2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue.
According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue:
4 Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust.
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these all of you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge,
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety,
And to knowledge wilful restrain; and to wilful restrain patience; and to patience godliness;
7 and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love.
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. (agape)
8 For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that all of you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins.
But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see far off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if all of you do these things, all of you shall never fall:
11 For so the entrance will be furnished to you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 Therefore I will not neglect to always remind you about these things, although having known them, and having been established in the present truth.
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though all of you know them, and be established in the present truth.
13 But I think it right, inasmuch as I am in this tent, to arouse you in memory.
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14 Knowing that the putting off of my tent is imminent, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ indicated to me.
Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me.
15 And also I will endeavor for you to always have, after my departure, the memory of these things to apply.
Moreover I will endeavour that all of you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
16 For we revealed to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, not men who followed in cunningly devised myths, but men who became eyewitnesses of the majesty of that man.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 For having received from God the Father honor and glory from a voice of such kind brought to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, the beloved in whom I am well pleased.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18 And we heard this voice, which was brought out of heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 And we have the prophetic word sure, to which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar arises in your hearts.
We have also a more sure word (logos) of prophecy; unto which all of you do well that all of you take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture comes to pass of a personal interpretation.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For no prophecy was ever brought by a will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being led by the Holy Spirit.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. (pneuma)
