2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained equal faith with us in the justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Symeon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to them who have obtained like precious faith with us, through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace be accomplished in the knowledge of God and of Christ Jesus our Lord:
Favor and peace be multiplied to you, through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.
3 As all things of his divine power which appertain to life and godliness, are given us, through the knowledge of him who hath called us by his own proper glory and virtue.
As his divine power has gifted to us all things which are necessary to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who has called us to glory and virtue.
4 By whom he hath given us most great and precious promises: that by these you may be made partakers of the divine nature: flying the corruption of that concupiscence which is in the world.
On account of which, the greatest and most precious promises are freely given to us, that by these we might be made partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world, through lust.
5 And you, employing all care, minister in your faith, virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;
And for this very reason, indeed, giving all diligence, add to your faith, courage; and to courage, knowledge;
6 And in knowledge, abstinence; and in abstinence, patience; and in patience, godliness;
and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness;
7 And in godliness, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity.
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love:
8 For if these things be with you and abound, they will make you to be neither empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
for these things being in you, and abounding, make you to be neither slothful, nor unfruitful, in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he that hath not these things with him, is blind, and groping, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
But he who has not these things, is blind, shutting his eyes, having become forgetful of the purification of his old sins.
10 Wherefore, brethren, labour the more, that by good works you may make sure your calling and election. For doing these things, you shall not sin at any time.
Wherefore, the rather, brethren, earnestly endeavor to make your calling and election sure; for doing these things, you shall never fall;
11 For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
and thus there shall be richly ministered to you, an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 For which cause I will begin to put you always in remembrance of these things: though indeed you know them, and are confirmed in the present truth.
Wherefore, I will not neglect to put you always in remembrance of these things, although you know, and are established in the present truth.
13 But I think it meet as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance.
Yes, I think it fit, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up, by putting you in remembrance;
14 Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord Jesus Christ also hath signified to me.
knowing, that the putting off of this, my tabernacle, is soon to happen, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me.
15 And I will endeavour, that you frequently have after my decease, whereby you may keep a memory of these things.
Therefore, I will carefully endeavor that you may be able, after my decease, to have these things always in remembrance.
16 For we have not by following artificial fables, made known to you the power, and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; but we were eyewitnesses of his greatness.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his grandeur;
17 For he received from God the Father, honour and glory: this voice coming down to him from the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
for when he received from God the Father honor and glory, a vice to this effect came to him from the magnificent glory, "This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I delight."
18 And this voice we heard brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
And this voice we heard come from heaven, being with him on the holy mountain:
19 And we have the more firm prophetical word: whereunto you do well to attend, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
so we have the prophetic word more firm; to which you do well to take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till the day dawn, and the morning star arise in your hearts.
20 Understanding this first, that no prophecy of scripture is made by private interpretation.
Knowing this first, that no prophecy brought by the will of man;
21 For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time: but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost.
but the holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
