2 Peter 1
Lexham English Bible
Greeting
1 Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 because his divine power has bestowed on us all things that are necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character, 4 through which things he has bestowed on us his precious and very great promises, so that through these you may become sharers of the divine nature after[a] escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire, 5 and for this same reason, and by[b] applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge, 6 and with knowledge, self-control, and with self-control, patient endurance, and with patient endurance, godliness, 7 and with godliness, brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.
Make Your Calling and Election Secure
8 For if[c] these things are yours and are increasing, this does not make you useless or unproductive in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the one for whom these things are not present is blind, being nearsighted, having forgotten the cleansing[d] of his former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because if you[e] do these things, you will never ever stumble. 11 For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.
12 Therefore I intend to remind you continually concerning these things, although you know them and are established in the truth that you have. 13 But I consider it right, for as long as I am in this habitation, to stir you up by a reminder, 14 because I[f] know that the removal of my habitation is imminent, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 And I will also make every effort that you are able at any time, after my departure, to recall these things to mind[g].
The Reliable Prophetic Word of Testimony
16 For we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ by[h] following ingeniously concocted myths, but by[i] being eyewitnesses of that one’s majesty. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when[j] a voice such as this was brought to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we ourselves heard this voice brought from heaven when we[k] were with him on the holy mountain, 19 and we possess as more reliable the prophetic word, to which you do well if you[l] pay attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 recognizing this above all, that every prophecy of scripture does not come about from one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 1:4 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“escaping from”) which is understood as temporal
- 2 Peter 1:5 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“applying”) which is understood as means
- 2 Peter 1:8 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as conditional
- 2 Peter 1:9 Literally “receiving forgetfulness of the cleansing”
- 2 Peter 1:10 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“do”) which is understood as conditional
- 2 Peter 1:14 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
- 2 Peter 1:15 Literally “to make recollection of these”
- 2 Peter 1:16 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“following”) which is understood as means
- 2 Peter 1:16 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being”) which is understood as means
- 2 Peter 1:17 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was brought”)
- 2 Peter 1:18 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were”) which is understood as temporal
- 2 Peter 1:19 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“pay attention to”) which is understood as conditional
2 Pedro 1
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Pagbati Mula kay Pedro
1 Mula kay Simon Pedro na lingkod at apostol ni Jesu-Cristo.
Mahal kong mga kapatid na kabahagi sa napakahalagang pananampalataya na tinanggap din namin. Ang pananampalatayang itoʼy ibinigay sa atin ni Jesu-Cristo na ating Dios at Tagapagligtas, dahil matuwid siya.
2 Sumainyo nawa ang higit pang biyaya at kapayapaan dahil sa pagkakakilala ninyo sa ating Dios at Panginoong Jesu-Cristo.
Pinili Tayo ng Dios na Maging mga Anak Niya
3 Ang kapangyarihan ng Dios ang nagbigay sa atin ng lahat ng kailangan natin para mamuhay nang may kabanalan. Itoʼy sa pamamagitan ng pagkakakilala natin sa kanya na tumawag sa atin. Tinawag niya tayo sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan niya at kabutihan. 4 At sa pamamagitan din nito, ipinagkaloob niya sa atin ang mahahalaga at dakila niyang mga pangako. Ginawa niya ito para makabahagi tayo sa kabanalan ng Dios at matakasan ang mapanirang pagnanasa na umiiral sa mundong ito. 5 Dahil dito, pagsikapan ninyong maidagdag sa pananampalataya nʼyo ang kabutihang-asal; sa kabutihang-asal, ang kaalaman; 6 sa kaalaman, ang pagpipigil sa sarili; sa pagpipigil sa sarili, ang pagtitiis; sa pagtitiis, ang kabanalan; 7 sa kabanalan, ang pag-ibig sa mga kapatid kay Cristo; at sa pag-ibig sa mga kapatid kay Cristo, ang pag-ibig sa lahat. 8 Sapagkat kung ang mga katangiang ito ay nasa inyo at lumalago, nagiging makabuluhan at kapaki-pakinabang ang pagkakakilala nʼyo sa ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. 9 Ngunit ang mga nagkukulang sa mga katangiang ito ay mga bulag sa katotohanan. Nakalimutan na nilang nilinis na sila ng Dios sa dati nilang mga kasalanan.
10 Kaya nga, minamahal kong mga kapatid kay Cristo, pagsikapan ninyong mapatunayan na mga tinawag nga kayo at pinili ng Dios. Sapagkat kung gagawin nʼyo ang mga bagay na ito, hindi kayo matitisod, 11 kundi buong galak kayong tatanggapin sa walang katapusang kaharian ng ating Panginoon at Tagapagligtas na si Jesu-Cristo.
12 Kaya lagi ko kayong pinapaalalahanan tungkol sa mga bagay na ito, kahit alam nʼyo na ang mga ito at matatag na kayo sa katotohanang tinanggap ninyo. 13 At sa palagay ko, nararapat lang na paalalahanan ko kayo sa mga bagay na ito habang nabubuhay pa ako, 14 dahil alam kong hindi na ako magtatagal sa mundong ito. Ang ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo mismo ang nagpahayag nito sa akin. 15 Kaya gagawin ko ang lahat para makatiyak akong maaalala nʼyo pa rin ang mga itinuro ko kahit wala na ako rito.
Naging Saksi Kami sa Kapangyarihan ni Cristo
16 Ang mga ipinangaral namin sa inyo tungkol sa kapangyarihan at pagdating ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo ay hindi kwentong gawa-gawa lang. Nasaksihan namin mismo ang kadakilaan niya. 17 Sapagkat nang parangalan at papurihan si Jesu-Cristo ng Dios Ama, narinig namin ang tinig ng Makapangyarihang Dios na nagsasabi, “Ito ang minamahal kong Anak na lubos kong kinalulugdan.” 18 Narinig namin mismo ang tinig na nanggaling sa langit noong kasama namin si Jesus doon sa banal na bundok. 19 Dahil nga rito, lalong tumibay ang paniniwala namin sa mga ipinahayag ng mga propeta noon. Kaya nararapat lang na bigyan nʼyo ng pansin ang mga sinabi nila, dahil para itong ilaw na tumatanglaw sa madilim na lugar hanggang sa araw ng pagdating ng Panginoon. Tulad siya ng tala sa umaga na nagbibigay-liwanag sa isipan ninyo.[a] 20 Higit sa lahat, dapat ninyong tandaan na ang lahat ng isinulat ng mga propeta sa Kasulatan ay hindi ayon sa sarili nilang interpretasyon. 21 Sapagkat hindi galing sa sarili nilang kalooban ang mga ipinangaral nila kundi sa Banal na Espiritu na nag-udyok sa kanila upang sabihin ang salita ng Dios.
Footnotes
- 1:19 hanggang sa araw … isipan ninyo: sa literal, hanggang sa pagsapit ng bukang-liwayway, at pagsinag ng tala ng umaga sa mga puso ninyo.
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