as longg3745 as I amg1510 in  bthisg3778 earthly dwellingg4638, to  cstirg1326 you up by wayg1722 of reminderg5280,

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knowingg3609a that  athe layingg595 asideg595 of my earthly dwellingg4638 is imminentg5031,  bas alsog2532 our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 has madeg1213 clearg1213 to me.

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And I will alsog2532 be diligentg4704 that at anyg1539 timeg1539 afterg3326 my  adepartureg1841 you will be ableg2192 to callg4160 theseg3778 thingsg3778 to mindg3420.

Eyewitnesses

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For we did not followg1811 cleverlyg4679 devisedg4679  atalesg3454 when we madeg1107 knowng1107 to you the  bpowerg1411 and comingg3952 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547, but we were  ceyewitnessesg2030 of His majestyg3168.

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For when He receivedg2983 honorg5092 and gloryg1391 from Godg2316 the Fatherg3962, suchg5107 an  1 autteranceg5456 as this was  2madeg5342 to Him by the  bMajesticg3169 Gloryg1391, "Thisg3778 is My belovedg27 Song5207 with whomg3739 I amg2106 well-pleasedg2106"--

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and we ourselvesg2249 heardg191 thisg3778  1utteranceg5456 madeg5342 from heaveng3772 when we were with Him on the  aholyg40 mountaing3735.

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 1So we haveg2192  athe propheticg4397 wordg3056 made moreg949  bsureg949, to whichg3739 you dog4160 wellg2573 to payg4337 attentiong4337 as to  ca lampg3088 shiningg5316 in a darkg850b placeg5117, untilg2193 the  ddayg2250 dawnsg1306a and the  emorningg5459 starg5459 arisesg393  fin your heartsg2588.

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But  aknowg1097 thisg3778 firstg4413 of all, that  bnog3956g3756 prophecyg4394 of Scriptureg1124 is a matter of one'sg2398 owng2398 interpretationg1955,

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for  anog3756 prophecyg4394 was everg4218 madeg5342 by an act of humang444 willg2307, but meng444  bmovedg5342 by the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 spokeg2980 from Godg2316.



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