< 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 did obtain 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 acknowledgement 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 all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,
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 to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
And this same also — all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the 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 to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging 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,
wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
11 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios )
for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios )
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 will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having 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 tabernacle, 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 soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew 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 be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.
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, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become 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 from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: 'This is My Son — the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'
18 And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, being 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 more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise — in your hearts;
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come 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 not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.