1. From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ —To those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have been given a faith as precious as ours:
2. May grace and peace be yours in full measure through your knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3. God's divine power has given us everything we need to live a truly religious life through our knowledge of the one who called us to share in his own glory and goodness.