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Címzés, üdvözlés

Simon Péter, Jézus Krisztus szolgája és apostola, mindazoknak, akik velünk együtt ugyanabban a drága hitben részesültek Istenünk és Üdvözítőnk, Jézus Krisztus igazsága által:

Kegyelem és békesség adassék néktek bőségesen az Istennek és a mi Urunknak, Jézusnak megismerésében.

Igyekezzetek szilárddá tenni elhívatásotokat

Az ő isteni ereje megajándékozott minket mindazzal, ami az életre és a kegyességre való, azáltal, hogy megismertük őt, aki saját dicsőségével és erejével hívott el minket.

Ezek által kaptuk meg azokat az ígéreteket, amelyek nekünk drágák, sőt a legnagyobbak: hogy általuk isteni természet részeseivé legyetek és megmeneküljetek attól a pusztulástól, amelyet a kívánság okoz a világban.

Éppen ezért minden igyekezetetekkel törekedjetek arra, hogy a hitetekben mutassátok meg az igaz emberséget, az igaz emberségben ismeretet,

az ismeretben önuralmat, az önuralomban állhatatosságot, az állhatatosságban kegyességet,

a kegyességben testvéri szeretetet, a testvéri szeretetben pedig minden ember iránti szeretetet.

Mert ha ezek megvannak és gyarapodnak bennetek, nem lesztek a mi Urunk Jézus ismeretében sem tétlenek, sem terméketlenek.

Akiben pedig ezek nincsenek meg, az vak, rövidlátó, és elfeledkezett arról, hogy régi bűneiből megtisztult.

10 Ezért tehát, testvéreim, igyekezzetek még jobban megerősíteni elhívatásotokat és kiválasztásotokat, mert ha ezt teszitek, nem fogtok megbotlani soha.

11 És így dicsőségesen fogtok bemenni a mi Urunk és Üdvözítőnk, Jézus Krisztus örök országába.

Az apostoli prófécia bizonyossága

12 Ezért ezekre mindig emlékeztetni foglak titeket, bár ismeritek mindezt, és a közöttünk jelenlevő igazságban szilárdak vagytok.

13 De helyesnek tartom, hogy míg ebben a földi porsátorban vagyok, emlékeztetéssel ébresztgesselek titeket.

14 Mert tudom, hogy hamar leteszem porsátoromat, amint a mi Urunk Jézus Krisztus is kijelentette nekem.

15 Igyekszem azonban, hogy elköltözésem után is mindig megemlékezhessetek ezekről.

16 Mert nem kitalált meséket követve ismertettük meg veletek a mi Urunk Jézus Krisztus hatalmát és megjelenését, hanem úgy, hogy szemtanúi voltunk isteni fenségének.

17 Mert amikor az Atya Istentől tisztességet és dicsőséget nyert, és ilyen szózatot intézett hozzá a felséges dicsőség: "Ez az én szeretett Fiam, akiben gyönyörködöm",

18 ezt a mennyből jött szózatot mi hallottuk, mert együtt voltunk vele a szent hegyen.

19 Ezért egészen bizonyosnak tartjuk a prófétai beszédet, amelyre jól teszitek, ha mint sötét helyen világító lámpásra figyeltek, amíg felragyog a nap, és felkel a hajnalcsillag szívetekben.

20 Mindenekelőtt tudnotok kell, hogy az Írás egyetlen próféciája sem ered önkényes magyarázatból,

21 mert sohasem ember akaratából származott a prófécia, hanem a Szentlélektől indíttatva szólaltak meg az Istentől küldött emberek.

Greeting

Simeon[a] Peter,(A) a servant and an apostle(B) of Jesus Christ:

To those who have received a faith equal to ours through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior(D) Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God(E) and of Jesus our Lord.

Growth in the Faith

His[b] divine power(F) has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge(G) of him who called(H) us by[c] his own glory and goodness. By these he has given us very great and precious promises,(I) so that through them you may share in the divine nature,(J) escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control,(K) self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection,(L) and brotherly affection with love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless(M) or unfruitful(N) in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election,(O) because if you do these things you will never stumble. 11 For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom(P) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

12 Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth(Q) you now have. 13 I think it is right, as long as I am in this bodily tent,(R) to wake you up with a reminder, 14 since I know that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has indeed made clear to me.(S) 15 And I will also make every effort so that you are able to recall these things at any time after my departure.[d]

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;(T) instead, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(U) 17 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,[e] with whom I am well-pleased!” (V) 18 We ourselves heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.(W) 19 We also have the prophetic word strongly confirmed, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place,(X) until the day dawns(Y) and the morning star(Z) rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from the prophet’s own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by the will of man;(AA) instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(AB)

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 Other mss read Simon
  2. 1:3 Lit As his
  3. 1:3 Or to
  4. 1:15 Or death
  5. 1:17 Or my Son, my beloved

Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)

To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:

Grace and peace be yours in abundance(E) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.(F)

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

His divine power(G) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(H) who called us(I) by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(J) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(K) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(L)

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(M) and to knowledge, self-control;(N) and to self-control, perseverance;(O) and to perseverance, godliness;(P) and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(Q) For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(R) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(S) But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(T) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(U)

10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(V) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(W) 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(X) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(Y)

Prophecy of Scripture

12 So I will always remind you of these things,(Z) even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth(AA) you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory(AB) as long as I live in the tent of this body,(AC) 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(AD) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(AE) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(AF) you will always be able to remember these things.

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(AG) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(AH) 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[b](AI) 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.(AJ)

19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(AK) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(AL) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(AM) and the morning star(AN) rises in your hearts.(AO) 20 Above all, you must understand(AP) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(AQ) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(AR)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
  2. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35