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:

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the 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 to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement 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 all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

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 to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

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

And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

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

and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

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

and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the 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 being to you and abounding, do make neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging 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, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of 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, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may 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, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign 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 will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been 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,

and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding,

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

having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,

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

and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of 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, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become 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 having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son -- the beloved, in whom I was 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 -- we did hear, out of heaven borne, being 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 more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise -- in your hearts;

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

this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,

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 not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.