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King James Bible
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Youngs Literal Translation
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| 1:1 |
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: |
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: |
| 1:2 |
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through 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! |
| 1:3 |
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: |
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, |
| 1:4 |
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. |
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. |
| 1:5 |
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and 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, |
| 1:6 |
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; |
and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety, |
| 1:7 |
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. |
and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love; |
| 1:8 |
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. |
for these things being to you and abounding, do make `you' neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 1:9 |
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. |
for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins; |
| 1:10 |
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do 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, |
| 1:11 |
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting 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. |
| 1:12 |
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. |
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, |
| 1:13 |
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; |
and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding `you', |
| 1:14 |
Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. |
having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me, |
| 1:15 |
Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. |
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. |
| 1:16 |
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. |
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 -- |
| 1:17 |
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. |
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;' |
| 1:18 |
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. |
and this voice we -- we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount. |
| 1:19 |
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: |
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; |
| 1:20 |
Knowing 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, |
| 1:21 |
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. |
for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake. |
