2 Peter 1
1 Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
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:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the acknowledgment of God and of Jesus our Lord!
grace unto you and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of God, even Jesus our Lord,
3 As His divine power has given to us all things pertaining to life and piety, through the acknowledgment of Him who called us through glory and virtue,
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:
4 through which the most great and precious promises have been given to us, that through these you may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption [and] lust in the world.
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.―
5 And [for] this same [reason] also, having brought in all diligence, supplement your faith with virtue, and with virtue—knowledge,
And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence;
6 and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety,
and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety;
7 and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love.
8 for these things being in you and abounding, make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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.
9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
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.
10 therefore, rather, brothers, be diligent to make steadfast your calling and [divine] selection, for doing these things you may never stumble;
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:
11 in this way the entrance into the continuous kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplemented to you. (aiōnios g166)
but an entrance will thus be richly afforded you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you about these things, although you have known [them] and have been established in the present truth,
Wherefore I will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.
13 and I think right, so long as I am in this tent, to stir you up in reminding [you],
Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this frail tabernacle, to rouse up your attention by reminding you:
14 having known that the laying aside of my tent is soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.
knowing that the deposition of this frail tabernacle of mine is hastily approaching, as our Lord Jesus Christ hath made evident to me.
15 And I will also be diligent [to ensure] that you always have a remembrance to make of these things after my departure.
I will endeavour then that even after my decease, ye may always have wherewith to preserve the remembrance of these things.
16 For having not followed out skillfully devised fables, we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having become eyewitnesses of His majesty—
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.
17 for having received honor and glory from God the Father, such a voice being borne to Him by the Excellent Glory: “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted”;
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.
18 and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.
And this voice we heard coming out of heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 And we have a more firm prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day may dawn, and [the] morning star may arise in your hearts;
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.
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Writing comes of private exposition,
Knowing this in the first place, that all scriptural prophecy is not from any man’s own suggestions.
21 for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought by the Holy Spirit.
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.
