1 Pedro 1
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
1 Ako si Pedro nga apostol ni Jesu-Cristo. Nagpangumusta ako kaninyong tanang mga pinili sa Dios nga nagkatag ug nagapuyo sa Ponto, Galacia, Capadocia, Asia, ug Bitinia. 2 Gipili kamo sa Dios nga amahan gikan pa kaniadto sa katuyoan nga himuon niya kamo nga iyang mga anak pinaagi sa Espiritu Santo, aron magmasinugtanon kamo kang Jesu-Cristo ug mahinloan sa inyong mga sala pinaagi sa iyang dugo.
Hinaut nga madawat ninyo ang dugang pa nga grasya ug kalinaw.
May Maayo Kita nga Mapaabot
3-4 Dayegon ta ang Dios ug Amahan sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo! Tungod sa iyang dako nga kalooy kanato, natawo kita pag-usab[a] pinaagi sa pagkabanhaw ni Jesu-Cristo. Mao kini ang nagahatag kanato ug dakong paglaom nga may gitagana ang Dios kanato nga panulondon. Kini nga panulondon atua sa langit, kanunay nga hinlo ug matahom, ug dili gayod mawala. 5 Ug pinaagi sa inyong pagtuo, panalipdan kamo sa gahom sa Dios samtang naghulat kamo sa kaluwasan nga giandam nang daan sa Dios nga ipadayag[b] sa kataposang adlaw.
6 Tungod niini maglipay kamo bisan may miabot karon nga nagkalain-lain nga mga pagsulay. Kay kini nga mga pagsulay lumalabay lang, ug kinahanglan nga masinati ninyo 7 aron masulayan ang inyong pagtuo, sama sa bulawan nga gisulayan sa kalayo aron masayran kon tinuod o dili. Apan mas mahinungdanon ang atong pagtuo kaysa bulawan nga mawala lang. Busa kon mapamatud-an nga ang inyong pagtuo tinuod gayod, dayegon niya kamo ug pasidunggan sa adlaw nga si Jesu-Cristo moabot. 8 Bisan wala kamo makakita kaniya gihigugma ninyo siya, ug nagatuo kamo kaniya bisan wala pa ninyo siya makita hangtod karon. Mao kana nga dili matukib ang inyong kalipay, 9 tungod kay madawat ninyo ang bunga sa inyong pagtuo nga mao ang inyong kaluwasan.
10 Kini nga kaluwasan gisusi pag-ayo sa mga propeta kaniadto. Sila mao ang nagtagna bahin niini nga grasya sa Dios kanato. 11 Gipahibalo na silang daan sa Espiritu ni Cristo nga anaa diha kanila nga mag-antos siya ug pagkahuman niana pasidunggan siya. Busa ang mga propeta kaniadto nagpadayon sa ilang pagsusi kon kanus-a ug sa unsa nga pamaagi kini mahitabo. 12 Gipahibalo usab sila sa Dios nga ang ilang gipanulti dili alang sa ilang kaayohan kondili alang kanato.[c] Ug karon ang ilang mga panagna nadungog na ninyo gikan sa mga nagasangyaw sa Maayong Balita. Nagsulti sila kaninyo pinaagi sa gahom sa Espiritu Santo nga gipadala kanila gikan sa langit. Ug bisan ang mga anghel gusto nga makasabot niining Maayong Balita nga gisulti kaninyo.
