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 servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us, in 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.
grace and peace be multiplied unto you, in the acknowledgement 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.
as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who hath called us by that 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 which are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having 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;
And to this giving all diligence, add to your faith fortitude;
6 add to knowledge, self-control; add to self-control, patience; add to patience, reverence;
and to fortitude knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience piety;
7 add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.
and to piety brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection charity.
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 be in you and abound, they will not suffer you to be idle, nor unfruitful in the 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.
But he, that hath not these, is blind, or short-sighted, having forgot his baptismal purification from his former 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.
Wherefore, my brethren, be the more diligent thus to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things ye shall never fall.
11 You will receive a tremendous welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
For so an entrance shall be administered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (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.
Wherefore I will not neglect to put you always in mind of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.
13 But I still think it's a good idea to encourage you by giving you reminders while I live.
And I think it my duty, while I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by way of remembrance:
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.
knowing that I must soon lay down this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
15 I will do my best so that when I'm gone you will always be able to remember these things.
And I will endeavour that after my departure also ye may always be able to call these things to remembrance.
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 did not follow artfully devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; but were 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 received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice came to Him from the magnificent glory, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
18 We ourselves heard this voice speak from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
And this voice, from heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount.
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.
We have also the more sure word of the prophets, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till the day dawn, and the morning-star rise 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,
knowing this first, 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 prophecy was not delivered of old at the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Spirit.
