1:2 愿恩惠、平安因你们认识 神和我们主耶稣，多多地加给你们！
1:3 神的神能已将一切关乎生命和虔敬的事赐给我们，皆因我们认识那用自己荣耀和美德召我们的主。
1:4 因此，他已将又宝贵、又极大的应许赐给我们，叫我们既脱离世上从情欲来的败坏，就得与 神的性情有分。
1:5 正因这缘故，你们要分外地殷勤。有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知识；
1:6 有了知识，又要加上节制；有了节制，又要加上忍耐；有了忍耐，又要加上虔敬；
1:7 有了虔敬，又要加上爱弟兄的心；有了爱弟兄的心，又要加上爱众人的心。
1:8 你们若充充足足地有这几样，就必使你们在认识我们的主耶稣基督上，不至于闲懒不结果子了。
1:9 人若没有这几样，就是眼瞎，只看见近处的，忘了他旧日的罪已经得了洁净。
1:10 所以弟兄们，应当更加殷勤，使你们所蒙的恩召和拣选坚定不移。你们若行这几样，就永不失脚。
1:11 这样，必叫你们丰丰富富地得以进入我们主救主耶稣基督永远的国。
2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
4Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
8For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
10Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,
11and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.