2 Peter 1:11

Amplified Bible

for in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly provided to you.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

King James Version (1611)
For so an entrance shall be ministred vnto you abundantly, into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ.

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

English Standard Version
For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

New American Standard Bible
for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

New Century Version
And you will be given a very great welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

Berean Standard Bible
and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Contemporary English Version
Then our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will give you a glorious welcome into his kingdom that will last forever.

Complete Jewish Bible
Thus you will be generously supplied with everything you need to enter the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Deliverer, Yeshua the Messiah.

Darby Translation
for thus shall the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be richly furnished unto you.

Easy-to-Read Version
And you will be given a very great welcome into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, a kingdom that never ends.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For by this meanes an entring shalbe ministred vnto you aboundantly into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ.

George Lamsa Translation
For by so doing, an entrance shall be given freely to you into the everlasting kingdom of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Good News Translation
In this way you will be given the full right to enter the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Lexham English Bible
For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.

Literal Translation
For so will be richly furnished to you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

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

Bible in Basic English
For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Hebrew Names Version
For thus will be richly supplied to you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Yeshua the Messiah.

International Standard Version
For in this way you will be generously granted entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Etheridge Translation
for so abundantly shall be given to you the entrance of the eternal kingdom of our Lord and our Saviour Jeshu Meshiha.

Murdock Translation
For thus will entrance be given you abundantly, into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus the Messiah.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yea, and by this meanes an entryng in shalbe ministred vnto you aboudantlye, into the euerlastyng kyngdome of our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christe.

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

World English Bible
For thus will be richly supplied to you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Weymouth's New Testament
And so a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be freely granted to you.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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.

Update Bible Version
for thus shall be richly supplied to you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Webster's Bible Translation
For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

New English Translation
For thus an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be richly provided for you.

New King James Version
for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

New Living Translation
Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

New Life Bible
In this way, the road will be made wide open for you. And you will go into the holy nation that lasts forever of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One Who saves.

New Revised Standard
For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, thus, shall richly be further supplied unto you - the entrance into the age-abiding kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the ever-lasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Revised Standard Version
so there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Ye and by this meanes an entrynge in shall be ministred vnto you aboundantly in to the everlastynge kyngdome of oure lorde and saveoure Iesus Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and by this meanes shal there be plenteously mynistred vnto you an entrynge in vnto ye euerlastinge kyngdome of oure LORDE and Sauioure Iesus Christ.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and thus you will have a free admittance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When your time comes, God will open the gate wide and give you a place on his spread.

Contextual Overview

⁵For this very reason, applying your diligence [to the divine promises], make every effort in [exercising] your faith to develop moral excellence, and in moral excellence, knowledge (insight, understanding), ⁶and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, steadfastness, and in your steadfastness, godliness, ⁷and in your godliness, brotherly affection, and in your brotherly affection, [develop Christian] love [that is, learn to unselfishly seek the best for others and to do things for their benefit]. ⁸For as these qualities are yours and are increasing [in you as you grow toward spiritual maturity], they will keep you from being useless and unproductive in regard to the true knowledge and greater understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹For whoever lacks these qualities is blind—shortsighted [closing his spiritual eyes to the truth], having become oblivious to the fact that he was cleansed from his old sins. ¹⁰Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin]; ¹¹for in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly provided to you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

an entrance: Matthew 25:34, 2 Corinthians 5:1, 2 Timothy 4:8, Revelation 3:21

abundantly: Psalms 36:8, Song of Solomon 5:1, Isaiah 35:2, John 10:10, Ephesians 3:20, Hebrews 6:17

everlasting: Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 7:27, Revelation 5:10

our: 2 Peter 1:1

Reciprocal: Joshua 18:3 - How long are Judges 18:9 - be not Psalms 15:5 - He that doeth Proverbs 10:30 - never Isaiah 32:17 - quietness Matthew 6:33 - the kingdom Matthew 18:3 - enter Mark 10:23 - enter Luke 12:32 - the kingdom Luke 12:37 - Blessed Luke 13:28 - the kingdom Acts 5:31 - a Saviour Acts 13:23 - raised Acts 14:22 - enter 2 Corinthians 5:9 - we labour Colossians 1:13 - and 2 Timothy 1:10 - our 2 Timothy 4:1 - his kingdom Titus 1:4 - our Hebrews 1:8 - for Hebrews 4:11 - Let James 2:5 - heirs 2 Peter 3:17 - from 1 John 5:13 - ye may know

Cross-References

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

Genesis 1:13
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God's provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;

Genesis 1:16
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].

