{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/2-peter/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T10:25:26.536Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"2 Peter","bookSlug":"2-peter","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":3,"totalVerses":21},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"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,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And this same also — all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"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,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding you,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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 — "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"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;'"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"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;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake."}],"citation":{"inline":"2 Peter 1 (YLT)","markdown":"[2 Peter 1](https://primebible.com/ylt/2-peter/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/2-peter/1 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}