2 Peter 1
1 SIMON PETER, a servant and legate of Jesus the Messiah, to those who have obtained equally precious faith with us, through the righteousness of Our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus the Messiah;
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
2 May grace and peace abound to you through the recognition of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3 as the giver to us of all things that be of the power of God, unto life and the fear of God, through the recognition of him who hath called us unto his own glory and moral excellence:
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
4 wherein he hath given you very great and precious promises; that by them ye might become partakers of the nature of God, while ye flee from the corruptions of the lusts that are in the world.
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
5 And, while ye apply all diligence in the matter, add to your faith moral excellence; and to moral excellence, knowledge;
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
6 and to knowledge, perseverance; and to perseverance, patience; and to patience, the fear of God;
and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
7 and to the fear of God, sympathy with the brotherhood; and to sympathy with the brotherhood, love.
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
8 For, while these are found in you, and abounding, they render you not slothful, and not unfruitful, in the recognition of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he, in whom these things are not found, is blind and seeth not, and hath forgotten the purgation of his former sins.
But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
10 And therefore, my brethren, be ye exceedingly diligent to make your calling and election sure, by your good actions: for, by so doing, ye will never fall away.
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
11 For thus will entrance be given you abundantly, into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus the Messiah. (aiōnios g166)
and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 And for this reason I am not wearied in reminding you continually of these things; although ye know them well, and are established in this truth.
Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
13 And it seemeth right to me, so long as I am in this body, to excite you by monition;
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
14 since I know, that the demise of my body is speedy, as also my Lord Jesus the Messiah hath showed me.
because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
15 And I am anxious, that, after my departure, ye too may have it always with you to make mention of these things.
And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
16 For we have not gone after fables artfully framed, in making known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; but it was after we had been spectators of his majesty.
For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
17 For, when he received from God the Father honor and glory, and, after the splendid glory of his majesty, a voice came to him thus: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;
For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
18 we also heard this identical voice from heaven, which came to him while we were with him in the holy mount.
And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 And we have moreover a sure word of prophecy; and ye will do well, if ye look to it as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day shall dawn, and the sun shall arise in your hearts;
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 ye having the previous knowledge, that no prophecy is an exposition of its own text.
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
21 For at no time was it by the pleasure of man, that the prophecy came; but holy men of God spoke, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
