Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)

To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:

Grace and peace be yours in abundance(E) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.(F)

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

His divine power(G) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(H) who called us(I) by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(J) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(K) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(L)

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(M) and to knowledge, self-control;(N) and to self-control, perseverance;(O) and to perseverance, godliness;(P) and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(Q) For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(R) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(S) But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(T) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(U)

10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(V) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(W) 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(X) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(Y)

Prophecy of Scripture

12 So I will always remind you of these things,(Z) even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth(AA) you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory(AB) as long as I live in the tent of this body,(AC) 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(AD) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(AE) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(AF) you will always be able to remember these things.

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(AG) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(AH) 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[b](AI) 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.(AJ)

19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(AK) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(AL) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(AM) and the morning star(AN) rises in your hearts.(AO) 20 Above all, you must understand(AP) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(AQ) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(AR)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
  2. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35

Greeting

Simeon[a] Peter, a servant[b] and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have obtained (A)a faith of equal standing with ours (B)by the righteousness of our (C)God and Savior Jesus Christ:

(D)May grace and peace be multiplied to you (E)in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Confirm Your Calling and Election

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him (F)who called us to[c] his own glory and excellence,[d] by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become (G)partakers of the divine nature, (H)having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith (I)with virtue,[e] and virtue (J)with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control (K)with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness (L)with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection (M)with love. For if these qualities[f] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or (N)unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he (O)is blind, having forgotten that he was (P)cleansed from his former sins. 10 Therefore, brothers,[g] be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and (Q)election, for if you practice these qualities (R)you will never fall. 11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you (S)an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

12 Therefore I intend (T)always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in (U)the truth that you have. 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this (V)body,[h] (W)to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 (X)since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, (Y)as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow (Z)cleverly devised (AA)myths when we made known to you (AB)the power and (AC)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but (AD)we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, (AE)“This is my beloved Son,[i] with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on (AF)the holy mountain. 19 And (AG)we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention (AH)as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until (AI)the day (AJ)dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21 For (AK)no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God (AL)as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:1 Some manuscripts Simon
  2. 2 Peter 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  3. 2 Peter 1:3 Or by
  4. 2 Peter 1:3 Or virtue
  5. 2 Peter 1:5 Or excellence; twice in this verse
  6. 2 Peter 1:8 Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12
  7. 2 Peter 1:10 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
  8. 2 Peter 1:13 Greek tent; also verse 14
  9. 2 Peter 1:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved

Pagbati Mula kay Pedro

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.

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

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. 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. Dahil dito, pagsikapan ninyong maidagdag sa pananampalataya nʼyo ang kabutihang-asal; sa kabutihang-asal, ang kaalaman; sa kaalaman, ang pagpipigil sa sarili; sa pagpipigil sa sarili, ang pagtitiis; sa pagtitiis, ang kabanalan; sa kabanalan, ang pag-ibig sa mga kapatid kay Cristo; at sa pag-ibig sa mga kapatid kay Cristo, ang pag-ibig sa lahat. Sapagkat kung ang mga katangiang ito ay nasa inyo at lumalago, nagiging makabuluhan at kapaki-pakinabang ang pagkakakilala nʼyo sa ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo. 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. 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.