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 through the righteousness of God and our Savior 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 to you through 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,
According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to 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.
Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the 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 beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety,
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness 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 things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren 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 lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10 therefore, rather, brothers, be diligent to make steadfast your calling and [divine] selection, for doing these things you may never stumble;
Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you 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 ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting 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,
Why I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them, and be 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],
Yes, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in 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 shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me.
15 And I will also be diligent [to ensure] that you always have a remembrance to make of these things after my departure.
Moreover I will endeavor that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in 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 have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but 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 from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent 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 which came 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 a more sure word of prophecy; to which you do well that you take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Writing comes of private exposition,
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought by the Holy Spirit.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
