Passage

2 Peter 1.11

Book: 2 Peter · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"9. For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10. Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:"

"11. for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

"12. Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you. 13. And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;" (2 Peter 1:9-13, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"9. For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10. Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble."

"11. For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ."

"12. Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth. 13. I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you;" (2 Peter 1:9-13, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"9. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:"

"11. For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

"12. 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. 13. Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;" (2 Peter 1:9-13, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"9. for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins; 10. wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,"

"11. for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

"12. Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth, 13. and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you]," (2 Peter 1:9-13, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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