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, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have received like precious faith with us through righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

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

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in 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,

As his divine power has given to us all things which relate to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us by 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.

through which he has given to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

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

But for this very reason also, using therewith all diligence, in your faith have also virtue, in virtue knowledge,

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

in knowledge temperance, in temperance endurance, in endurance godliness,

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

in godliness brotherly love, in brotherly love 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 these things existing and abounding in you make to be neither idle nor unfruitful as regards 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 with whom these things are not present is blind, short-sighted, and has forgotten the purging of his former 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 the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;

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 the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be richly furnished unto you.

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 will be careful to put you always in mind of these things, although knowing and established in the present truth.

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

But I account it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting 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 is speedily, as also our Lord Jesus Christ has manifested to me;

15 I will also make sure with diligence that after my decease ye might remember these things.

but I will use diligence, that after my departure ye should have also, at any time, to call to mind these things.

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 have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been 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 Father honour and glory, such a voice being uttered to him by the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight;

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 heard uttered from heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.

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 prophetic word surer, to which ye do well taking heed (as to a lamp shining in an obscure place) until day dawn and morning 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 had from its own particular 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 prophecy was not ever uttered by will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of Holy Spirit.