Revised Literal Translation

2 Peter 1

1SimonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401andκαὶkaiG2532an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,to them that have obtainedτοῖς λαχοῦσινtois lachousinG3588 G2975like preciousἰσότιμονisotimonG2472faithπίστινpistinG4102with usG1473throughἐνenG1722the righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473SaviourσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547:

2GraceΧάριςCharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515be multipliedπληθυνθείηplēthuntheiēG4129unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771throughἐνenG1722the knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962,

3τῆςtēsG3588τὰtaG3588According asὡςhōsG5613hisαὐτοῦautouG846divineθείαςtheiasG2304powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411hath givenδεδωρημένηςdedōrēmenēsG1433unto usG1473all thingsπάνταpantaG3956thatτῆςtēsG3588pertainuntoπρὸςprosG4314lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222andκαὶkaiG2532godlinessεὐσέβειανeusebeianG2150,throughG1223the knowledgeἐπιγνώσεως τοῦepignōseōs touG3588 G1922of him that hath calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564usG1473toG1223gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391andκαὶkaiG2532virtueἀρετῇ,aretēaG703:

4G3588G3588Wherebyδι᾽di᾽G1223ὧνhōnG3739are givenδεδώρηται,dedōrētaiG1433unto usG1473exceeding greatμέγισταmegistaG3173andκαὶkaiG2532preciousτίμιαtimiaG5093promisesἐπαγγέλματαepangelmataG1862:thatἵναinaG2443byδιὰdiaG1223theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778ye might beγένησθεgenēstheG1096partakersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844of theG5449divineθείαςtheiasG2304natureφύσεωςphuseōsG5449,having escapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668the corruptionφθορᾶς.phthorasG5356that is inἐνenG1722the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889throughἐνenG1722lustἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532besideαὐτὸautoG846thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,δὲdeG1161givingπαρεισενέγκαντεςpareisenegkantesG3923allπᾶσανpasanG3956diligenceσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710,addἐπιχορηγήσατεepichorēgēsateG2023toἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτῇ πίστειtēa pisteiG3588 G4102virtueτὴν ἀρετήν,tēn aretēnG3588 G703;andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722virtueτῇ ἀρετῇtēa aretēaG3588 G703knowledgeτὴν γνῶσιν,tēn gnōsinG3588 G1108;

6AndδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722knowledgeτῇ γνώσειtēa gnōseiG3588 G1108temperanceτὴν ἐγκράτειαν,tēn egkrateianG3588 G1466;andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722temperanceτῇ ἐγκρατείᾳtēa egkrateiaG3588 G1466patienceτὴν ὑπομονήν,tēn hupomonēnG3588 G5281;andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722patienceτῇ ὑπομονῇtēa hupomonēaG3588 G5281godlinessτὴν εὐσέβειαν,tēn eusebeianG3588 G2150;

7AndδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722godlinessτῇ εὐσεβείᾳtēa eusebeiaG3588 G2150brotherly kindnessτὴν φιλαδελφίαν,tēn philadelphianG3588 G5360;andδὲdeG1161toἐνenG1722brotherly kindnessτῇ φιλαδελφίᾳtēa philadelphiaG3588 G5360charityτὴν ἀγάπην.tēn agapēnG3588 G26.

8ForγὰρgarG1063ifG5225these thingsταῦταtautaG3778beG5225in youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532aboundπλεονάζονταpleonazontaG4121,they makeκαθίστησινkathistēsinG2525you that ye shallneitherοὐκoukG3756bebarrenἀργοὺςargousG692norοὐδὲoudeG3761unfruitfulἀκάρπουςakarpousG175inεἰςeisG1519the knowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.¶epignōsinG3588 G1922ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

9ButγὰρgarG1063he thatᾯHōG3739μὴmēG3361lackethπάρεστινparestinG3918these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778isἐστινestinG1510blindτυφλόςtuphlosG5185,and cannot see afar offμυωπάζων,muōpazōnG3467,and hathλαβὼνlabōnG2983forgottenλήθηνlēthēnG3024that he was purgedκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG3588 G2512fromG3588 G266hisαὐτοῦautouG846oldπάλαιpalaiG3819sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG3588 G266.

