1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

<>Simon, <>Simon Peter … an apostle, <>a servant … of Jesus Christ, <>an apostle, <>obtained like precious faith, <>like precious faith, <>God and our Saviour Jesus Christ

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

<>Grace, <>Grace … be multiplied unto you, <>peace be multiplied unto you, <>peace be multiplied, <>peace, <>through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord

3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

<>hath given unto us all things, <>things that pertain unto life, <>things that pertain unto … godliness, <>godliness, <>called us to … virtue, <>glory … and … virtue, <>and virtue, <>virtue

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

<>exceeding great and precious promises, <>partakers of the divine nature, <>escaped, <>corruption that is in the world through lust, <>corruption, <>corruption … is in the world through lust, <>lust

5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

<>giving all diligence

6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

<>temperance … temperance, <>to temperance patience, <>patience … patience, <>godliness

7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

<>charity

8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

<>ye shall neither be … unfruitful, <>barren, <>the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ

9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

<>blind, <>cannot see afar off

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

<>give diligence to make your calling and election sure, <>your calling, <>your … election, <>election

11 For so an entrance shall be 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 ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

<>I will not be negligent, <>to put you always in remembrance

13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

<>shortly I must put off this my tabernacle

15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

<>we have not followed cunningly devised fables, <>we have not followed cunningly devised fables … but were eyewitnesses of his majesty, <>cunningly devised fables, <>fables, <>the power … of our Lord Jesus Christ

17 For he received from 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.

<>honour, <>This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased., <>my beloved Son

18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

<>this voice which came from heaven we heard

19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

<>a light that shineth in a dark place

20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

<>v. 21, <>holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost

1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

<>But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, <>there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, <>there shall be false teachers among you … denying the Lord that bought them, <>privily shall bring in damnable heresies, <>privily

2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

<>through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, <>covetousness, <>feigned

4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

<>v. 4, <>God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, <>God spared not the angels that sinned, but … delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment, <>reserved unto judgment

5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

<>Noah, <>a preacher of righteousness, <>ungodly

6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

<>turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes … making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly, <>cities, <>Sodom and Gomorrha

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

<>the filthy conversation of the wicked, <>filthy, <>conversation

8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

<>vexed his righteous soul

9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

<>The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, <>godly

10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

<>the lust of uncleanness, <>lust, <>despise government, <>despise, <>Presumptuous are they, <>selfwilled, <>to speak evil, <>speak evil of dignities

11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

<>angels … are greater in power and might, <>angels … bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord, <>railing, <>accusation

12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

<>these, as natural brute beasts, <>these … speak evil of the things that they understand not, <>speak evil, <>shall utterly perish in their own corruption, <>perish, <>corruption

13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

<>the reward of unrighteousness, <>they … count it pleasure to riot in the day time, <>to riot, <>Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings, <>Spots they are and blemishes, <>sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you

14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

<>Having eyes full of adultery, <>adultery, <>beguiling unstable souls, <>beguiling, <>an heart they have exercised with covetous practices

15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

<>the right way, <>are gone astray, <>Balaam … loved the wages of unrighteousness, <>son

16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

<>v. 17

18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

<>when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure, <>they allure through the lusts of the flesh, <>they allure … those that were clean escaped from them who live in error, <>escaped from them who live in error, <>escaped

19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

<>they promise them liberty, <>liberty, <>they … are the servants of corruption, <>in bondage

20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

<>vv. 20-21, <>the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, <>the latter end is worse with them than the beginning

21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

<>vv. 20-21, <>v. 21, <>the way of righteousness, <>to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them

22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

<>dog

1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

<>This second epistle … I now write, <>epistle, <>I now write, <>your pure minds

2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

<>That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, <>be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, <>the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and … the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour, <>apostles

3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

<>in the last days, <>walking after their own lusts, <>lusts

4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

<>his coming, <>the fathers fell asleep

5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

<>they willingly are ignorant, <>ignorant, <>by the word of God the heavens were … and the earth

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

<>perished

7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

<>the heavens and the earth … are kept in store, reserved unto fire, <>kept, <>against the day, <>perdition of ungodly men, <>perdition, <>ungodly

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

<>be not ignorant, <>one day is with the Lord as a thousand years

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

<>The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, <>The Lord is … not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance., <>longsuffering, <>all should come to repentance, <>to repentance

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

<>the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, <>day of the Lord, <>the elements

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

<>what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation, <>conversation, <>godliness

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

<>we … look for new heavens and a new earth, <>wherein dwelleth righteousness

14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

<>that ye may be found of him … without spot, and blameless, <>peace, <>without spot

15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

<>the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation, <>salvation, <>Paul … according to the wisdom given unto him hath written, <>the wisdom given unto him, <>written

16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

<>his epistles … in which are some things hard to be understood … they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, <>wrest, as they do also the other scriptures

17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

<>beware lest ye also … fall from your own stedfastness

18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

<>grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, <>grow in grace, <>grow in … the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, <>grace