ΠΕΤΡΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ Second Epistle of Peter the T heologian

CHAPTER 1

| 1 | συμεων |  | πετρος |  | δουλος |  | και |  | αποστολος |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | τοις |
|  | Simeon |  | Peter, |  | bondman |  | and |  | apostle |  | of Jesus |  | Christ, |  | to those who |

ισοτιμον |  | ημιν |  | λαχουσιν |  | πιστιν |  | εν |  | δικαιοσυνη |  | του |  | θεου |
like 2 precious 3 |  | with 5 us 6 |  | obtained 1 |  | faith 4 |  | through |  | [the] righteousness |  | of our God |  | ♦ |

ημων |  | και |  | σωτηρος |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
♦ |  | and |  | Saviour |  | Jesus |  | Christ: |  |

| 2 | χαρις |  | υμιν |  | και |  | ειρηνη |  | πληθυνθειη |  | εν |  | επιγνωσει |  | του |  | θεου |  | και |  | ιησου |
|  | Grace |  | to you |  | and |  | peace |  | be multiplied |  | in |  | [the] knowledge |  | ♦ |  | of God, |  | and |  | of Jesus |

του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  |
our Lord. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 3 | ως |  | παντα |  | ημιν |  | της |  | θειας |  | δυναμεως |  | αυτου |  | τα |  | προς |  | ζωην |
|  | As |  | all 8 things 9 |  | to 6 us 7 |  | ♦ |  | divine 2 |  | power 3 |  | his 1 |  | which 10 [pertain] 11 |  | to 12 |  | life 13 |

και |  | ευσεβειαν |  | δεδωρημενης |  | δια |  | της |  | επιγνωσεως |  | του |
and 14 |  | piety 15 |  | has 4 given, 5 |  | through |  | the |  | knowledge |  | of him who |

καλεσαντος |  | ημας |  | δια |  | δοξης |  | και |  | αρετης |  |
called |  | us |  | by |  | glory |  | and |  | virtue, |  |

| 4 | δι |  | ων |  | τα |  | μεγιστα |  | ημιν |  | και |  | τιμια |  | επαγγελματα |  | δεδωρηται |
|  | through |  | which |  | the 6 |  | greatest 7 |  | to 4 us 5 |  | and 8 |  | precious 9 |  | promises 10 |  | he 1 has 2 given, 3 |

ινα |  | δια |  | τουτων |  | γενησθε |  | θειας |  | κοινωνοι |  | φυσεως |
that |  | through |  | these |  | ye may become |  | of 2 [the] 3 divine 4 |  | partakers 1 |  | nature, |

αποφυγοντες |  | της |  | εν |  | κοσμω |  | εν |  | επιθυμια |  | φθορας |  |
having escaped |  | the |  | in 2 |  | [the] 3 world 4 |  | through 5 |  | lust 6 |  | corruption. 1 |  |

| 5 | και |  | αυτο |  | τουτο |  | δε |  | σπουδην |  | πασαν |
|  | also 12 |  | for 8 this 9 very 10 reason 11 |  | ♦ |  | but, 7 |  | diligence 18 |  | all 17 |

παρεισενεγκαντες |  | επιχορηγησατε |  | εν |  | τη |  | πιστει |  | υμων |  | την |
having 13 brought 14 in 15 besides, 16 |  | supply ye |  | in |  | your faith |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

αρετην |  | εν |  | δε |  | τη |  | αρετη |  | την |  | γνωσιν |  |
virtue, |  | and in |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | virtue |  | ♦ |  | knowledge, |  |

| 6 | εν |  | δε |  | τη |  | γνωσει |  | την |  | εγκρατειαν |  | εν |  | δε |  | τη |  | εγκρατεια |  | την |  | υπομονην
|  | and in |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | knowledge |  | ♦ |  | self-control, |  | and in |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | self-control |  | ♦ |  | endurance,

| εν |  | δε |  | τη |  | υπομονη |  | την |  | ευσεβειαν |  |
| and in |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | endurance |  | ♦ |  | piety, |  |

| 7 | εν |  | δε |  | τη |  | ευσεβεια |  | την |  | φιλαδελφιαν |  | εν |  | δε |  | τη |  | φιλαδελφια |  | την |
|  | and in |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | piety |  | ♦ |  | brotherly love, |  | and in |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | brotherly love |  | ♦ |