10WhereforeδιὸdioG1352the ratherμᾶλλον,mallonG3123,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,give diligenceσπουδάσατεspoudasateG4704to makeποιεῖσθαι·poieisthaiG4160yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771callingτὴν κλῆσινtēn klēsinG3588 G2821andκαὶkaiG2532electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589sureβεβαίανbebaianG949:forγὰρgarG1063if ye doποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,ye shallG4417μὴmēG3361neverοὐouG3756ποτε.poteG4218fallG4417:

11ForγὰρgarG1063soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779an entranceεἴσοδοςeisodosG3588 G1529shall be ministeredἐπιχορηγηθήσεταιepichorēgēthēsetaiG2023unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771abundantlyπλουσίωςplousiōsG4146intoεἰςeisG1519the everlastingαἰώνιονaiōnionG3588 G166kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962andκαὶkaiG2532SaviourσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

12WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352I willG272notG3756be negligentG272to putG5279youὑμᾶςhumasG4771alwaysἀεὶaeiG104in remembranceG5279ofπερὶperiG4012these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539ye knowG1492them,andκαὶkaiG2532be establishedἐστηριγμένουςestērigmenousG4741inἐνenG1722the presentτῇ παρούσῃtēa parousēG3588 G3918truthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

13YeaδὲdeG1161,I think itἡγοῦμαι,hēgoumaiG2233meetδίκαιονdikaionG1342,ἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909as long asὅσονhosonG3745I amεἰμὶeimiG1510inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778tabernacleτῷ σκηνώματι,tō skēnōmatiG3588 G4638,to stirG1326youὑμᾶςhumasG4771upG1326by puttingG5280youinἐνenG1722remembranceὑπομνήσει·hupomnēseiG5280;

14ἐστινestinG1510KnowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754shortlyταχινήtachinēG5031I must put offἡ ἀπόθεσιςhē apothesisG3588 G595thismyG1473tabernacleτοῦ σκηνώματόςtou skēnōmatosG3588 G4638,evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531ourG1473Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hath shewedἐδήλωσένedēlōsenG1213meG1473.

15τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588καὶkaiG2532MoreoverδὲdeG1161I will endeavour thatσπουδάσωspoudasōG4704yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771may be ableποιεῖσθαι.poieisthaiG4160afterμετὰmetaG3326myG1699deceaseἔξοδονexodonG1841to haveἔχεινecheinG2192these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778alwaysἑκάστοτεhekastoteG1539in remembranceμνήμηνmnēmēnG3420.

16ForγὰρgarG1063we haveG1811notοὐouG3756followedἐξακολουθήσαντεςexakolouthēsantesG1811cunningly devisedσεσοφισμένοιςsesophismenoisG4679fablesμύθοιςmuthoisG3454,when we made knownἐγνωρίσαμενegnōrisamenG1107unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771the powerδύναμινdunaminG3588 G1411andκαὶkaiG2532comingπαρουσίαν,parousianG3952ofG3588 G2962ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235wereγενηθέντεςgenēthentesG1096eyewitnessesἐπόπταιepoptaiG2030ofG3588 G3168hisἐκείνουekeinouG1565majestyμεγαλειότητος.megaleiotētosG3588 G3168.

17τῆςtēsG3588ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063he receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,when there cameἐνεχθείσηςenechtheisēsG5342suchτοιᾶσδεtoiasdeG5107a voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456to himαὐτῷautōG846fromὑπὸhupoG5259theG1391excellentμεγαλοπρεποῦςmegaloprepousG3169gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστιν,estinG1510myG1473belovedἀγαπητόςagapētosG27Sonυἱός ὁhuios hoG3588 G5207,inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739IG1473am well pleasedεὐδόκησα.eudokēsaG2106.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532thisταύτηνtautēnG3778voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG3588 G5456which cameἐνεχθεῖσανenechtheisanG5342fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772weG1473heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191,when we wereὄντεςontesG1510withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846inἐνenG1722the holyἁγίῳhagiōG3588 G40mountὄρει.¶oreiG3588 G3735.

19τὸνtonG3588We haveἔχομενechomenG2192alsoΚαὶKaiG2532aG3056more sureβεβαιότερονbebaioteronG949wordλόγον,logonG3056of prophecyπροφητικὸνprophētikonG4397;whereuntoᾧhōG3739ye doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573that ye take heedπροσέχοντεςprosechontesG4337,as untoὡςhōsG5613a lightλύχνῳluchnōG3088that shinethφαίνοντιphainontiG5316inἐνenG1722aG5117darkαὐχμηρῷauchmērōG850placeτόπῳtopōG5117,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193οὗhouG3739the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250dawnG1306,andκαὶkaiG2532the day starφωσφόροςphōsphorosG5459ariseἀνατείλῃanateilēG393inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588:

20KnowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778firstG4412,thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐouG3756prophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394of the scriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124isγίνεται.ginetaiG1096ofG1955anyπᾶσαpasaG3956privateἰδίαςidiasG2398interpretationG1955.

21ForγὰρgarG1063the prophecyπροφητείαprophēteiaG4394cameἠνέχθηēnechthēG5342notοὐouG3756in old timeποτέ,poteG4218by the willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235holyἁγίουhagiouG40menἄνθρωποι.¶anthrōpoiG3588 G444of GodθεοῦtheouG2316spakeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980as they weremovedφερόμενοιpheromenoiG5342byὑπὸhupoG5259theG4151HolyG40GhostG4151.

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