|
|
|
|
1. Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
|
1. Simon G4826 Peter G4074 , a servant G1401 and G2532 an apostle G652 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , to them that have obtained G2975 like precious G2472 faith G4102 with us G2254 through G1722 the righteousness G1343 of God G2316 and G2532 our G2257 Savior G4990 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 :
|
|
2. Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
|
2. Grace G5485 and G2532 peace G1515 be multiplied G4129 unto you G5213 through G1722 the knowledge G1922 of God G2316 , and G2532 of Jesus G2424 our G2257 Lord G2962 ,
|
|
3. According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
|
3. According as G5613 his G846 divine G2304 power G1411 hath given G1433 unto us G2254 all things G3956 that G3588 pertain unto G4314 life G2222 and G2532 godliness G2150 , through G1223 the G3588 knowledge G1922 of him that hath called G2564 us G2248 to G1223 glory G1391 and G2532 virtue G703 :
|
|
4. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
|
4. Whereby G1223 G3739 are given G1433 unto us G2254 exceeding great G3176 and G2532 precious G5093 promises G1862 : that G2443 by G1223 these G5130 ye might be G1096 partakers G2844 of the divine G2304 nature G5449 , having escaped G668 the G3588 corruption G5356 that is in G1722 the world G2889 through G1722 lust G1939 .
|
|
5. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
|
5. And G1161 beside this G846 G2532 , giving G3923 all G3956 diligence G4710 , add G2023 to G1722 your G5216 faith G4102 virtue G703 ; and G1161 to G1722 virtue G703 knowledge G1108 ;
|
|
6. And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
|
6. And G1161 to G1722 knowledge G1108 temperance G1466 ; and G1161 to G1722 temperance G1466 patience G5281 ; and G1161 to G1722 patience G5281 godliness G2150 ;
|
|
7. And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
|
7. And G1161 to G1722 godliness G2150 brotherly kindness G5360 ; and G1161 to G1722 brotherly kindness G5360 charity G26 .
|
|
8. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
|
8. For G1063 if these things G5023 be G5225 in you G5213 , and G2532 abound G4121 , they make G2525 you that ye shall neither G3756 be barren G692 nor G3761 unfruitful G175 in G1519 the G3588 knowledge G1922 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
|
|
9. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
|
9. But G1063 he G3739 that lacketh G3918 G3361 these things G5023 is G2076 blind G5185 , and cannot see afar off G3467 , and hath forgotten G2983 G3024 that he was purged G2512 from his G848 old G3819 sins G266 .
|
|
10. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
|
10. Wherefore G1352 the rather G3123 , brethren G80 , give diligence G4704 to make G4160 your G5216 calling G2821 and G2532 election G1589 sure G949 : for G1063 if ye do G4160 these things G5023 , ye shall never G3364 G4218 fall G4417 :
|
|
11. For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
|
11. For G1063 so G3779 an entrance G1529 shall be ministered unto G2023 you G5213 abundantly G4146 into G1519 the G3588 everlasting G166 kingdom G932 of our G2257 Lord G2962 and G2532 Savior G4990 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
|
|
12. Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
|
12. Wherefore G1352 I will not G3756 be negligent G272 to put you always in remembrance G5279 G5209 G104 of G4012 these things G5130 , though G2539 ye know G1492 them, and G2532 be established G4741 in G1722 the G3588 present G3918 truth G225 .
|
|
13. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
|
13. Yea G1161 , I think G2233 it meet G1342 , as long as G1909 G3745 I am G1510 in G1722 this G5129 tabernacle G4638 , to stir you up G1326 G5209 by putting you in remembrance G1722 G5280 ;
|
|
14. Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
|
14. Knowing G1492 that G3754 shortly G5031 I must G2076 put off G595 this my G3450 tabernacle G4638 , even G2532 as G2531 our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 hath showed G1213 me G3427 .
|
|
15. Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
|
15. Moreover G1161 I will endeavor G4704 that G2532 ye G5209 may be able after G3326 my G1699 decease G1841 to have G2192 these things G5130 always G1539 in remembrance G4160 G3420 .
|
|
16. For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
|
16. For G1063 we have not G3756 followed G1811 cunningly devised G4679 fables G3454 , when we made known G1107 unto you G5213 the G3588 power G1411 and G2532 coming G3952 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , but G235 were G1096 eyewitnesses G2030 of his G1565 majesty G3168 .
|
|
17. For 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.
|
17. For G1063 he received G2983 from G3844 God G2316 the Father G3962 honor G5092 and G2532 glory G1391 , when there came G5342 such G5107 a voice G5456 to him G846 from G5259 the G3588 excellent G3169 glory G1391 , This G3778 is G2076 my G3450 beloved G27 Son G5207 , in G1519 whom G3739 I G1473 am well pleased G2106 .
|
|
18. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
|
18. And G2532 this G5026 voice G5456 which came G5342 from G1537 heaven G3772 we G2249 heard G191 , when we were G5607 with G4862 him G846 in G1722 the G3588 holy G40 mount G3735 .
|
|
19. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
|
19. We have G2192 also G2532 a more sure G949 word G3056 of prophecy G4397 ; whereunto G3739 ye do G4160 well G2573 that ye take heed G4337 , as G5613 unto a light G3088 that shineth G5316 in G1722 a dark G850 place G5117 , until G2193 G3757 the day G2250 dawn G1306 , and G2532 the day star G5459 arise G393 in G1722 your G5216 hearts G2588 :
|
|
20. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
|
20. Knowing G1097 this G5124 first G4412 , that G3754 no G3956 G3756 prophecy G4394 of the Scripture G1124 is G1096 of any private G2398 interpretation G1955 .
|
|
21. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
|
21. For G1063 the prophecy G4394 came G5342 not G3756 in old time G4218 by the will G2307 of man G444 : but G235 holy G40 men G444 of God G2316 spake G2980 as they were moved G5342 by G5259 the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 .
|