2 Peter 1
1 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:
Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the acknowledgment of God and of Jesus our Lord!
3 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:
As His divine power has given to us all things pertaining to life and piety, through the acknowledgment of Him who called us through glory and virtue,
4 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.
through which the most great and precious promises have been given to us, that through these you may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption [and] lust in the world.
5 And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
And [for] this same [reason] also, having brought in all diligence, supplement your faith with virtue, and with virtue—knowledge,
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
and with knowledge—self-control, and with self-control—endurance, and with endurance—piety,
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
and with piety—brotherly kindness, and with brotherly kindness—love;
8 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.
for these things being in you and abounding, make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to 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 purified from his old sins.
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;
10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
therefore, rather, brothers, be diligent to make steadfast your calling and [divine] selection, for doing these things you may never stumble;
11 For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
in this way the entrance into the continuous kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplemented to you. (aiōnios g166)
12 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.
Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you about these things, although you have known [them] and have been established in the present truth,
13 Indeed, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;
and I think right, so long as I am in this tent, to stir you up in reminding [you],
14 Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shown me.
having known that the laying aside of my tent is soon, even as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.
15 Moreover, I will endeavor that ye may be able, after my decease, to have these things always in remembrance.
And I will also be diligent [to ensure] that you always have a remembrance to make of these things after my departure.
16 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.
For having not followed out skillfully devised fables, we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having become eyewitnesses of His majesty—
17 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.
for having received honor and glory from God the Father, such a voice being borne to Him by the Excellent Glory: “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted”;
18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him on the holy mount.
and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at the holy mountain.
19 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:
And we have a more firm prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day may dawn, and [the] morning star may arise in your hearts;
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Writing comes of private exposition,
21 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.
for prophecy never came by [the] will of man, but men spoke from God, being brought by the Holy Spirit.
