| | King James Bible 2016 | King James Bible PCE |
| 1:1 | Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God even our Savior Jesus Christ: | Simon 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: |
| 1:2 | Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, | Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, |
| 1:3 | in the same way as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who has called us to glory and virtue, | According 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: |
| 1:4 | by which are given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. | Whereby 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. |
| 1:5 | And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, | And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; |
| 1:6 | and to knowledge self control, and to self control perseverance, and to perseverance godliness, | And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; |
| 1:7 | And to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. | And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. |
| 1:8 | Because, if these things are in you and abound, they make you that you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. | For 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. |
| 1:9 | But he who lacks these things is short sighted and blind, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. | But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. |
| 1:10 | Therefore instead brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election certain, because if you do these things you will never fall; | Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: |
| 1:11 | because, then an entrance will be provided for you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. | For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. |
| 1:12 | Therefore I will not be negligent to constantly remind you of these things, though you know them and are established in the present truth. | Wherefore 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. |
| 1:13 | Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you, | Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; |
| 1:14 | knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me. | Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. |
| 1:15 | Moreover I will endeavor that after my decease you may be able to have these things in remembrance. | Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. |
| 1:16 | Because, we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. | For 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. |
| 1:17 | Because, He received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." | For 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. |
| 1:18 | And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. | And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. |
| 1:21 | because, the prophecy in old times did not come by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. | For 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. |
| 1:20 | knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation. | Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. |
| 1:19 | We also have an additional confirmed word of prophecy, which you do well to observe as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the day star rises in your hearts; | We 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: |