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, the servant of God and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those receiving like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
2 Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ, 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 having given unto us all things which appertain to life and godliness, through the perfect knowledge of the one having called us to his own glory and virtue:
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 precious and greatest promises have been given unto us; that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 And this same also — all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,
And in harmony with this same thing also, add to your faith heroism; and to heroism, knowledge;
6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,
and to knowledge holiness; and to holiness patience; and 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 divine 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 these things, being in you and overflowing, render you neither barren nor unfruitful in the perfect knowledge 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;
for he unto whom these things are not present is blind, not seeing afar off, having received the forgetfulness of his purgation 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,
Therefore, brethren, be the more diligent to make your calling and election sure: for doing these things you can 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 in this way an entrance will be administered unto you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour 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,
Therefore I will be about to always remind you concerning these things, even though knowing them, and being 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],
But I consider it righteous, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by remembrance;
14 having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,
knowing that the laying aside of my tabernacle is swift, as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to 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.
And I will endeavor to have each one of you after my departure make mention of these things.
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 not having followed cunningly devised fables, have we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having been eyewitnesses 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 having received from God the Father the honor and glory of such a voice having been borne to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18 and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.
We, being with him in the holy mount, heard this voice borne from heaven.
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 more certain word of prophecy; to which you do well giving heed, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day may dawn, and the morning-star may rise in your hearts:
20 this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,
know this in the first place, that no prophecy of scripture is of 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 in the olden time prophecy did not come by the will of man: but men moved by the Holy Ghost spoke from God.
