2May grace and peace ever be increasing in you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
3Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;
4And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.
5So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,
6And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,
7And love of the brothers to fear of God, and to love of the brothers, love itself.
8For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.