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 obtained an equally precious faith with us in 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 and peace be multiplied to you by the God and Father 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,
For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own 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 these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have 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,
For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge,
6 and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety,
and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety,
7 and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
and to piety brotherly love, and to brotherly love, love itself.
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 virtues are yours in abounding measure, they render you not idle nor unfruitful, until you come into the full 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;
For the man who lacks these virtues is blind, short-sighted, forgetful of his cleansing 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;
So, brothers, take diligent care to make your calling and election sure; for if you do this, you will never 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)
For so the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you. (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,
I shall therefore be always ready to remind you of all this, even though you know it, and are firmly founded in the truth which is with you.
13 and I think right, so long as I am in this tent, to stir you up in reminding [you],
So I think it right, as long as I am in this "tent," to rouse you by way of reminding you,
14 having known that the laying aside of my tent is soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.
since I know that the time for me to strike tent comes swiftly on, even as our Lord Jesus Christ pointed out 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.
So I will do my best to enable you, even after my departure, continually to call these things to mind.
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 were not following cunningly devised fables, when we told you of the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been 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 did receive honor and glory from God the Father, when there was borne such a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I delight;
18 and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.
and this voice we ourselves heard, borne to us out of heaven, when we were with him on the holy hill.
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 so we possess the word of prophecy made yet more sure. Unto this you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till 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,
But first be assured of this - 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 no prophecy was ever brought by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke for God.