αγαπην |  |
love: |  |

| 8 | ταυτα |  | γαρ |  | υμιν |  | υπαρχοντα |  | και |  | πλεοναζοντα |  | ουκ |  | αργους |
|  | for these things |  | ♦ |  | in 2 you 3 |  | being 1 |  | and |  | abounding [to 3 be] 4 |  | neither 5 |  | idle 6 |

ουδε |  | ακαρπους |  | καθιστησιν |  | εις |  | την |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |
nor 7 |  | unfruitful 8 |  | make 1 [you] 2 |  | as to |  | the |  | of 2 our 3 Lord 4 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus 5 |

χριστου |  | επιγνωσιν |  |
Christ 6 |  | knowledge; 1 |  |

| 9 | ω |  | γαρ |  | μη |  | παρεστιν |  | ταυτα |  | τυφλος |  | εστιν |  | μυωπαζων
|  | for with whom |  | ♦ |  | are not present |  | ♦ |  | these things |  | blind |  | he is, |  | short sighted,

| ληθην |  | λαβων |  | του |  | καθαρισμου |  | των |  | παλαι |  | αυτου |  | αμαρτιων |  |
| having forgotten |  | ♦ |  | the |  | purification |  | ♦ |  | of 4 old 5 |  | of 1 his 2 |  | sins. 3 |  |

| 10 | διο |  | μαλλον |  | αδελφοι |  | σπουδασατε |  | βεβαιαν |  | υμων |  | την |  | κλησιν |  | και |
|  | Wherefore |  | rather, |  | brethren, |  | be diligent |  | sure 7 |  | your 3 |  | ♦ |  | calling 4 |  | and 5 |

εκλογην |  | ποιεισθαι |  | ταυτα |  | γαρ |  | ποιουντες |  | ου |  | μη |  | πταισητε |
election 6 |  | to 1 make, 2 |  | for these things |  | ♦ |  | doing |  | in no wise |  | ♦ |  | shall ye stumble |

ποτε |  |
at any time. |  |

| 11 | ουτως |  | γαρ |  | πλουσιως |  | επιχορηγηθησεται |  | υμιν |  | η |  | εισοδος |  | εις |  | την |
|  | Thus 2 |  | for 1 |  | richly 5 |  | shall 3 be 4 supplied |  | to you |  | the |  | entrance |  | into |  | the |

αιωνιον |  | βασιλειαν |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | και |  | σωτηρος |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
eternal |  | kingdom |  | of our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | Saviour |  | Jesus |  | Christ. |  |

| 12 | διο |  | ουκ |  | αμελησω |  | υμας |  | αει |  | υπομιμνησκειν |  | περι |
|  | Wherefore |  | I will not neglect |  | ♦ |  | you 3 |  | always 4 |  | to 1 put 2 in remembrance |  | concerning |

τουτων |  | καιπερ |  | ειδοτας |  | και |  | εστηριγμενους |  | εν |  | τη |  | παρουση |
these things, |  | although |  | knowing [them] |  | and |  | having been established |  | in |  | the |  | present |

αληθεια |  |
truth. |  |

| 13 | δικαιον |  | δε |  | ηγουμαι |  | εφ |  | οσον |  | ειμι |  | εν |  | τουτω |  | τω |  | σκηνωματι |
|  | But right |  | ♦ |  | I esteem it, |  | as long as |  | ♦ |  | I am |  | in |  | this |  | ♦ |  | tabernacle, |

διεγειρειν |  | υμας |  | εν |  | υπομνησει |  |
to stir up |  | you |  | by |  | putting [you] in remembrance, |  |

| 14 | ειδως |  | οτι |  | ταχινη |  | εστιν |  | η |  | αποθεσις |  | του |  | σκηνωματος |
|  | knowing |  | that |  | speedily |  | is |  | the |  | putting off |  | of my tabernacle [to be], |  | ♦ |

μου |  | καθως |  | και |  | ο |  | κυριος |  | ημων |  | ιησους |  | χριστος |  | εδηλωσεν |  | μοι |  |
♦ |  | as |  | also |  | our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | Christ |  | signified |  | to me; |  |

| 15 | σπουδασω |  | δε |  | και |  | εκαστοτε |  | εχειν |  | υμας |  | μετα |
|  | but I will be diligent |  | ♦ |  | also |  | at every time |  | for you to have [it in your power] |  | ♦ |  | after |

