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 bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior 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 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,

as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who 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.

by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Fruitful Growth in the Faith

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

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,

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

to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,

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

to godliness brotherly kindness, and to 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, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in 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 who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed 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.

Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will 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 so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Peter’s Approaching Death

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.

For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are 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,

Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,

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

knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.

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

Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease. The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

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 to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but 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 such a voice came to Him from the Excellent 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 we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were 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 so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises 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 any 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 prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.