2 Peter 1
1 Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour 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 Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement 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 As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,
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 which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in 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 And this same also — all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
so, even for this very purpose, uniting to these things all diligence, add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
and to knowledge, temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience, godliness;
7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging 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 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old 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 wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never 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 for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour 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 Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,
Wherefore, I will not neglect to remind you always of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.
13 and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],
Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to arouse you by putting you in remembrance.
14 having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew 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 and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of 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, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become 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 having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: 'This is My Son — the beloved, in whom I was 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 and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.
And this voice, which came from heaven, we heard when we were with him in the holy mount;
19 And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise — 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 this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,
knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture came from private interpretation:
21 for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
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.
