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, 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 knowledge 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 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;
According as his divine power hath given to us all things that [pertain] to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
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;
Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 even for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge,
And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control endurance, and to endurance godliness,
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
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.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the 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.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purified from his old 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.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
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)
For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting 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.
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], 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;
Indeed, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;
14 knowing that I must soon put off my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ declared to me.
Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shown 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 endeavor that ye may be able, after my decease, to have these things always in remembrance.
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.
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 eye-witnesses 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.”
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 this voice we heard borne from heaven when we were with him in the holy mount.
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him on the holy mount.
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;
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a light that shineth 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 Scripture cometh from private interpretation.
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 moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.
For prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke [as they were] moved by the Holy Spirit.
