1 S imon 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:

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 to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!

3 a s 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,

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 b y 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

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 B ut also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to 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 t o knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness,

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

7 t o godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

8 F or if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren 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 F or he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed 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, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;

wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,

11 f or so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Peter’s Approaching Death

for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

12 F or this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know 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 Y es, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, 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 my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.

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

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

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 F or 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.

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 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.”

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 with Him on the holy mountain.

and this voice we -- we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.

19 A nd 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;

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 k nowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,

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

21 f or prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved 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.