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: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you 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: 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. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness 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. 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. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 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. 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. 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. 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. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 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: 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.
1 Simon Petrus servus et apostolus Iesu Christi
his qui coaequalem nobis sortiti sunt fidem
in iustitia Dei nostri et salvatoris Iesu Christi
2 gratia vobis et pax adimpleatur
in cognitione Domini
nostri
3 quomodo omnia nobis divinae virtutis suae
quae ad vitam et pietatem donata est
per cognitionem eius qui vocavit nos propria gloria et virtute
4 per quae maxima et pretiosa nobis promissa
donavit
ut per haec efficiamini divinae consortes naturae
fugientes eius quae in mundo est concupiscentiae corruptionem
5 vos autem curam omnem subinferentes
ministrate in fide vestra virtutem in virtute autem scientiam
6 in scientia autem abstinentiam in abstinentia autem patientiam
in patientia autem pietatem
7 in pietate autem amorem fraternitatis
in amore autem fraternitatis caritatem
8 haec enim vobis cum
adsint et superent
non vacuos nec sine fructu vos constituent
in Domini nostri Iesu Christi cognitione
9 cui enim non praesto sunt haec caecus est et manu temptans
oblivionem accipiens purgationis veterum suorum delictorum
10 quapropter fratres magis satagite
ut per bona opera certam vestram vocationem et electionem faciatis
haec enim facientes non peccabitis aliquando
11 sic enim abundanter ministrabitur vobis introitus
in aeternum regnum Domini nostri et salvatoris Iesu Christi
12 propter quod incipiam vos semper commonere de his
et quidem scientes et confirmatos in praesenti veritate
13 iustum autem arbitror quamdiu sum in hoc tabernaculo
suscitare vos in commonitione
14 certus quod velox est depositio tabernaculi mei
secundum quod et Dominus noster Iesus Christus significavit mihi
15 dabo autem operam et frequenter habere vos post obitum meum
ut horum memoriam faciatis
16 non enim doctas fabulas secuti
notam fecimus vobis Domini nostri Iesu Christi
virtutem et praesentiam
sed speculatores facti illius magnitudinis
17 accipiens enim a Deo Patre honorem et gloriam
voce delapsa ad eum huiuscemodi a magnifica gloria
hic est Filius meus dilectus
in quo mihi conplacui
18 et hanc vocem nos audivimus de caelo adlatam
cum essemus cum ipso in monte sancto
19 et habemus firmiorem propheticum sermonem
cui bene facitis adtendentes
quasi lucernae lucenti in caliginoso loco
donec dies inlucescat
et lucifer oriatur in cordibus vestris
20 hoc primum intellegentes
quod omnis prophetia scripturae propria interpretatione non fit
21 non enim voluntate humana adlata est aliquando prophetia
sed Spiritu Sancto inspirati locuti sunt sancti Dei homines