2 Peter 1
1 SIMON Peter, the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained with us the same precious faith by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
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 unto you and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of God, even Jesus our Lord,
Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!
3 as his divine power hath freely given us all things tending to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who hath called us to glory and fortitude:
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 whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us: that by these ye might become partakers of a divine nature, having fled far away from the corruption that is in the world through inordinate concupiscence.―
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 And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence;
And this same also — all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
6 and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety;
and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
7 and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love.
and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
8 For if these things are in your possession, and abounding, they will render you neither inactive nor unfruitful in the 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 he that hath no possession of these things, is blind, dim-sighted, sinking into oblivion of his purification from the sins of his former days.
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make sure your calling and election: for by doing these things, ye shall never at any time stumble:
wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
11 but an entrance will thus be richly afforded you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 Wherefore I will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.
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 Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this frail tabernacle, to rouse up your attention by reminding you:
and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],
14 knowing that the deposition of this frail tabernacle of mine is hastily approaching, as our Lord Jesus Christ hath made evident 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 I will endeavour then that even after my decease, ye may always have wherewith to preserve the remembrance of these things.
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 have not followed artfully devised fables, when we made known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses 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 from God the Father honour and glory, when such a voice was sent forth to him from the transcendently magnificent glory, 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 this voice we heard coming out of 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 And we hold the prophetic word more confirmed, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark passage, until the day dawn, and the morning-star arise upon 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 Knowing this in the first place, that all scriptural prophecy is not from any man’s own suggestions.
this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,
21 For prophecy in old time came not by the will of man: but the holy men of God spake under the impulse of the Holy Ghost.
for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
