2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the acknowledgment of God and of Jesus our Lord!
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
As His divine power has given to us all things pertaining to life and piety, through the acknowledgment of Him who called us through glory and virtue,
4 Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
through which the most great and precious promises have been given to us, that through these you may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption [and] lust in the world.
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
And [for] this same [reason] also, having brought in all diligence, supplement your faith with virtue, and with virtue—knowledge,
6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety,
7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
8 For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
for these things being in you and abounding, make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ,
9 But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
10 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
therefore, rather, brothers, be diligent to make steadfast your calling and [divine] selection, for doing these things you may never stumble;
11 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
in this way the entrance into the continuous kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplemented to you. (aiōnios g166)
12 Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you about these things, although you have known [them] and have been established in the present truth,
13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
and I think right, so long as I am in this tent, to stir you up in reminding [you],
14 because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
having known that the laying aside of my tent is soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.
15 And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
And I will also be diligent [to ensure] that you always have a remembrance to make of these things after my departure.
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
For having not followed out skillfully devised fables, we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having become eyewitnesses of His majesty—
17 For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
for having received honor and glory from God the Father, such a voice being borne to Him by the Excellent Glory: “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted”;
18 And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.
19 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
And we have a more firm prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day may dawn, and [the] morning star may arise in your hearts;
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Writing comes of private exposition,
21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought by the Holy Spirit.
