1 WYC Simount Petre, seruaunt and apostle of `Jhesu Crist, to hem that han take with vs the euene feith, in the riytwisnesse of oure God and sauyour Jhesu Crist, BSB BSB: Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
2 WYC grace and pees be fillid to you, bi the knowing of oure Lord Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3 WYC Hou alle thingis of his godlich vertu, that ben to lijf and pitee, ben youun to vs, bi the knowyng of hym, that clepide vs for his owne glorie and vertu. BSB BSB: His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
5 WYC And bringe ye in alle bisynesse, and mynystre ye in youre feith vertu, and `in vertu kunnyng; BSB BSB: For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
6 WYC in kunnyng abstinence, in abstynence pacience, in pacience pitee; BSB BSB: and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
7 WYC in pitee, love of britherhod, and in loue of britherhod charite. BSB BSB: and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
8 WYC For if these ben with you, and ouercomen, thei schulen not make you voide, nethir with out fruyt, in the knowyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 WYC But to whom these ben not redi, he is blynd, and gropith with his hoond, and foryetith the purgyng of his elde trespassis. BSB BSB: But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
10 WYC Wherfor, britheren, be ye more bisi, that by goode werkis ye make youre clepyng and chesyng certeyn; BSB BSB: Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
11 WYC for ye doynge these thingis schulen not do synne ony tyme. For thus the entryng in to euerlastynge kyngdom of oure Lord and sauyour Jhesu Crist, schal be mynystrid to you plenteuousli. BSB BSB: and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 WYC For which thing Y schal bigynne to moneste you euere more of these thingis; and Y wole that ye be kunnynge, and confermyd in this present treuthe. BSB BSB: Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
13 WYC Forsothe Y deme iustli, as long as Y am in this tabernacle, to reise you in monesting; and Y am certeyn, BSB BSB: I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
14 WYC that the putting awei of my tabernacle is swift, bi this that oure Lord Jhesu Crist hath schewid to me. BSB BSB: because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
15 WYC But Y schal yyue bisynesse, and ofte after my deth ye haue mynde of these thingis. BSB BSB: And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
17 WYC For he took of God the fadir onour and glorie, bi siche maner vois slidun doun to hym fro the greet glorie, This is my loued sone, in whom Y haue plesid to me; here ye hym. BSB BSB: For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
18 WYC And we herden this vois brouyt from heuene, whanne we weren with hym in the hooli hil. BSB BSB: And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 WYC And we han a saddere word of prophecie, to which ye yyuynge tent don wel, as to a lanterne that yyueth liyt in a derk place, til the dai bigynne to yyue liyt, and the dai sterre sprenge in youre hertis. BSB BSB: We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 WYC And firste vndurstonde ye this thing, that ech prophesie of scripture is not maad bi propre interpretacioun; BSB BSB: Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
21 WYC for prophesie was not brouyt ony tyme bi mannus wille, but the hooli men of God inspirid with the Hooli Goost spaken. BSB BSB: For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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