Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,

Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

But understand this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of or comes from one’s own [personal or special] interpretation,

First of all, you must understand this, that in the last days mockers will come with their mockeries, living in accordance with their evil passions,

But you must avoid forgetting this one fact, dearly beloved, that with the Lord a single day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a single day.

[Because] all these things are being destroyed in this way, what sort of [people] must you be in holy behavior and godliness,

So, dearly beloved, since you have been forewarned, you must always be on your guard against being led astray by the errors of lawless men, and so against falling away from your present firmness;

but instead, you must continue to grow in the spiritual strength and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now and forever!