Magsunod Kamo sa Dios
13 Busa pangandam kamo kanunay sa pagsunod sa kabubut-on sa Dios. Pagmalig-on kamo, ug salig sa hingpit nga madawat ninyo ang panalangin nga ihatag kaninyo inig-abot na ni Jesu-Cristo. 14 Isip mga matinumanong mga anak sa Dios, ayaw kamo pagpadala sa daotan nga mga tinguha nga naggahom kaninyo sa wala pa kamo nakaila sa Dios. 15 Balaan ang Dios nga nagtawag kaninyo, busa angay usab nga magpakabalaan kamo sa tanan ninyong buhaton. 16 Kay nagaingon ang Dios sa Kasulatan, “Magpakabalaan kamo, tungod kay ako balaan.”[d]
17 Ang Dios walay pinalabi. Nagahukom siya sa tanan nga tawo sumala sa ilang binuhatan. Busa kon gitawag ninyo siya nga Amahan diha sa inyong mga pag-ampo, tahora ninyo siya samtang ania pa kamo sa kalibotan. 18 Nasayran usab ninyo kon unsa ang gibayad aron maluwas kamo gikan sa pagkinabuhing walay pulos nga inyong napanunod sa inyong mga katigulangan. Ang gitubos kaninyo dili mga butang nga mawala, sama sa bulawan o plata, 19 kondili ang bililhong dugo ni Cristo. Sama si Cristo sa karnero nga hinlo ug walay deperensya nga gihalad ngadto sa Dios. 20 Sa wala pa mamugna ang kalibotan, gipili na sa Dios si Cristo nga mahimong atong Manluluwas. Karon lang niining ulahing mga adlaw siya gipaila sa Dios. Gibuhat niya kini alang kaninyo. 21 Ug pinaagi kang Cristo nagatuo kamo sa Dios nga mao ang nagbanhaw ug nagpasidungog kaniya. Busa ang inyong pagtuo anaa sa Dios ug nagalaom kamo kaniya nga kamo banhawon ug pasidunggan usab niya.
22 Ug tungod kay nagasunod na kamo sa kamatuoran, gihinloan kamo gikan sa inyong mga sala aron nga magmatinud-anon kamo sa paghigugma sa inyong mga igsoon kang Cristo. Hinaut unta nga maghigugmaay kamo sa kinasingkasing gayod, 23 kay natawo na kamo pag-usab. Ug kini nga pagkatawo dili pinaagi sa inyong ginikanan nga may kamatayon, kondili pinaagi sa pulong sa Dios nga buhi ug walay kataposan. 24 Nagaingon ang Kasulatan,
“Ang kinabuhi sa tanang mga tawo sama sa sagbot,
ug ang ilang kabantog sama sa bulak niini.
Ang sagbot malaya ug ang iyang bulak mahulog,
25 apan ang pulong sa Ginoo magpadayon sa gihapon.”[e]
Ug mao kini ang Maayong Balita nga giwali kaninyo.
Footnotes
- 1:3-4 natawo kita pag-usab: o, gihatagan niya kita ug bag-ong kinabuhi.
- 1:5 kaluwasan… ipadayag: Ang buot ipasabot, kinabuhi nga walay kataposan nga gitagana kaninyo.
- 1:12 kanato: sa literal, kaninyo.
- 1:16
Tan-awa usab ang Lev. 11:43-45; 19:2. - 1:25
Tan-awa usab ang Isa. 40:6-8.
1 Peter 1
J.B. Phillips New Testament
1 1-2 Peter, messenger of Jesus Christ, sends this letter to the exiles of the dispersed tribes (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia), whom God the Father knew and chose long ago to be made holy by his Spirit, that they might obey Jesus Christ and be cleansed by his blood: may you know more and more of God’s grace and peace.
Your faith is being tested, but your future is magnificent
3-5 Thank God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that in his great mercy we men have been born again into a life full of hope, through Christ’s rising again from the dead! You can now hope for a perfect inheritance beyond the reach of change and decay, “reserved” in Heaven for you. And in the meantime you are guarded by the power of God operating through your faith, till you enter fully into the salvation which is all ready for the d?nouement of the last day.
6-9 This means tremendous joy to you, I know, even though you are temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials and temptations. This is no accident—it happens to prove your faith, which is infinitely more valuable than gold, and gold, as you know, even though it is ultimately perishable, must be purified by fire. This proving of your faith is planned to bring you praise and honour and glory in the day when Jesus Christ reveals himself. And though you have never seen him, yet I know that you love him. At present you trust him without being able to see him, and even now he brings you a joy that words cannot express and which has in it a hint of the glories of Heaven; and all the time you are receiving the result of your faith in him—the salvation of your own souls.
