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, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received the same precious faith as we have received, faith in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the acknowledgment of God and of Jesus our Lord!
May grace and peace increase in measure in the knowledge of God and of 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,
All the things concerning divine power for life and godliness have been given to us through the knowledge of God, who called us through his own glory and excellence.
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.
Through these, he gave us precious and great promises, so that you might be sharers in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world that is caused by evil desires.
5 And [for] this same [reason] also, having brought in all diligence, supplement your faith with virtue, and with virtue—knowledge,
For this reason, do your best to add goodness to your faith; and to goodness add knowledge;
6 and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety,
to knowledge add self-control; to self-control add endurance; to endurance add godliness;
7 and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
to godliness add brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection add 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,
If these things are in you and grow in you, you will not be barren or 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 whoever lacks these things is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten he has been cleansed from his past sins.
10 therefore, rather, brothers, be diligent to make steadfast your calling and [divine] selection, for doing these things you may never stumble;
Therefore, brothers, do your best to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you will not 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)
In this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior 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,
Therefore I will always be ready to remind you of these things, although you know them, and although you are strong in the truth you now have.
13 and I think right, so long as I am in this tent, to stir you up in reminding [you],
It is proper for me to think, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by way of reminder.
14 having known that the laying aside of my tent is soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.
For I know that the putting off of my tent will be soon, because our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed this 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 make every effort to see that after my departure you may be always able to remember 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 did not follow cleverly invented myths when we made known to you the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses 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 honor and glory from God the Father when a voice was brought to him by the Majestic Glory saying, “This is my beloved Son, with him I am well pleased.”
18 and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.
We ourselves heard this voice brought from 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;
For we have this prophetic word made more sure, and you do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Writing comes of private exposition,
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy comes from someone's own interpretation.
21 for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought by the Holy Spirit.
For no prophecy was ever brought by the will of man, but men spoke from God when they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
