2 Peter 1
1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus (the) Messiah, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus (the) Messiah:
Simon Peter, slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained with us the same kind of faith in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
may grace and peace be multiplied to you through a real knowledge of God and of our Lord Jesus,
3 seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;
in that His divine power has granted to us all things pertaining to life and godliness, through the real knowledge of the One who called us by glory and excellence,
4 by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
through which He has granted to us such precious and extraordinary promises, so that through these you may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped the depravity that is in the world because of lust.
5 Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
So for this very reason, making every effort, to your faith add excellence, and to the excellence knowledge,
6 and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;
and to the knowledge self-control, and to the self-control perseverance, and to the perseverance godliness,
7 and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
and to the godliness brotherly affection, and to the brotherly affection love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah.
Because with these things existing and increasing in you, it makes you to be neither useless nor unfruitful in the real knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
For he who lacks these things is blind, being so myopic, having forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.
10 Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Therefore, brothers, you should be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.
11 For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus (the) Messiah. (aiōnios g166)
Because in this way you will be granted the abundant entrance into the unending kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 Therefore I will be ready always to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.
So then, I will not neglect to keep reminding you about these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.
13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;
Yes, I think it right to stir you up by a reminder, as long as I am in this ‘tent’,
14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah made clear to me.
knowing that the shedding of my ‘tent’ is imminent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
Moreover I will take pains to provide a reminder of these things for you to have, as needed, after my exit.
16 For we did not follow cunningly devised tales, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Now then, we did not follow craftily devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; rather we were attentive eyewitnesses of His majesty
17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
—because He received from God the Father honor and glory when that Voice was directed to Him by the Magnificent Glory, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I am always well pleased”—
18 We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
yes, we heard this Voice being uttered from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the morning star arises in your hearts:
And so we have the most reliable prophetic Word, to which you do well to pay attention 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 Scripture is of private interpretation.
knowing this first, that no Prophecy of Scripture comes to be from private release;
21 For no prophecy ever came by human will, but people spoke from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
for no Prophecy ever came by the will of man, rather holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
