彼得后书 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
主再来的应许
3 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，我现在写给你们的是第二封信。这两封信都是为了提醒你们，激励你们保持真诚的心， 2 叫你们记得从前圣先知们说的预言，以及我们的主和救主借着派到你们那里的使徒所传给你们的诫命。
3 最重要的是，你们要知道在末世的时候必出现喜欢冷嘲热讽、为所欲为的人。他们说： 4 “主要降临的应许在哪里？从我们的祖先长眠地下直到现在，万物依旧与创世之初一样。” 5 他们故意忽略：太初，上帝凭口中的话语创造了诸天，并借着水从水中造出了地； 6 后来，那个世界被水淹没而毁灭了。 7 同样，现在的天地要凭上帝的话语存留到不敬虔的人被审判和毁灭的日子，那时天地要被火焚烧。
8 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，有一件事你们不可忽略，就是主看一日如千年，千年如一日。 9 主的应许还未实现，有人以为祂拖延，其实祂不是拖延，而是在宽容你们。祂不愿任何人灭亡，愿意人人悔改。 10 不过，主再来的日子要像贼一样突然临到。那日，诸天必在一声巨响中消失，有形有质的都要被烈火焚毁，大地和其中的一切将不复存在。
11-12 一切都要这样被焚毁，你们在热切等候上帝来临的日子期间，该怎样过圣洁、敬虔的生活啊！因为到那日，天要被火焚毁，有形有质的都要被烈火熔化烧尽。 13 但我们等候的是上帝应许的新天新地，有公义住在其中。
14 所以，亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们既然盼望这些事，就当努力使自己在主面前毫无瑕疵，无可指责，安然无惧。 15 你们要把耶稣的宽容看作是让众人得救的机会，正如我们亲爱的弟兄保罗按着上帝赐给他的智慧写信告诉你们的。 16 他所有的书信都谈到这些事。一些不学无术、反复无常的人曲解了信中一些难懂的地方，就像曲解其他经文一样，他们是自取灭亡。
17 因此，亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们既然预先知道了这些事，就应该提防，不要让那些不法之徒用错谬的理论引诱你们，使你们失去原本坚固的立场。 18 相反，你们要在我们的主和救主耶稣基督的恩典中不断长进，越来越认识祂。
愿荣耀归给祂，从现在直到永远。阿们！
彼得後書 3
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
主再來的應許
3 親愛的，我現在寫給你們的是第二封信。在這兩封信裏，我都提醒你們，激發你們真誠的心， 2 要你們記得聖先知預先所說的話和主—救主的命令，就是使徒所傳給你們的。 3 第一要緊的，你們要知道，在末世必有好譏誚的人隨從自己的私慾出來譏誚， 4 說：「他要來臨的應許在哪裏呢？因為從列祖長眠以來，萬物與起初創造的時候仍是一樣啊！」 5 他們故意忘記這事，就是從太古憑 神的話有了天，並由水而出和藉着水而成的地； 6 藉着水，當時的世界被水淹沒而消滅了。 7 但現在的天地還是憑着 神的話存留，直留到不敬虔之人受審判遭沉淪的日子，用火焚燒。
8 親愛的，有一件事你們不可忘記，就是：主看一日如千年，千年如一日。 9 主沒有遲延他的應許，就如有人以為他是遲延，其實他是寬容你們，不願一人沉淪，而是人人都來悔改。 10 但主的日子要像賊一樣來到；那日，天必在轟然一聲中消失，天體都要被烈火熔化，地和地上的萬物都要燒盡[a]。 11 既然這一切都要如此消失，你們[b]處世為人必須聖潔敬虔， 12 等候並催促 神的日子來到。因為在那日，天要被火燒而消滅，天體都要被烈火熔化。 13 但照他的應許，我們等候新天新地，其中有正義常住。
14 所以，親愛的，既然你們等候這些事，就要竭力使自己沒有玷污，無可指責，在主前和睦； 15 並且要以我們主的容忍作為你們得救的機會，就如我們所親愛的弟兄保羅，照着所賜給他的智慧寫信給你們。 16 他一切的信上都談到這事。信中有些難明白的，那無學問、不堅定的人加以曲解，如曲解別的經書一樣，自取滅亡。 17 所以，親愛的，既然你們預先知道這事，就當防備，免得被惡人的錯謬誘惑，從自己穩定的立場上墜落。 18 你們倒要在我們的主和救主耶穌基督的恩典和知識上有長進。願榮耀歸給他，從今直到永遠之日。阿們！[c]
2 Peter 3
New King James Version
God’s Promise Is Not Slack(A)
3 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which (B)I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2 that you may be mindful of the words (C)which were spoken before by the holy prophets, (D)and of the commandment of [a]us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, 3 knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, (E)walking according to their own lusts, 4 and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of (F)creation.” 5 For this they willfully forget: that (G)by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth (H)standing out of water and in the water, 6 (I)by which the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. 7 But (J)the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for (K)fire until the day of judgment and [b]perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and (L)a thousand years as one day. 9 (M)The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but (N)is longsuffering toward [c]us, (O)not willing that any should perish but (P)that all should come to repentance.
The Day of the Lord
10 But (Q)the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which (R)the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [d]burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be (S)in holy conduct and godliness, 12 (T)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will (U)be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will (V)melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for (W)new heavens and a (X)new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Be Steadfast
14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent (Y)to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; 15 and consider that (Z)the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you, 16 as also in all his (AA)epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the (AB)rest of the Scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, (AC)since you know this beforehand, (AD)beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; 18 (AE)but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(AF)To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 3:2 NU, M the apostles of your Lord and Savior or your apostles of the Lord and Savior
- 2 Peter 3:7 destruction
- 2 Peter 3:9 NU you
- 2 Peter 3:10 NU laid bare, lit. found
2 Peter 3
King James Version
3 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
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