^{3 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

^{6 Ref} and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

^{7 Ref} and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

^{8 Ref} for these things being to you and abounding, do make `you' neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,

^{9 Ref} for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;

^{10 Ref} wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,