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From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ.

To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Savior Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.[a]

I pray that God will be kind to you and will let you live in perfect peace! May you keep learning more and more about God and our Lord Jesus.

Living as the Lord's Followers

We have everything we need to live a life that pleases God. It was all given to us by God's own power, when we learned he had invited us to share in his wonderful goodness. God made great and marvelous promises, so his nature would become part of us. Then we could escape our evil desires and the corrupt influences of this world.

Do your best to improve your faith by adding goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, devotion to God, concern for others, and love. If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful. But if you don't grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.

10 My friends, you must do all you can to show God has really chosen and selected you. If you keep on doing this, you won't stumble and fall. 11 Then our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will give you a glorious welcome into his kingdom that will last forever.

12 You are holding firmly to the truth you were given. But I am still going to remind you of these things. 13 In fact, I think I should keep on reminding you until I leave this body. 14 And our Lord Jesus Christ has already told me that I will soon leave it behind. 15 This is why I am doing my best to make sure that each of you remembers all of this after I am gone.

The Message about the Glory of Christ

16 When we told you about the power and the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling clever stories someone had made up. But with our own eyes we saw his true greatness. 17 (A) God, our great and wonderful Father, truly honored him by saying, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.” 18 We were there with Jesus on the holy mountain and heard this voice speak from heaven.

19 All of this makes us even more certain that what the prophets said is true. So you should pay close attention to their message, as you would to a lamp shining in some dark place. You must keep on paying attention until daylight comes and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures. 21 The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.

Footnotes

  1. 1.1 To everyone who … just and fair: Or “To everyone whose faith in the justice and fairness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ is as precious as our own faith.”

Ako si Simon Pedro nga alagad ug apostol ni Jesu-Cristo. Nangumusta ako kaninyo nga nagatuo kang Jesu-Cristo nga atong Dios ug Manluluwas. Ug tungod kay siya matarong, ang iyang gihatag kaninyo nga pagtuo sama usab kabililhon sa iyang gihatag kanamo nga pagtuo.

Hinaut nga madawat ninyo ang dugang pa gayod nga grasya ug kalinaw sa inyong padayon nga pag-ila sa Dios nga mao si Jesus nga atong Ginoo.

Gipili Kita sa Dios nga Mahimong Iyang mga Anak

Ang gahom sa Dios naghatag kanato sa tanan natong kinahanglanon sa pagkinabuhi nga diosnon pinaagi sa atong pag-ila kaniya nga nagtawag kanato. Gitawag niya kita pinaagi sa iyang kahibulongan nga gahom. Ug pinaagi usab niini, gihatagan niya kita ug bililhon gayod nga mga saad, aron pinaagi niini nga mga saad malikayan nato ang mga kailibgon dinhi sa kalibotan nga makadaot kanato, ug makaambit kita sa diosnon nga kinaiya. Busa, paningkamoti gayod ninyo nga ikadugang sa inyong pagtuo ang maayong pamatasan; sa inyong maayong pamatasan, ang kaalam; sa kaalam, ang pagpugong sa kaugalingon; sa pagpugong sa kaugalingon, ang pagkamainantuson; sa pagkamainantuson, ang pagkadiosnon; sa pagkadiosnon, ang paghigugma sa atong mga igsoon kang Cristo; sa paghigugma sa atong mga igsoon kang Cristo, ang paghigugma sa tanan. Kon kining tanang hiyas anaa kaninyo ug nagadagaya, mapuslanon ang inyong mga binuhatan sa inyong pag-ila sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo. Apan si bisan kinsa nga wala niining mga hiyasa, buta sa kamatuoran; nalimtan niya nga gihinloan na siya sa Dios sa iyang mga sala kaniadto.

10 Busa mga igsoon ko kang Cristo, paningkamoti gayod nga masiguro ninyo nga kamo tinuod nga mga tinawag ug mga pinili sa Dios. Kay kon buhaton ninyo kining mga butanga dili gayod kamo mapukan, 11 kondili mahimong bukas ang pagdawat kaninyo ngadto sa walay kataposan nga gingharian sa atong Ginoo ug Manluluwas nga si Jesu-Cristo.

