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 Savior, Jesus Christ:
SIMON Peter, the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained with us the same precious faith by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
grace unto you and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of God, even 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,
as his divine power hath freely given us all things tending to life and godliness, through the acknowledgment of him who hath called us to glory and fortitude:
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.
whereby superlatively great and precious promises are freely given to us: that by these ye might become partakers of a divine nature, having fled far away from the corruption that is in the world through inordinate concupiscence.―
5 Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
And for this very purpose employing the greatest diligence, lead up in the train of your faith courage; and with courage intelligence;
6 and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;
and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety;
7 and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection 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.
For if these things are in your possession, and abounding, they will render you neither inactive nor 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 he that hath no possession of these things, is blind, dim-sighted, sinking into oblivion of his purification from the sins of his former days.
10 Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make sure your calling and election: for by doing these things, ye shall never at any time stumble:
11 For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
but an entrance will thus be richly afforded you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour 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.
Wherefore I will not be negligent continually to remind you of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the present truth.
13 I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,
Indeed, I think it right, as long as I am in this frail tabernacle, to rouse up your attention by reminding you:
14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
knowing that the deposition of this frail tabernacle of mine is hastily approaching, as our Lord Jesus Christ hath made evident 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 endeavour then that even after my decease, ye may always have wherewith to preserve the remembrance of 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 have not followed artfully devised fables, when we made known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
17 For he received from God the Father honor 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 from God the Father honour and glory, when such a voice was sent forth to him from the transcendently magnificent glory, This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.
18 We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
And this voice we heard coming out of 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,
And we hold the prophetic word more confirmed, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark passage, until the day dawn, and the morning-star arise upon your hearts.
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.
Knowing this in the first place, that all scriptural prophecy is not from any man’s own suggestions.
21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
For prophecy in old time came not by the will of man: but the holy men of God spake under the impulse of the Holy Ghost.
