2 Peter 1
1 This letter comes from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who share with us the same priceless trust in our God and Savior Jesus Christ, the one who is truly good and right.
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
2 May you have ever more grace and peace as you grow in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Grace and peace be multiplied to you by the God and Father of Jesus our Lord.
3 Through his divine power we have been given everything that's important to live a God-centered life. This comes through knowing him who called us to himself by his own glory and goodness. In this way he's given us wonderful, priceless promises.
For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue.
4 Through these promises you can share in the divine nature, being rid of the corruption caused by this world's evil desires.
By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 For this same reason, do everything you can! Add to your trust in God, goodness; add to goodness, knowledge;
For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge,
6 add to knowledge, self-control; add to self-control, patience; add to patience, reverence;
and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety,
7 add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.
and to piety brotherly love, and to brotherly love, love itself.
8 The more you have these qualities, the more they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if these virtues are yours in abounding measure, they render you not idle nor unfruitful, until you come into the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For anyone who doesn't have such qualities is short-sighted, or blind. They forget that they've been cleansed from their past sins.
For the man who lacks these virtues is blind, short-sighted, forgetful of his cleansing from his old sins.
10 So, brothers and sisters, be all the more determined to make sure you are truly “called and chosen.” If you do this, you won't ever fall.
So, brothers, take diligent care to make your calling and election sure; for if you do this, you will never stumble.
11 You will receive a tremendous welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
For so the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you. (aiōnios g166)
12 That's why I always remind you about these things, even though you know them already, and you stand firm in the truth that you possess.
I shall therefore be always ready to remind you of all this, even though you know it, and are firmly founded in the truth which is with you.
13 But I still think it's a good idea to encourage you by giving you reminders while I live.
So I think it right, as long as I am in this "tent," to rouse you by way of reminding you,
14 I know the time when I shall leave this life will be coming soon— our Lord Jesus Christ has made this clear to me.
since I know that the time for me to strike tent comes swiftly on, even as our Lord Jesus Christ pointed out to me.
15 I will do my best so that when I'm gone you will always be able to remember these things.
So I will do my best to enable you, even after my departure, continually to call these things to mind.
16 We didn't follow made-up myths when we told you about the coming in power of our Lord Jesus Christ—we saw his majesty for ourselves.
For we were not following cunningly devised fables, when we told you of the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eye-witnesses of his Majesty.
17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice of majestic glory spoke to him and announced, “This is my Son, the one I love, and who truly pleases me.”
For he did receive honor and glory from God the Father, when there was borne such a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I delight;
18 We ourselves heard this voice speak from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
and this voice we ourselves heard, borne to us out of heaven, when we were with him on the holy hill.
19 We also have the confirming word of prophecy that's absolutely trustworthy, and you will benefit from paying close attention to it. It's like a lamp that shines in a dark place until the day dawns, and the morning star shines to illuminate your minds.
And so we possess the word of prophecy made yet more sure. Unto this you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 Most of all you should realize that no prophecy of scripture is a matter for interpretation based on the whims of an individual,
But first be assured of this - that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.
21 for no prophecy originated in human ideas, but prophets spoke for God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
For no prophecy was ever brought by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke for God.