12 Mao kana nga kanunay ko kamong pahinumdoman bahin niining mga butanga, bisan nasayran na ninyo kini ug lig-on na kamo diha sa kamatuoran nga inyong nadawat. 13 Alang kanako, angay gayod nga pahinumdoman ko kamo kanunay samtang buhi pa ako. 14 Kay nasayran ko nga dili na gayod ako magdugay niining kalibotana, tungod kay gipahibalo gayod kini sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo kanako. 15 Busa paningkamotan ko nga bisan kon wala na ako, mahinumdoman pa gihapon ninyo kining akong gitudlo.

Nakita Namo nga si Cristo Gipasidunggan sa Dios

16 Ang among gisulti kaninyo bahin sa gahom sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo sa dihang dinhi pa siya sa kalibotan dili tinumotumo lang nga mga sugilanon, kondili nasaksihan gayod namo ang iyang gahom nga gikan sa Dios. 17 Kay sa dihang gidayeg ug gipasidunggan si Jesu-Cristo sa Dios nga Amahan, nadunggan namo ang tingog sa makagagahom nga Dios nga nagkanayon, “Mao kini ang akong hinigugma nga Anak. Nalipay gayod ako kaniya.” 18 Kining tingog nga gikan sa langit nadunggan namo sa dihang kami kauban ni Jesus didto sa balaan nga bukid.

19 Mao kini ang hinungdan nga nadugangan pa gayod ang among pagtuo sa mga pagtulon-an nga gitudlo sa mga propeta. Busa angay ninyong patalinghogan ang ilang gitudlo, tungod kay sama kini sa usa ka suga nga nagadan-ag sa mangitngit nga dapit[a] hangtod sa adlaw nga moabot si Cristo.[b] Sama siya sa kabugwason nga molamdag sa inyong hunahuna.[c] 20 Labaw sa tanan timan-i gayod ninyo kini: ang tanan nga nahisulat sa Kasulatan dili kinaugalingon nga pagsabot sa mga propeta. 21 Tungod kay wala sila magsulti sumala sa ilang kaugalingon nga hunahuna, kondili gigamhan sila sa Espiritu Santo sa pagsulti sa pulong sa Dios.

Footnotes

  1. 1:19 nagadan-ag sa mangitngit nga dapit: o, nagapahayag sa nangitngitan nga mga hunahuna.
  2. 1:19 hangtod sa adlaw nga moabot si Cristo: sa literal, hangtod nga ang adlaw magbanagbanag.
  3. 1:19 hunahuna: sa literal, kasingkasing.

Greeting the Faithful

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

To those who have [a]obtained (B)like[b] precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

(C)Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His (D)divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him (E)who called us by glory and virtue, (F)by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be (G)partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [c]corruption that is in the world through lust.

Fruitful Growth in the Faith

But also for this very reason, (H)giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue (I)knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control [d]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and (J)to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [e]barren (K)nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is (L)shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent (M)to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Peter’s Approaching Death

12 For this reason (N)I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, (O)though you know and are established in the present truth. 13 Yes, I think it is right, (P)as long as I am in this [f]tent, (Q)to stir you up by reminding you, 14 (R)knowing that shortly I must [g]put off my tent, just as (S)our Lord Jesus Christ showed me. 15 Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my [h]decease.

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word(T)

16 For we did not follow (U)cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the (V)power and (W)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were (X)eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: (Y)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on (Z)the holy mountain.

19 [i]And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a (AA)light that shines in a dark place, (AB)until (AC)the day dawns and the morning star rises in your (AD)hearts; 20 knowing this first, that (AE)no prophecy of Scripture is of any private [j]interpretation, 21 for (AF)prophecy never came by the will of man, (AG)but [k]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:1 received
  2. 2 Peter 1:1 faith of the same value
  3. 2 Peter 1:4 depravity
  4. 2 Peter 1:6 patience
  5. 2 Peter 1:8 useless
  6. 2 Peter 1:13 Body
  7. 2 Peter 1:14 Die and leave this body
  8. 2 Peter 1:15 Lit. exodus, departure
  9. 2 Peter 1:19 Or We also have the more sure prophetic word
  10. 2 Peter 1:20 Or origin
  11. 2 Peter 1:21 NU men spoke from God