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Greetings from Peter

(1 Peter 1:1-2)

¹ Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:² Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Partakers of the Divine Nature

⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;⁷ and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.⁸ For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.⁹ But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.¹⁰ Therefore, brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,¹¹ and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

¹² Therefore, I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.¹³ I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,¹⁴ since I know that it will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.¹⁵ And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.

Eyewitnesses of His Majesty

(Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:1-13; Luke 9:28-36)

¹⁶ For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.¹⁷ For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.&rdquo^(a);¹⁸ And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

¹⁹ We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.²⁰ Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.²¹ For no prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.