2 Peter 1
1 Simon Peter, servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have been allotted an equal faith with us in the justice of our God and in our Savior Jesus Christ.
SIMON PETER, a servant and legate of Jesus the Messiah, to those who have obtained equally precious faith with us, through the righteousness of Our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus the Messiah;
2 Grace to you. And may peace be fulfilled according to the plan of God and of Christ Jesus our Lord,
May grace and peace abound to you through the recognition of our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
3 in the same manner that all things which are for life and piety have been given to us by his Divine virtue, through the plan of him who has called us to our own glory and virtue.
as the giver to us of all things that be of the power of God, unto life and the fear of God, through the recognition of him who hath called us unto his own glory and moral excellence:
4 Through Christ, he has given us the greatest and most precious promises, so that by these things you may become sharers in the Divine Nature, fleeing from the corruption of that desire which is in the world.
wherein he hath given you very great and precious promises; that by them ye might become partakers of the nature of God, while ye flee from the corruptions of the lusts that are in the world.
5 But as for you, taking up every concern, minister virtue in your faith; and in virtue, knowledge;
And, while ye apply all diligence in the matter, add to your faith moral excellence; and to moral excellence, knowledge;
6 and in knowledge, moderation; and in moderation, patience; and in patience, piety;
and to knowledge, perseverance; and to perseverance, patience; and to patience, the fear of God;
7 and in piety, love of brotherhood; and in love of brotherhood, charity.
and to the fear of God, sympathy with the brotherhood; and to sympathy with the brotherhood, love.
8 For if these things are with you, and if they abound, they will cause you to be neither empty, nor without fruit, within the plan of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For, while these are found in you, and abounding, they render you not slothful, and not unfruitful, in the recognition of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
9 For he who does not have these things at hand is blind and groping, being forgetful of his purification from his former offenses.
For he, in whom these things are not found, is blind and seeth not, and hath forgotten the purgation of his former sins.
10 Because of this, brothers, be all the more diligent, so that by good works you may make certain your calling and election. For in doing these things, you do not sin at any time.
And therefore, my brethren, be ye exceedingly diligent to make your calling and election sure, by your good actions: for, by so doing, ye will never fall away.
11 For in this way, you shall be provided abundantly with an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
For thus will entrance be given you abundantly, into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus the Messiah. (aiōnios g166)
12 For this reason, I will always begin to admonish you about these things, even though, certainly, you know them and are confirmed in the present truth.
And for this reason I am not wearied in reminding you continually of these things; although ye know them well, and are established in this truth.
13 But I consider it just, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up with admonishments.
And it seemeth right to me, so long as I am in this body, to excite you by monition;
14 For it is certain that the laying to rest of this, my tabernacle, is approaching swiftly, just as our Lord Jesus Christ has also indicated to me.
since I know, that the demise of my body is speedy, as also my Lord Jesus the Messiah hath showed me.
15 Therefore, I will present a work for you to have, so that, frequently after my passing, you may call to mind these things.
And I am anxious, that, after my departure, ye too may have it always with you to make mention of these things.
16 For it was not by following fanciful doctrines that we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were made eyewitnesses of his greatness.
For we have not gone after fables artfully framed, in making known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; but it was after we had been spectators of his majesty.
17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, whose voice descended to him from the magnificent glory: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
For, when he received from God the Father honor and glory, and, after the splendid glory of his majesty, a voice came to him thus: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;
18 We also heard this voice conveyed from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain.
we also heard this identical voice from heaven, which came to him while we were with him in the holy mount.
19 And so, we have an even firmer prophetic word, to which you would do well to listen, as to a light shining within a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar rises, in your hearts.
And we have moreover a sure word of prophecy; and ye will do well, if ye look to it as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day shall dawn, and the sun shall arise in your hearts;
20 Understand this first: that every prophecy of Scripture does not result from one’s own interpretation.
ye having the previous knowledge, that no prophecy is an exposition of its own text.
21 For prophecy was not conveyed by human will at any time. Instead, holy men were speaking about God while inspired by the Holy Spirit.
For at no time was it by the pleasure of man, that the prophecy came; but holy men of God spoke, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
