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SimonG4613 Peter,G4074 a servantG1401 and an apostleG652 of JesusG2424 Christ,G5547 to them that have obtainedG2975 likeG2472 preciousG2472 faithG4102 with us throughG1722 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 and our SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 Christ:G5547
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GraceG5485 and peaceG1515 be multipliedG4129 to you throughG1722 the knowledgeG1922 of God,G2316 and of JesusG2424 our Lord,G2962
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AccordingG5613 as his divineG2304 powerG1411 has givenG1433 to us allG3956 things that pertain to lifeG2222 and godliness,G2150 throughG1223 the knowledgeG1922 of him that has calledG2564 us to gloryG1391 and virtue:G703
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WherebyG1223 G3739 are givenG1433 to us exceeding greatG3176 and preciousG5093 promises:G1862 that by theseG5130 you might be partakersG2844 of the divineG2304 nature,G5449 having escapedG668 the corruptionG5356 that is in the worldG2889 throughG1722 lust.G1939
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And besideG846 this,G5124 givingG3923 allG3956 diligence,G4710 addG2023 to yourG5216 faithG4102 virtue;G703 and to virtueG703 knowledge;G1108
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And to knowledgeG1108 temperance;G1466 and to temperanceG1466 patience;G5281 and to patienceG5281 godliness;G2150
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And to godlinessG2150 brotherlyG5360 kindness;G5360 and to brotherlyG5360 kindnessG5360 charity.G26
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For if theseG5023 things be in you, and abound,G4121 they makeG2525 you that you shall neitherG3756 be barrenG692 norG3761 unfruitfulG175 in the knowledgeG1922 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 Christ.G5547
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But he that lacksG3361 G3918 theseG5023 things is blind,G5185 and cannotG3467 seeG3467 afarG3467 off, and has forgottenG3024 G2983 that he was purgedG2512 from his oldG3819 sins.G266
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WhyG1352 the rather,G3123 brothers,G80 give diligenceG4710 to makeG4160 yourG5216 callingG2821 and electionG1589 sure:G949 for if you doG4160 theseG5023 things, you shall neverG3364 G4219 fall:G4417
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For soG3779 an entranceG1529 shall be ministeredG2023 to you abundantlyG4146 intoG1519 the everlastingG166 kingdomG932 of our LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 Christ.G5547
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WhyG1352 I will not be negligentG272 to putG5279 you alwaysG104 in remembranceG5179 of theseG5130 things, thoughG2539 you knowG1492 them, and be establishedG4741 in the presentG3918 truth.G225
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Yes,G1161 I thinkG2233 it meet,G1342 as long as I amG1510 in thisG5129 tabernacle,G4638 to stirG1326 you up by puttingG5279 you in remembrance;G5280
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KnowingG1492 that shortlyG5031 I must putG595 offG595 thisG3588 my tabernacle,G4638 evenG2532 as our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 has showedG1213 me.
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MoreoverG1161 G2532 I will endeavorG4704 that you may be ableG2192 afterG3326 my deceaseG1841 to have theseG5130 things alwaysG1539 in remembrance.G3420
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For we have not followedG1811 cunningly devisedG4679 fables,G3454 when we madeG1107 knownG1107 to you the powerG1411 and comingG3952 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 Christ,G5547 but were eyewitnessesG2030 of his majesty.G3168
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For he receivedG2983 from GodG2316 the FatherG3962 honorG5092 and glory,G1391 when there cameG5342 suchG5107 a voiceG5456 to him from the excellentG3169 glory,G1391 ThisG3778 is my belovedG27 Son,G5207 in whomG3739 I am wellG2106 pleased.G2106
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And thisG5026 voiceG5456 which cameG5342 from heavenG3772 we heard,G191 when we were with him in the holyG40 mount.G3735
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We haveG2192 alsoG2532 a more sureG949 wordG3056 of prophecy;G4397 whereuntoG3739 you doG4160 wellG2573 that you take heed,G4337 as to a lightG3088 that shinesG5316 in a darkG850 place,G5117 untilG2193 the dayG2250 dawn,G1306 and the dayG5459 starG5459 ariseG393 in yourG5216 hearts:G2588
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KnowingG1097 thisG5124 first,G4412 that noG3956 G3756 prophecyG4394 of the scriptureG1124 is of any privateG2398 interpretation.G1955
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For the prophecyG4394 cameG5342 not in oldG4218 timeG4218 by the willG2307 of man:G444 but holyG40 menG444 of GodG2316 spokeG2980 as they were movedG5342 by the HolyG40 Ghost.G4151
