1 ¶ Simon Peter, slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those that have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

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:

2 G race and peace be multiplied unto you in the knowledge of God and of our Lord Jesus,

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

3 a s all things that pertain to life and to godliness are given us of his divine power, through the knowledge of him that has called us by his glory and virtue,

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 w hereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye might be made participants of the divine nature, having fled the corruption that is in the world through lust.

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.

5 ¶ Ye also, giving all diligence to the same, show forth virtue in your faith; and in virtue, knowledge;

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;

6 a nd in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; and in patience, fear of God;

and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness;

7 a nd in fear of God, brotherly love; and in brotherly love, charity.

and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.

8 F or if these things are in you and abound, they shall not let you be idle nor unfruitful in the 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 B ut he that lacks these things is blind and walks feeling the way with his hand, having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

10 T herefore, brethren, give all the more diligence to make your calling and election sure; for doing these things, ye shall never 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 B ecause in this manner the entrance shall be abundantly administered unto you in the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

12 ¶ For this reason, I will not leave off reminding you always of these things, although ye know them and are established in the present truth.

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 B ecause I have the right (as long as I am in this tabernacle) to stir you up by reminding you,

And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

14 k nowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has declared unto me.

knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.

15 I will also make sure with diligence that after my decease ye might 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 ¶ For we have not made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cunningly devised fables, but as eyewitnesses of his majesty.

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 F or 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.

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:

18 A nd we heard this voice which came from heaven, when we were together with him in the holy mount.

and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

19 ¶ We have also the most sure word of the prophets, unto which ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,

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 u nderstanding this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.

21 F or the prophecy did not come in times past by the will of man, but the holy men of God spoke being inspired by the Holy Spirit.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.