2 Peter 3
New International Version
The Day of the Lord
3 Dear friends,(A) this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders(B) to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. 2 I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets(C) and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.(D)
3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days(E) scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.(F) 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised?(G) Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”(H) 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word(I) the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water.(J) 6 By these waters also the world of that time(K) was deluged and destroyed.(L) 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire,(M) being kept for the day of judgment(N) and destruction of the ungodly.
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.(O) 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,(P) as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient(Q) with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.(R)
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.(S) The heavens will disappear with a roar;(T) the elements will be destroyed by fire,(U) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a](V)
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward(W) to the day of God and speed its coming.[b](X) That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.(Y) 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,(Z) where righteousness dwells.
14 So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless(AA) and at peace with him. 15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience(AB) means salvation,(AC) just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.(AD) 16 He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable(AE) people distort,(AF) as they do the other Scriptures,(AG) to their own destruction.
17 Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard(AH) so that you may not be carried away by the error(AI) of the lawless(AJ) and fall from your secure position.(AK) 18 But grow in the grace(AL) and knowledge(AM) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(AN) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(AO)
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up
- 2 Peter 3:12 Or as you wait eagerly for the day of God to come
2 Pedro 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Pagbabalik ng Panginoon
3 Mga minamahal, pangalawang sulat ko na ito sa inyo. Sa mga sulat ko, sinikap kong gisingin ang kaisipan nʼyo sa kabutihan, sa pamamagitan ng pagpapaalala sa inyo ng ilang bagay. 2 Nais kong ipaalala sa inyo ang mga salita ng mga propeta ng Dios noong una at ang utos na ibinigay sa inyo ng ating Panginoon at Tagapagligtas sa pamamagitan ng mga apostol na isinugo sa inyo. 3 Una sa lahat, dapat ninyong maunawaan na sa mga huling araw ay darating ang mga manlilibak at susundin ang masasama nilang nasa. 4 Sasabihin nila, “Hindi baʼt nangako si Cristo na babalik siya? Nasaan na siya ngayon? Namatay na ang mga magulang namin pero wala pa ring pagbabago mula nang likhain ang mundo.” 5 Sinasadya nilang kalimutan ang katotohanan na nilikha ng Dios ang langit sa pamamagitan ng kanyang salita. At nilikha niya ang lupa mula sa tubig at sa pamamagitan ng tubig.[a] 6 At sa pamamagitan din ng tubig, bumaha sa mundo at nalipol ang lahat. 7 Sa pamamagitan din ng kanyang salita, itinakdang tupukin ng Dios sa apoy ang kasalukuyang langit at lupa sa Araw ng Paghuhukom at paglipol sa masasama.
8 Ngunit huwag sana ninyong kakalimutan mga minamahal, na sa Panginoon, walang pinagkaiba ang isang araw sa isang libong taon. Para sa kanya ang mga ito ay pareho lang. 9 Hindi nagpapabaya ang Panginoon sa pagtupad sa pangako niya, gaya ng inaakala ng ilan. Ang totoo, binibigyan lang niya ng pagkakataong magsisi ang lahat sa mga kasalanan nila, dahil ayaw niyang mapahamak ang sinuman. 10 Ang araw ng Panginoon ay darating na tulad ng isang magnanakaw. Sa araw na iyon, biglang mawawala ang kalangitan na may nakakapangilabot na ugong. Masusunog ang lupa[b], at mawawala ang lahat ng nasa lupa. 11 Kung ganito ang magiging kahihinatnan ng lahat, dapat kayong mamuhay nang banal at makadios, 12 habang hinihintay nʼyo ang araw ng pagdating ng Dios at ginagawa ang makakayanan nʼyo para mapadali ang pagdating niya. Sa araw na ito, masusunog ang langit sa apoy at matutunaw ang lahat ng nasa lupa sa tindi ng init. 13 Ngunit ayon sa pangako niya, may maaasahan din tayong bagong langit at lupa na paghaharian ng katarungan.
14 Kaya nga, mga minamahal, habang inaasahan nʼyo ang bagay na ito, pagsikapan ninyong mamuhay nang mapayapa, malinis, at walang kapintasan sa paningin niya. 15 Alalahanin nʼyo na kaya hindi pa dumarating ang Panginoon ay para bigyan ng pagkakataong maligtas ang mga tao, gaya nga ng mga isinulat sa inyo ng mahal nating kapatid na si Pablo sa pamamagitan ng karunungang ibinigay sa kanya ng Panginoon. 16 At ito rin ang sinasabi niya sa lahat ng sulat niya. May ilang bahagi sa mga sulat niya na mahirap intindihin, na binibigyan ng maling kahulugan ng mga hangal at mahihina ang pananampalataya, gaya ng ginagawa nila sa ibang mga Kasulatan. Kaya sila mismo ang nagpapahamak sa sarili nila. 17 Mga minamahal, alam na ninyo ito kahit noon pa. Kaya mag-ingat kayo nang hindi kayo maloko sa pamamagitan ng mga maling aral ng mga taong suwail, at mawalay sa mabuti ninyong kalagayan sa Dios. 18 Sa halip, lumago kayo sa biyaya ng Dios at sa pagkakakilala sa ating Panginoon at Tagapagligtas na si Jesu-Cristo. Purihin siya ngayon at magpakailanman! Amen.
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
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