Genesis 1:17
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:20
Then God said, "Let the waters swarm and abundantly produce living creatures, and let birds soar above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens."

Genesis 1:29
So God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;

Genesis 2:5
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,

Genesis 2:9
And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.

Genesis 2:16
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly,.... An abundant supply of grace and strength shall be freely afforded, to carry you through all the duties and trials of life; and when that shall be ended, an admission will be granted

into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; meaning, not the Gospel dispensation, or the spiritual kingdom of Christ, which is not of this world, but lies among his people, who are called out of it, in whom he reigns by his Spirit and, grace, according to laws of his own enacting; nor his personal kingdom on earth with his saints, which will last only a thousand years, and not be for ever; but the kingdom of heaven, or the ultimate glory, which will be everlasting; and is called a kingdom, to denote the glory and excellency of that state; and an everlasting one, because it will never end; and the kingdom of Christ, because it is in his possession, for his people; it is prepared by him, and he will introduce them into it, when they shall be for ever with him, and reign with him for ever and ever. Some copies read, "the heavenly kingdom". There is an entrance of separate souls into this kingdom at death; and which may be said to be ministered "abundantly" to them, or "richly" as the word signifies, when they depart out of this world with joy and comfort; triumphing over death, and the grave, in a full view by faith of their interest in the love of God, the grace of Christ, and the glories of another world; and there is an entrance into it at judgment, and which will be abundantly, when all the saints together, in their souls and bodies, shall be introduced by Christ into the full joy of their Lord. As the saints enter the kingdom through many tribulations, the gate is strait, and the way is narrow, and they are scarcely saved, and many of them so as only by fire; but when the abundant grace given unto them by the way to heaven, the great consolation many enjoy in their last moments, and especially the free and full admission of them, both at death and at judgment, to eternal happiness, are considered, the entrance ministered may be said to be abundantly; or, as the Arabic version renders it, "with a breadth"; the entrance is large and broad.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For so an entrance - In this manner you shall be admitted into the kingdom of God.

Shall be ministered unto you - The same Greek word is here used which occurs in 2 Peter 1:5, and which is there rendered “add.” See the notes at that verse. There was not improbably in the mind of the apostle a recollection of that word; and the sense may be, that “if they would lead on the virtues and graces referred to in their beautiful order, those graces would attend them in a radiant train to the mansions of immortal glory and blessedness.” See Doddridge in loc.

Abundantly - Greek, “richly.” That is, the most ample entrance would be furnished; there would be no doubt about their admission there. The gates of glory would be thrown wide open, and they, adorned with all the bright train of graces, would be admitted there.

Into the everlasting kingdom ... - Heaven. It is here called “everlasting,” not because the Lord Jesus shall preside over it as the Mediator (compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 15:24), but because, in the form which shall be established when “he shall have given it up to the Father,” it will endure forever, The empire of God which the Redeemer shall set up over the souls of his people shall endure to all eternity. The object of the plan of redemption was to secure their allegiance to God, and that will never terminate.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 11. For so an entrance shall be ministered — If ye give diligence; and do not fall, an abundant, free, honourable, and triumphant entrance shall be ministered to you into the everlasting kingdom. There seems to be here an allusion to the triumphs granted by the Romans to their generals who had distinguished themselves by putting an end to a war, or doing some signal military service to the state. (See the whole account of this military pageant in Clarke's note on "2 Corinthians 2:14".) "Ye shall have a triumph, in consequence of having conquered your foes, and led captivity captive."

Instead of everlasting kingdom, αιωνιονβασιλειαν, two MSS. have επουρανιον, heavenly kingdom; and several MSS. omit the word καισωτηρος, and Saviour.