2 Peter 1
1 Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God, and the Saviour Jesus Christ:
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 and peace be multiplied to you 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 hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness;
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 through which he hath given us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through 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 even for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge,
So for this very reason, making every effort, to your faith add excellence, and to the excellence knowledge,
6 and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control endurance, and to endurance godliness,
and to the knowledge self-control, and to the self-control perseverance, and to the perseverance godliness,
7 and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
and to the godliness brotherly affection, and to the brotherly affection love.
8 For if these things are in you and abound, they make you neither inactive nor unfruitful in gaining the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
For he who lacks these things is blind, being so myopic, having forgotten the cleansing from his past sins.
10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things, ye will never fall.
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 in this way the entrance will be richly furnished you into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (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 Wherefore I shall be careful always to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth that is with you.
So then, I will not neglect to keep reminding you about these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.
13 Yea, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, 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 I must soon put off my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ declared to me.
knowing that the shedding of my ‘tent’ is imminent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
15 Moreover I shall endeavor that at all times ye may be able, after my departure, to call these things to mind.
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 fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but had been made eye-witnesses 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 such a voice as this was borne to him from the excellent glory: “This is my beloved Son, with 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 And this voice we heard borne from heaven when we were with him in the holy mount.
yes, we heard this Voice being uttered from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 And we have more sure the prophetic word, to which ye do well in taking heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise 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 the Scripture cometh from private interpretation.
knowing this first, that no Prophecy of Scripture comes to be from private release;
21 For prophecy never came by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.
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.
