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 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 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the acknowledgment 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 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 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 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.
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 And [for] this same [reason] also, having brought in all diligence, supplement your faith with virtue, and with virtue—knowledge,
And to this giving all diligence, add to your faith fortitude;
6 and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety,
and to fortitude knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience piety;
7 and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
and to piety brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection charity.
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 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 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 not these, is blind, or short-sighted, having forgot his baptismal purification from his former sins.
10 therefore, rather, brothers, be diligent to make steadfast your calling and [divine] selection, for doing these things you may never stumble;
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 in this way the entrance into the continuous kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplemented to you. (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 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 neglect to put you always in mind 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],
And I think it my duty, while I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by way of remembrance:
14 having known that the laying aside of my tent is soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.
knowing that I must soon lay down this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
15 And I will also be diligent [to ensure] that you always have a remembrance to make of these things after my departure.
And I will endeavour that after my departure also ye may always be able to call these things to remembrance.
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 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 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 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 and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.
And this voice, from heaven we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount.
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;
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 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Writing comes of private exposition,
knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation;
21 for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought 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.
