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:
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge 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.
seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own 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.
whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge;
6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
and in [your] knowledge temperance; and in [your] temperance patience; and in [your] patience godliness;
7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
and in [your] godliness love of the brethren; and in [your] love of the brethren 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 if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto 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 that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
11 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (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.
Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with [you].
13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14 because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto 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.
Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.
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 we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were 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 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 ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
and this voice we [ourselves] heard come out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
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 the word of prophecy [made] more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star 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 scripture is of private interpretation.
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 no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.
