< 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 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 May grace and peace increase in measure 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 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.
According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue:
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.
Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 For this reason, do your best to add goodness to your faith; and to goodness add knowledge;
And beside this, giving 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 charity.
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 make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge 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 that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged 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.
Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall 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 so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting 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.
Why I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them, and be 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.
Yes, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up 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.
Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has showed me.
15 I will make every effort to see that after my departure you may be always able to remember these things.
Moreover I will endeavor that you may be able 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 have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses 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 such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; to which you do well that you take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day 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 is of any 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 in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

< 2 Peter 1 >