2 Peter 1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ.

² Grace (kindness) and peace be given to you more and more, because now you know God and Jesus our Lord.

³ Jesus has the power of God. And his power has given us everything we need to live and to serve God. We have these things because we know him. Jesus called us by his glory and goodness.

⁴ Through his glory and goodness, Jesus gave us the very great and rich gifts that he promised us. With those gifts you can share in being like God. And so the world will not ruin you with the evil things it wants.

⁵ Because you have these blessings, you should try as much as you can to add these things to your life: to your faith add goodness; and to your goodness add knowledge;

⁶ and to your knowledge add self-control; and to your self-control add patience; and to your patience add service for God;

⁷ and to your service for God add kindness for your brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}; and to this kindness for your brothers and sisters add love.

⁸ If all these things are in you and they are growing, then these things will help you to never be useless. These things will help you to never be worthless in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹ But if a person does not have these things, then he cannot see clearly. That person is blind. He has forgotten that he was cleansed (forgiven) from his past sins.

¹⁰ My brothers and sisters, God called you and chose you to be his. Do your best to live in a way that shows you really are God’s called and chosen people. If you do all those things, you will never fall.

¹¹ And you will be given a very great welcome into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That kingdom continues forever.

¹² You know these things. You are very strong in the truth you have. But I will always help you to remember these things.

¹³ I think it is right for me to help you remember these things while I am still living here on earth.

¹⁴ I know that I must soon leave this body. Our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that.

¹⁵ I will try the best I can to help you remember these things always. I want you to be able to remember these things after I am gone.

¹⁶ We told you about the power of our Lord Jesus Christ. We told you about his coming. Those things we told you were not just smart stories that people invented. No! We saw the greatness of Jesus with our own eyes.

¹⁷ Jesus heard the voice of the Greatest Glory (God). That was when Jesus received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

¹⁸ And we heard that voice. It came from heaven while we were with Jesus on the holy mountain.

¹⁹ This makes us more sure about the things the prophets {\cf2\super [2]} said. And it is good for you to follow closely what the prophets said. The things they said are like a light shining in a dark place. You have that light until the day begins and the morning star brings new light to your minds.

²⁰ Most important, you must understand this: No prophecy {\cf2\super [3]} in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [4]} ever comes from a person’s own interpretation.

²¹ No! No prophecy ever came from what a man wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [5]} and spoke things from God.