2 Peter 1
New Testament for Everyone
Confirm your call!
1 Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus the Messiah, to those who have obtained a share of faith equal to ours in the righteousness of our God and savior Jesus the Messiah: 2 may grace and peace be multiplied to you, in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3 God has bestowed upon us, through his divine power, everything that we need for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue. 4 The result is that he has given us, through these things, his precious and wonderful promises; and the purpose of all this is so that you may run away from the corruption of lust that is in the world, and may become partakers of the divine nature. 5 So, because of this, you should strain every nerve to supplement your faith with virtue, and your virtue with knowledge, 6 and your knowledge with self-control, and your self-control with patience, and your patience with piety, 7 and your piety with family affection, and your family affection with love. 8 If you have these things in plentiful supply, you see, you will not be wasting your time, or failing to bear fruit, in relation to your knowledge of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. 9 Someone who doesn’t have these things, in fact, is so short-sighted as to be actually blind, and has forgotten what it means to be cleansed from earlier sins. 10 So, my dear family, you must make the effort all the more to confirm that God has called you and chosen you. If you do this, you will never trip up. 11 That is how you will have, richly laid out before you, an entrance into the kingdom of God’s coming age, the kingdom of our Lord and savior Jesus the Messiah.
Prophecy made sure
12 So I intend to go on and on reminding you about all this—even though you know it, and have been firmly established in the truth which has come to you. 13 But it seems right to me, as long as I am living in this present tent, to stir you up with a reminder, 14 since I know that I shall shortly be putting off this tent, as our Lord Jesus the Messiah showed me. 15 So I shall also be making every effort to ensure that, once I am gone, you may be able to call these things to mind at any time.
16 You see, when we made known to you the power and appearing of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, we were not following cleverly devised myths. Rather, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the father, a voice spoke to him from the Wonderful Glory, “This is my son, my beloved one, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 We heard this voice, spoken from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 And we have the prophetic word made more certain. You will do well to hold on to this, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star shines in your hearts. 20 You must know this first of all, that no scriptural prophecy is a matter of one’s own interpretation. 21 No prophecy, you see, ever came by human will. Rather, people were moved by the holy spirit, and spoke from God.
2 Pedro 1
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
1 Simón Pedro, siervo y apóstol de Jesucristo,
a los que por la justicia de nuestro Dios y Salvador Jesucristo habéis recibido una fe tan preciosa como la nuestra.
2 Que abunden en vosotros la gracia y la paz por medio del conocimiento que tenéis de Dios y de Jesús nuestro Señor.
Firmeza en el llamamiento y en la elección
3 Su divino poder, al darnos el conocimiento de aquel que nos llamó por su propia gloria y excelencia, nos ha concedido todas las cosas que necesitamos para vivir como Dios manda.[a] 4 Así Dios nos ha entregado sus preciosas y magníficas promesas para que vosotros, después de escapar de la corrupción que hay en el mundo debido a los malos deseos, lleguéis a tener parte en la naturaleza divina.[b]
5 Precisamente por eso, esforzaos por añadir a vuestra fe, virtud; a vuestra virtud, entendimiento; 6 al entendimiento, dominio propio; al dominio propio, constancia; a la constancia, devoción a Dios; 7 a la devoción a Dios, afecto fraternal; y al afecto fraternal, amor. 8 Porque estas cualidades, si abundan en vosotros, os harán crecer en el conocimiento de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, y evitarán que seáis inútiles e improductivos. 9 En cambio, el que no las tiene es tan corto de vista que ya ni ve, y se olvida de que ha sido limpiado de sus antiguos pecados. 10 Por lo tanto, hermanos, esforzaos más todavía para consolidar el llamamiento de Dios, que fue quien os eligió. Si hacéis estas cosas, no caeréis jamás 11 y se os abrirán de par en par las puertas del reino eterno de nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesucristo.
La veracidad de la Escritura
12 Por eso siempre os recordaré estas cosas, por más que las sepáis y estéis afianzados en la verdad que ahora tenéis. 13 Además, considero que tengo la obligación de refrescaros la memoria mientras viva en esta habitación pasajera que es mi cuerpo; 14 porque sé que dentro de poco tendré que abandonarlo, según me lo ha manifestado nuestro Señor Jesucristo. 15 También me esforzaré con empeño para que aun después de mi partida[c] podáis recordar estas cosas en todo momento.
16 Cuando os dimos a conocer la venida de nuestro Señor Jesucristo en todo su poder, no estábamos siguiendo sutiles cuentos supersticiosos, sino dando testimonio de su grandeza, que vimos con nuestros propios ojos. 17 Él recibió honor y gloria de parte de Dios el Padre, cuando desde la majestuosa gloria se le dirigió aquella voz que dijo: «Este es mi Hijo amado; estoy muy complacido con él».[d] 18 Nosotros mismos oímos esa voz que vino del cielo cuando estábamos con él en el monte santo. 19 Esto ha venido a confirmarnos la palabra[e] de los profetas, a la cual vosotros hacéis bien en prestar atención, como a una lámpara que brilla en un lugar oscuro, hasta que despunte el día y salga el lucero de la mañana en sus corazones. 20 Ante todo, tened muy presente que ninguna profecía de la Escritura surge de la interpretación particular de nadie. 21 Porque la profecía no ha tenido su origen en la voluntad humana, sino que los profetas hablaron de parte de Dios, impulsados por el Espíritu Santo.
2 Peter 1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Salutation
1 Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
2 May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
The Christian’s Call and Election
3 His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by[b] his own glory and excellence.(A) 4 Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust and may become participants of the divine nature.(B) 5 For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with excellence, and excellence with knowledge,(C) 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love. 8 For if these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(D) 9 For anyone who lacks these things is blind, suffering from eye disease, forgetful of the cleansing of past sins.(E) 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble. 11 For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
12 Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you know them already and are established in the truth that has come to you.(F) 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body,[c] to refresh your memory,(G) 14 since I know that my death[d] will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(H) 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.(I) 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved,[e] with whom I am well pleased.”(J) 18 We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.(K)
19 So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.(L) 20 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s[f] own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.[g](M)
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