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King James Bible 1611 |
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King James Bible 1769 |
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Simon Peter, a seruant & an Apostle of Iesus Christ, to them that haue obtained like precious Faith with vs, through the righteousnes of God, and our Sauiour Iesus Christ. |
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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: |
| 1:2 |
Grace and peace be multiplied vnto you through the knowledge of God, and of Iesus our Lord, |
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Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, |
| 1:3 |
According as his diuine power hath giuen vnto vs all things that pertain vnto life and godlines, through the knowledge of him that hath called vs to glory and vertue. |
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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: |
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Whereby are giuen vnto vs exceeding great and precious promises, that by these you might bee partakers of the diuine nature, hauing escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. |
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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. |
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And besides this, giuing all diligence, adde to your faith, vertue; and to vertue knowledge; |
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And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; |
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And to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godlinesse; |
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And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; |
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And to godlinesse, brotherly kindnesse; and to brotherly kindnesse, charitie. |
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And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. |
| 1:8 |
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that yee shall neither be barren, nor vnfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ. |
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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. |
| 1:9 |
But hee that lacketh these things, is blind, and cannot see farre off, and hath forgotten that hee was purged from his old sinnes. |
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But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. |
| 1:10 |
Wherefore, the rather, brethren, giue diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye doe these things, ye shall neuer fall. |
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Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: |
| 1:11 |
For so an entrance shall be ministred vnto you abundantly, into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. |
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For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. |
| 1:12 |
Wherefore I wil not be negligent to put you alwayes in remembrance of these things, though yee know them, and be stablished in the present trueth. |
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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. |
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Yea, I thinke it meete, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stirre you vp, by putting you in remembrance: |
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Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; |
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Knowing that shortly I must put off this my Tabernacle, euen as our Lord Iesus Christ hath shewed mee. |
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Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. |
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Moreouer, I will endeuour, that you may bee able after my decease, to haue these things alwayes in remembrance. |
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Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. |
| 1:16 |
For wee haue not followed cunningly deuised fables, when wee made knowen vnto you the power and comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, but were eye witnesses of his Maiestie. |
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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. |
| 1:17 |
For hee receiued from God the Father, honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloued Sonne in whom I am well pleased. |
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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. |
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And this voice which came from heauen wee heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. |
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And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. |
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We haue also a more sure word of prophecie, whereunto yee doe well that ye take heede, as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place, vntill the day dawne, and the day starre arise in your hearts: |
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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: |
| 1:20 |
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any priuate Interpretation: |
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Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. |
| 1:21 |
For the prophecie came not in olde time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moued by the holy Ghost. |
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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. |