την |  | εμην |  | εξοδον |  | την |  | τουτων |  | μνημην |  | ποιεισθαι |  |
my departure |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | these 5 things 6 |  | to 1 have 2 in 3 remembrance. 4 |  | ♦ |  |

| 16 | ου |  | γαρ |  | σεσοφισμενοις |  | μυθοις |  | εξακολουθησαντες |  | εγνωρισαμεν |
|  | For not |  | ♦ |  | cleverly-imagined 4 |  | fables 5 |  | having 1 followed 2 out 3 |  | we made known |

υμιν |  | την |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | δυναμιν |  | και |  | παρουσιαν
to you |  | the |  | of 4 our 5 Lord 6 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus 7 |  | Christ 8 |  | power 1 |  | and 2 |  | coming, 3

| αλλ |  | εποπται |  | γενηθεντες |  | της |  | εκεινου |  | μεγαλειοτητος |  |
| but |  | eye-witnesses |  | having been |  | of his |  | ♦ |  | majesty. |  |

| 17 | λαβων |  | γαρ |  | παρα |  | θεου |  | πατρος |  | τιμην |  | και |  | δοξαν |  | φωνης |
|  | Having 2 received 3 |  | for 1 |  | from |  | God |  | [the] Father |  | honour |  | and |  | glory, |  | a 2 voice 3 |

ενεχθεισης |  | αυτω |  | τοιασδε |  | υπο |  | της |  | μεγαλοπρεπους |  | δοξης |  | ουτος |
having 4 been 5 brought 6 |  | to 7 him 8 |  | such 1 |  | by |  | the |  | very excellent |  | glory: |  | This |

εστιν |  | ο |  | υιος |  | μου |  | ο |  | αγαπητος |  | εις |  | ον |  | εγω |  | ευδοκησα |  |
is |  | my Son |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | the |  | beloved, |  | in |  | whom |  | I |  | have found delight. |  |

| 18 | και |  | ταυτην |  | την |  | φωνην |  | ημεις |  | ηκουσαμεν |  | εξ |  | ουρανου |  | ενεχθεισαν |
|  | And |  | this |  | ♦ |  | voice |  | we |  | heard |  | from 2 |  | heaven 3 |  | brought, 1 |

συν |  | αυτω |  | οντες |  | εν |  | τω |  | ορει |  | τω |  | αγιω |  |
with 5 |  | him 6 |  | being 4 |  | on |  | the |  | mount 2 |  | ♦ |  | holy. 1 |  |

| 19 | και |  | εχομεν |  | βεβαιοτερον |  | τον |  | προφητικον |  | λογον |  | ω |  | καλως |  | ποιειτε |
|  | and |  | we have |  | more sure |  | the |  | prophetic |  | word, |  | to which |  | well 3 |  | ye 1 do 2 |

προσεχοντες |  | ως |  | λυχνω |  | φαινοντι |  | εν |  | αυχμηρω |  | τοπω |  | εως |  | ου |  | ημερα |
taking heed, |  | as |  | to a lamp |  | shining |  | in |  | an obscure |  | place, |  | until |  | ♦ |  | day |

διαυγαση |  | και |  | φωσφορος |  | ανατειλη |  | εν |  | ταις |  | καρδιαις |  | υμων |  |
should dawn |  | and |  | [the] morning star |  | should arise |  | in |  | your hearts; |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 20 | τουτο |  | πρωτον |  | γινωσκοντες |  | οτι |  | πασα |  | προφητεια |  | γραφης |
|  | this |  | first |  | knowing, |  | that |  | any (lit. every) 2 |  | prophecy 3 |  | of 4 scripture 5 |

ιδιας |  | επιλυσεως |  | ου |  | γινεται |  |
of 7 its 8 own 9 |  | interpretation 10 |  | is 6 not, 1 |  | ♦ |  |

| 21 | ου |  | γαρ |  | θεληματι |  | ανθρωπου |  | ηνεχθη |  | ποτε |  | προφητεια |  | αλλ |
|  | for not |  | ♦ |  | by [the] will |  | of man |  | was brought 2 |  | at 3 any 4 time 5 |  | prophecy, 1 |  | but, |

υπο |  | πνευματος |  | αγιου |  | φερομενοι |  | ελαλησαν |  | οι |  | αγιοι |  | θεου |  | ανθρωποι |  |
by 3 |  | [the] 4 Spirit 6 |  | Holy 5 |  | being 1 borne, 2 |  | spoke 12 |  | the 7 |  | holy 8 |  | of 10 God 11 |  | men. 9 |  |