2 Peter 1
1 This letter comes from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who share with us the same priceless trust in our God and Savior Jesus Christ, the one who is truly good and right.
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 May you have ever more grace and peace as you grow in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
3 Through his divine power we have been given everything that's important to live a God-centered life. This comes through knowing him who called us to himself by his own glory and goodness. In this way he's given us wonderful, priceless promises.
seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
4 Through these promises you can share in the divine nature, being rid of the corruption caused by this world's evil desires.
whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
5 For this same reason, do everything you can! Add to your trust in God, goodness; add to goodness, knowledge;
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge;
6 add to knowledge, self-control; add to self-control, patience; add to patience, reverence;
and in [your] knowledge temperance; and in [your] temperance patience; and in [your] patience godliness;
7 add to reverence, affection for fellow-believers, add to affection for fellow-believers, love.
and in [your] godliness love of the brethren; and in [your] love of the brethren love.
8 The more you have these qualities, the more they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For anyone who doesn't have such qualities is short-sighted, or blind. They forget that they've been cleansed from their past sins.
For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
10 So, brothers and sisters, be all the more determined to make sure you are truly “called and chosen.” If you do this, you won't ever fall.
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
11 You will receive a tremendous welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 That's why I always remind you about these things, even though you know them already, and you stand firm in the truth that you possess.
Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with [you].
13 But I still think it's a good idea to encourage you by giving you reminders while I live.
And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14 I know the time when I shall leave this life will be coming soon— our Lord Jesus Christ has made this clear to me.
knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.
15 I will do my best so that when I'm gone you will always be able to remember these things.
Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.
16 We didn't follow made-up myths when we told you about the coming in power of our Lord Jesus Christ—we saw his majesty for ourselves.
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice of majestic glory spoke to him and announced, “This is my Son, the one I love, and who truly pleases me.”
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:
18 We ourselves heard this voice speak from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
and this voice we [ourselves] heard come out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 We also have the confirming word of prophecy that's absolutely trustworthy, and you will benefit from paying close attention to it. It's like a lamp that shines in a dark place until the day dawns, and the morning star shines to illuminate your minds.
And we have the word of prophecy [made] more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:
20 Most of all you should realize that no prophecy of scripture is a matter for interpretation based on the whims of an individual,
knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.
21 for no prophecy originated in human ideas, but prophets spoke for God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.
