2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, a bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 May more and more grace and peace be granted to you in a full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3 seeing that His divine power has given us all things that are needful for life and godliness, through our knowledge of Him who has appealed to us by His own glorious perfections.
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by glory and virtue.
4 It is by means of these that He has granted us His precious and wondrous promises, in order that through them you may, one and all, become sharers in the very nature of God, having completely escaped the corruption which exists in the world through earthly cravings.
Through these he has given us his precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.
5 But for this very reason--adding, on your part, all earnestness-- along with your faith, manifest also a noble character: along with a noble character, knowledge;
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, your virtue with knowledge,
6 along with knowledge, self-control; along with self-control, power of endurance;
your knowledge with self-control, your self-control with endurance, your endurance with godliness,
7 along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly affection; and along with brotherly affection, love.
your godliness with brotherly affection, and your brotherly affection with love.
8 If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For the man in whom they are lacking is blind and cannot see distant objects, in that he has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his old sins.
For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten the cleansing of his former sins.
10 For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm that you are among those whom God has called and chosen, because if you do these things, you will never stumble.
11 And so a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be freely granted to you. (aiōnios g166)
For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you. (aiōnios g166)
12 For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and are stedfast believers in truth which you already possess.
Therefore, I will not neglect to keep reminding you about these things, though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
13 But I think it right, so long as I remain in the body, my present dwelling-place, to arouse you by such reminders.
I think it is right, as long as I am in this bodily tent, to stir you up by way of reminder,
14 For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me.
because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
15 So on every possible occasion I will also do my best to enable you to recall these things after my departure.
And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure you will be able to recall these things at any time.
16 For when we made known to you the power and Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not eagerly following cleverly devised legends, but we had been eye-witnesses of His majesty.
For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 He received honour and glory from God the Father, and out of the wondrous glory words such as these were spoken to Him, "This is My dearly-loved Son, in whom I take delight."
For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice came to him from the Majestic Glory: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
18 And we ourselves heard these words come from Heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 And in the written word of prophecy we have something more permanent; to which you do well to pay attention--as to a lamp shining in a dimly-lighted place--until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
So we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed. 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 But, above all, remember that no prophecy in Scripture will be found to have come from the prophet's own prompting;
First of all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation.
21 for never did any prophecy come by human will, but men sent by God spoke as they were impelled by the Holy Spirit.
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
