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 bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our 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.
May more and more grace and peace be granted to you in a full knowledge of God and 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.
seeing that His divine power has given us all things that are needful for life and godliness, through our knowledge of Him who has appealed to us by His own glorious perfections.
4 Through these promises you can share in the divine nature, being rid of the corruption caused by this world's evil desires.
It is by means of these that He has granted us His precious and wondrous promises, in order that through them you may, one and all, become sharers in the very nature of God, having completely escaped the corruption which exists in the world through earthly cravings.
5 For this same reason, do everything you can! Add to your trust in God, goodness; add to goodness, knowledge;
But for this very reason--adding, on your part, all earnestness-- along with your faith, manifest also a noble character: along with a noble character, knowledge;
6 add to knowledge, self-control; add to self-control, patience; add to patience, reverence;
along with knowledge, self-control; along with self-control, power of endurance;
7 add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.
along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly affection; and along with brotherly affection, love.
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.
If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a 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 in whom they are lacking is blind and cannot see distant objects, in that he has forgotten that he has been cleansed 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.
For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.
11 You will receive a tremendous welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
And so a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be freely granted 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.
For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and are stedfast believers in truth which you already possess.
13 But I still think it's a good idea to encourage you by giving you reminders while I live.
But I think it right, so long as I remain in the body, my present dwelling-place, to arouse you by such reminders.
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.
For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me.
15 I will do my best so that when I'm gone you will always be able to remember these things.
So on every possible occasion I will also do my best to enable you to recall these things after my departure.
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 when we made known to you the power and Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not eagerly following cleverly devised legends, 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.”
He received honour and glory from God the Father, and out of the wondrous glory words such as these were spoken to Him, "This is My dearly-loved Son, in whom I take delight."
18 We ourselves heard this voice speak from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
And we ourselves heard these words come from Heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
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 in the written word of prophecy we have something more permanent; to which you do well to pay attention--as to a lamp shining in a dimly-lighted place--until 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, above all, remember that no prophecy in Scripture will be found to have come from the prophet's own prompting;
21 for no prophecy originated in human ideas, but prophets spoke for God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
for never did any prophecy come by human will, but men sent by God spoke as they were impelled by the Holy Spirit.
