1 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 (the) Saviour Jesus Christ:
1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours 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;
2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3 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;
3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
4 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 that world by lust.
4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature.
5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in (your) virtue knowledge;
5 For this very reason make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,
6 and in (your) knowledge self-control; and in (your) self-control patience; and in (your) patience godliness;
6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,
7 and in (your) godliness brotherly kindness; and in (your) brotherly kindness love.
7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
8 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.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
9 For whoever lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
10 Therefore, brethren, be the more zealous to confirm your call and election, for if you do this you will never fall;
11 for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
11 so there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 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).
12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.
13 And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to arouse you by way of reminder,
14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.
14 since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
15 Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.
15 And I will see to it that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
16 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.
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:
17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,"
18 and this voice we (ourselves) heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
18 we heard this voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 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:
19 And we have the prophetic word made more sure. You will do well to pay attention to this 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.
20 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of ones own interpretation,
21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
21 because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.