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who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

because the eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord [is] upon those doing evil;'

but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting;

And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle [you];

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,

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

For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty --

and had a rebuke of his own iniquity -- a dumb ass, in man's voice having spoken, did forbid the madness of the prophet.

and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'

and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;'

and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

that which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ;

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light -- we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

if we may say -- `we have not sinned,' a liar we make Him, and His word is not in us.

and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;

he who is saying, `I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;

and whoever may keep his word, truly in him the love of God hath been perfected; in this we know that in him we are.

he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;