< 2 Peter 1 >

1 Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received the same precious faith as we have received, faith in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained faith, equally as precious as our own, in the plan of justification revealed by our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 May grace and peace increase in measure in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
grace be to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgment of God, and Jesus our Lord.
3 All the things concerning divine power for life and godliness have been given to us through the knowledge of God, who called us through his own glory and excellence.
As his divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who has called us by his glorious power,
4 Through these, he gave us precious and great promises, so that you might be sharers in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world that is caused by evil desires.
through which things very great and precious favors that were promised have been given us, that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through desire:
5 For this reason, do your best to add goodness to your faith; and to goodness add knowledge;
so, even for this very purpose, uniting to these things all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
6 to knowledge add self-control; to self-control add endurance; to endurance add godliness;
and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness;
7 to godliness add brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection add love.
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
8 If these things are in you and grow in you, you will not be barren or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they cause you to be neither idle, nor unfruitful as it respects the acknowledgment of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 But whoever lacks these things is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten he has been cleansed from his past sins.
But he who is wanting in these things is blind, and closes his eyes, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Therefore, brothers, do your best to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you will not stumble.
Wherefore, brethren, give the greater diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you will never fall.
11 In this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
For thus will an entrance be given you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 Therefore I will always be ready to remind you of these things, although you know them, and although you are strong in the truth you now have.
Wherefore, I will not neglect to remind you always of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.
13 It is proper for me to think, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by way of reminder.
Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to arouse you by putting you in remembrance.
14 For I know that the putting off of my tent will be soon, because our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed this to me.
For I know that the putting off of this my tabernacle is near at hand, even as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
15 I will make every effort to see that after my departure you may be always able to remember these things.
But I will earnestly endeavor that you may be able, even after my decease, to have these things always in remembrance.
16 For we did not follow cleverly invented myths when we made known to you the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; but we were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when a voice was brought to him by the Majestic Glory saying, “This is my beloved Son, with him I am well pleased.”
For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came to him from the magnificent glory a voice, such as this: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.
18 We ourselves heard this voice brought from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
And this voice, which came from heaven, we heard when we were with him in the holy mount;
19 For we have this prophetic word made more sure, and you 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.
and we have the prophetic word better established. You do well to attend to this, as to a lamp that shines in a dark place, till the day dawn, and the morning star arise in your hearts;
20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy comes from someone's own interpretation.
knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture came from private interpretation:
21 For no prophecy was ever brought by the will of man, but men spoke from God when they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
for the prophecy came not at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

< 2 Peter 1 >