1. Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2. Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!
3. As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,
4. through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.
5. And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,