1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Yeshua Messiah, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and the Savior Yeshua Messiah: 2Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Yeshua our Lord; 3seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue; 4by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust. 5Yes, and for this very reason adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; 6and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness; 7and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love. 8For if these things are yours and abound, they make you neither idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Yeshua Messiah. 9For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never stumble: 11for thus the entrance shall be richly supplied to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Yeshua Messiah. 12Therefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though you know them, and are established in the truth which is with you. 13And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 14knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle comes swiftly, even as our Lord Yeshua Messiah signified to me. 15Indeed, I will be diligent that at every time you may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance. 16For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Yeshua Messiah, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: 18and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; to which you do well that you take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the day-star arises in your hearts: 20knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. 21For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spoke from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.