2 Peter

问候

1作耶稣基督仆人和使徒的西门·彼得写信给那因我们的 神和救主耶稣基督之义、与我们同得一样宝贵信心的人。

2愿恩惠、平安，因你们认识 神和我们主耶稣，多多地加给你们。

信徒所蒙的恩召和拣选

3神的神能已将一切关乎生命和虔敬的事赐给我们，皆因我们认识那用自己荣耀和美德召我们的主。

4因此，他已将又宝贵又极大的应许赐给我们，叫我们既脱离世上从情欲来的败坏，就得与 神的性情有分。

5正因这缘故，你们要分外地殷勤；有了信心，又要加上德行；有了德行，又要加上知识；

6有了知识，又要加上节制；有了节制，又要加上忍耐；有了忍耐，又要加上虔敬；

7有了虔敬，又要加上爱弟兄的心；有了爱弟兄的心，又要加上爱众人的心。

8你们若充充足足地有这几样，就必使你们在认识我们的主耶稣基督上不至于闲懒不结果子了。

9人若没有这几样，就是眼瞎，只看见近处的，忘了他旧日的罪已经得了洁净。

10所以弟兄们，应当更加殷勤，使你们所蒙的恩召和拣选坚定不移。你们若行这几样，就永不失脚；

11这样，必叫你们丰丰富富地得以进入我们主—救主耶稣基督永远的国。

12你们虽然晓得这些事，并且在你们已有的真道上坚固，我却要将这些事常常提醒你们。

13我以为应当趁我还在这帐棚的时候提醒你们，激发你们；

14因为知道我脱离这帐棚的时候快到了，正如我们主耶稣基督所指示我的。

15并且，我要尽心竭力，使你们在我去世以后时常记念这些事。

基督的荣耀和先知的预言

16我们从前将我们主耶稣基督的大能和他降临的事告诉你们，并不是随从乖巧捏造的虚言，乃是亲眼见过他的威荣。

17他从父 神得尊贵荣耀的时候，从极大荣光之中有声音出来，向他说：「这是我的爱子，我所喜悦的。」

18我们同他在圣山的时候，亲自听见这声音从天上出来。

19我们并有先知更确的预言，如同灯照在暗处。你们在这预言上留意，直等到天发亮，晨星在你们心里出现的时候，才是好的。

20第一要紧的，该知道经上所有的预言没有可随私意解说的；

21因为预言从来没有出于人意的，乃是人被圣灵感动，说出 神的话来。

1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

12Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;

14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.