2 Peter 1
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Simon 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:
2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3According 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:
4Whereby 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.
5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8For 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.
9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12Wherefore 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.
13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
16For 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.
17For 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.
18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19We 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:
20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21For 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.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358852× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- καίkaíG253219× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- ἐνenG172217× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- μέméG316515× in this chapter
me
- οὗτοςhoûtosG377811× in this chapter
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
- σύsýG477110× in this chapter
thou
- δέdéG11619× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- γάρgárG10637× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24247× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- ΧριστόςChristósG55476× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- εἰμίeimíG15105× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- κύριοςkýriosG29625× in this chapter
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
- ὅςhósG37395× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- οὐouG37565× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- αὐτόςautósG8465× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- διάdiáG12234× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- θεόςtheósG23164× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- ποιέωpoiéōG41604× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- φέρωphérōG53424× in this chapter
to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10963× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- δόξαdóxaG13913× in this chapter
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
- εἰςeisG15193× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- ἐπίγνωσιςepígnōsisG19223× in this chapter
recognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement
- εὐσέβειαeusébeiaG21503× in this chapter
piety; specially, the gospel scheme
- πᾶςpâsG39563× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- ἀρέτηarétēG7033× in this chapter
properly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed)
- γνῶσιςgnōsisG11082× in this chapter
knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge
- διόdióG13522× in this chapter
through which thing, i.e. consequently
- δύναμιςdýnamisG14112× in this chapter
force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)
- δωρέομαιdōréomaiG14332× in this chapter
to bestow gratuitously
- ἐγκράτειαenkráteiaG14662× in this chapter
self-control (especially continence)
- ἐγώegṓG14732× in this chapter
I, me
- ἐπιχορηγέωepichorēgéōG20232× in this chapter
to furnish besides, i.e. fully supply, (figuratively) aid or contribute
- ἔχωéchōG21922× in this chapter
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
- θεῖοςtheîosG23042× in this chapter
godlike (neuter as noun, divinity)
- ἀλλάalláG2352× in this chapter
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- ἴδιοςídiosG23982× in this chapter
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
- λαμβάνωlambánōG29832× in this chapter
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
- μήmḗG33612× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- ὅτιhótiG37542× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because