| 1:1 |
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: |
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: |
| 1:2 |
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, |
May grace and peace be multiplied to yall in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. |
| 1:3 |
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue, |
Hɪꜱ divine power has granted to us everything for life and godliness, through the knowledge of ʜɪᴍ who called us by ʜɪꜱ own glory and virtue. |
| 1:4 |
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust. |
Through these things ʜᴇ has granted to us ʜɪꜱ precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them yall may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption of the world caused by evil desire. |
| 1:5 |
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; |
For this very reason, yall ought to work diligently to add to your* faith virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, |
| 1:6 |
and in knowledge, self control; and in self control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness; |
and in knowledge, self control, and in self control, perseverance, and in perseverance, godliness, |
| 1:7 |
and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love. |
and in godliness, mutual affection, and in mutual affection, love. |
| 1:8 |
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to not be idle or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
For if yall have these qualities and they are continually increasing, they prevent yall from being ineffective or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1:9 |
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. |
The one lacking these things is blind and short sighted, having forgotten the cleansing from their past sins. |
| 1:10 |
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble. |
Therefore, siblings, yall must make every effort to confirm your* calling and election. For if yall do these things, yall will never stumble. |
| 1:11 |
For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
For in this way, yall will be abundantly provided with an entrance into the eternal Empire of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
| 1:12 |
Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the present truth. |
Therefore, I will continually remind yall of these things, even though yall know them and are established in the truth that yall have. |
| 1:13 |
I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, |
As long as I am in this tabernacle, I consider it right to stir yall up as a reminder, |
| 1:14 |
knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. |
knowing that my tabernacle will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. |
| 1:15 |
Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure. |
I will make every effort that, after my departure, yall will always be able to remember these things. |
| 1:16 |
For we didnt follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. |
For we didnt follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to yall the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. |
| 1:17 |
For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
| 1:19 |
We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts, |
Moreover, we have the reliable, prophetic word, and yall do well to pay attention to it like a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in yalls hearts. |
| 1:20 |
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation. |
Above all, yall must recognize that no prophecy of Scripture came from someones own interpretation. |
| 1:21 |
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit. |
For no prophecy ever came by human will, but humans spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. |
| 2:1 |
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction. |
But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will be false teachers among yall. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. |
| 2:2 |
Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned. |
Many will follow their lifestyle of sensuality, and because of this, the way of the truth will be criticized. |
| 2:3 |
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesnt linger, and their destruction will not slumber. |
In greed, they will exploit yall with deceptive words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not sleeping. |
| 2:4 |
For if God didnt spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment; |
For if God didnt spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into Tartarus, and committed them to chains of darkness to be kept until judgment; |
| 2:5 |
and didnt spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly, |
and if ʜᴇ didnt spare the ancient world, but preserved only eight people including Noah, a herald of righteousness, when ʜᴇ brought a flood on the ungodly world; |
| 2:6 |
and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way, |
and if ʜᴇ condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, burning them down to ashes, and making them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way; |
| 2:7 |
and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked |
and if ʜᴇ rescued righteous Lot, who was distressed by the lifestyle of sensuality of the lawless |
| 2:8 |
for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds, |
for that righteous man living among them was tormented in his righteous soul by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds day after day, |
| 2:10 |
but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, |
especially those who indulge in the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Daring and arrogant, they are not afraid to insult glorious beings, |
| 2:11 |
whereas angels, though greater in might and power, dont bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord. |
whereas even angels, though greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord. |
| 2:12 |
But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed, |
But these people are like animals who cannot reason but act only on instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters about which they are ignorant, and in their destruction, they will be destroyed, |
| 2:13 |
receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you; |
being paid in harm for the harm they have done. They count it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with yall. |
| 2:14 |
having eyes full of adultery, and who cant cease from sin, enticing unsettled souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children! |
They have eyes full of adultery and never ending sin, seducing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed—accursed children! |
| 2:15 |
Forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing; |
Forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. |
| 2:16 |
but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A speechless donkey spoke with a mans voice and stopped the madness of the prophet. |
But he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophets madness. |
| 2:17 |
These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever. |
These people are wells without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved. |
| 2:18 |
For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error; |
As they speak with high sounding but empty words, they entice to the desires of the flesh and sensuality, those who have barely escaped from those who live in error, |
| 2:19 |
promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him. |
promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of immorality. For whatever overcomes a person enslaves them. |
| 2:20 |
For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. |
For if, after they have escaped the corruption of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, their last state has become worse for them than the first. |
| 2:21 |
For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. |
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. |
| 2:22 |
But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog turns to his own vomit again, and the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire. |
This has happened to them according to the true proverbs, A dog turns to its own vomit, and A sow that has washed returns to wallowing in the mire. |
| 3:1 |
This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you |
Beloved, this is now the second letter that I have written to yall. In both, I am stimulating yall as a reminder to sincere thinking. |
| 3:2 |
that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, |
I want yall to recall the predictions foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through yalls apostles. |
| 3:3 |
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts |
Above all, yall should understand that in the last days mockers will come, following their own desires |
| 3:4 |
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. |
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since our ancestors fell asleep, everything continues as it was from the beginning of the creation. |
| 3:5 |
For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God, |
For they willfully forget that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed out of water and by water. |
| 3:6 |
by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished. |
Through these waters the world at that time was deluged and destroyed. |
| 3:7 |
But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. |
But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly humans. |
| 3:8 |
But dont forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. |
But yall must not forget this one thing, beloved ones, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. |
| 3:9 |
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
The Lord is not slow concerning ʜɪꜱ promise, as some count slowness. Rather ʜᴇ is patient with yall, not wishing anyone to perish, but for all to come to repentance. |
| 3:10 |
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. |
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be destroyed in a blaze of fire, and the earth and its deeds will be burned up. |
| 3:11 |
Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness, |
Therefore, since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should yall be? Yalls way of life should be in holiness and godliness, |
| 3:12 |
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? |
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the heavens to be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt in a blaze. |
| 3:13 |
But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. |
But according to ʜɪꜱ promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. |
| 3:14 |
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight. |
Therefore, beloved, as yall are anticipating these things, be diligent to be found spotless, blameless, and at peace with ʜɪᴍ. |
| 3:15 |
Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you, |
Yall should regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved sibling Paul also wrote to yall according to the wisdom given to him, |
| 3:16 |
as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. |
speaking this way and of these things in all his letters. Some things in them are difficult to understand, which the ignorant and unstable distort, as they do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. |
| 3:17 |
You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness. |
Therefore, beloved, since yall know these things beforehand, be on guard so that yall wont be led astray by the error of the wicked, and fall from your* firm condition. |
| 3:18 |
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. |
But yall ought to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. |