2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour, Jesus Christ:
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.
2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
May grace and peace increase in measure in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3 seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,
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.
4 by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
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.
5 Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
For this reason, do your best to add goodness to your faith; and to goodness add knowledge;
6 and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;
to knowledge add self-control; to self-control add endurance; to endurance add godliness;
7 and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
to godliness add brotherly affection; and to brotherly affection add love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to not be idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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.
9 For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
But whoever lacks these things is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten he has been cleansed from his past sins.
10 Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Therefore, brothers, do your best to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you will not stumble.
11 For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
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)
12 Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the present truth.
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.
13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,
It is proper for me to think, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by way of reminder.
14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
For I know that the putting off of my tent will be soon, because our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed this to me.
15 Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
I will make every effort to see that after my departure you may be always able to remember these things.
16 For we didn’t follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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.
17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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.”
18 We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
We ourselves heard this voice brought from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,
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.
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.
Above all, you must understand that no prophecy comes from someone's own interpretation.
21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
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.