10-12 The prophets of old did their utmost to discover and obtain this salvation. They did not find it, but they prophesied of this grace that has now come to you. They tried hard to discover to what time and to what sort of circumstances the Spirit of Christ working in them was referring. For he foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow them. It was then made clear to them that they were dealing with matters not meant for themselves, but for you. It is these very matters which have been made plain to you by those who preached the Gospel to you by the same Spirit sent from Heaven—and these are facts to command the interest of the very angels!
Consider soberly what God has done for you
13-16 So brace up your minds, and, as men who know what they are doing, rest the full weight of your hopes on the grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ reveals himself. Live as obedient children before God. Don’t let your character be moulded by the desires of your ignorant days, but be holy in every department of your lives, for the one who has called you is himself holy. The scripture says: ‘Be holy, for I am holy’.
17-21 If you pray to a Father who judges men by their actions without the slightest favouritism, then you should spend the time of your stay here on earth with reverent fear. For you must realise all the time that you have been “ransomed” from the futile way of living passed on to you by your fathers’ traditions, not with some money payment of transient value, but by the costly shedding of blood. The price was in fact the life-blood of Christ, the unblemished and unstained lamb of sacrifice. It is true that God chose him to fulfil this part before the world was founded, but it was for your benefit that he was revealed in these last days—for you who found your faith in God through Christ. And God raised him from the dead and gave him unimaginable splendour, so that all your faith and hope might be centred in God.
Let your life match your high calling
22-25a Now that you have, by obeying the truth, made your souls clean enough for a genuine love of your fellows, see that you do love each other, fervently and from the heart. For you are the sons of God now; the live, permanent Word of the living God has given you his own indestructible heredity. It is true that: ‘All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures for ever’.
25b The Word referred to, as far as you are concerned, is the message of the Gospel that was preached to you.
1 Peter 1
New International Version
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,(A)
To God’s elect,(B) exiles(C) scattered(D) throughout the provinces of Pontus,(E) Galatia,(F) Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,(G) 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge(H) of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,(I) to be obedient(J) to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:(K)
Grace and peace be yours in abundance.(L)
Praise to God for a Living Hope
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(M) In his great mercy(N) he has given us new birth(O) into a living hope(P) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(Q) 4 and into an inheritance(R) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(S) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(T) 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power(U) until the coming of the salvation(V) that is ready to be revealed(W) in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice,(X) though now for a little while(Y) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(Z) 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(AA) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(AB)—may result in praise, glory and honor(AC) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(AD) 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him(AE) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.(AF)
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke(AG) of the grace that was to come to you,(AH) searched intently and with the greatest care,(AI) 11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ(AJ) in them was pointing when he predicted(AK) the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you,(AL) when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you(AM) by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.(AN) Even angels long to look into these things.
Be Holy
13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober,(AO) set your hope(AP) on the grace to be brought to you(AQ) when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.(AR) 14 As obedient(AS) children, do not conform(AT) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(AU) 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;(AV) 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”[a](AW)
17 Since you call on a Father(AX) who judges each person’s work(AY) impartially,(AZ) live out your time as foreigners(BA) here in reverent fear.(BB) 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(BC) from the empty way of life(BD) handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood(BE) of Christ, a lamb(BF) without blemish or defect.(BG) 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world,(BH) but was revealed in these last times(BI) for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God,(BJ) who raised him from the dead(BK) and glorified him,(BL) and so your faith and hope(BM) are in God.
22 Now that you have purified(BN) yourselves by obeying(BO) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(BP) from the heart.[b] 23 For you have been born again,(BQ) not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,(BR) through the living and enduring word of God.(BS) 24 For,
“All people are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[c](BT)
And this is the word that was preached to you.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:16 Lev. 11:44,45; 19:2
- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
- 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)
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