1:1 From Simeon ¹  Peter, ²  a slave ³  and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God ⁴  and Savior, ⁵  Jesus Christ, have been granted ⁶  a faith just as precious ⁷  as ours. 1:2 May grace and peace be lavished on you ⁸  as you grow ⁹  in the rich knowledge ¹⁰  of God and of Jesus our Lord! ¹¹ 

1:3 I can pray this because his divine power ¹²  has bestowed on us everything necessary ¹³  for life and godliness through the rich knowledge ¹⁴  of the one who called ¹⁵  us by ¹⁶  his own glory and excellence. 1:4 Through these things ¹⁷  he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised ¹⁸  you may become partakers of the divine nature, ¹⁹  after escaping ²⁰  the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire. ²¹