1 Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have been sanctified by our God and Savior Jesus Christ and have received a faith as precious as ours:
2 may grace and peace abound in you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and piety. First the knowledge of the One who called us through his own Glory and Might, by which we were given the most extraordinary and precious promises.
4 Through them you share in the divine nature, after repelling the corruption and evil desires of this world.
5 So, strive with the greatest determination and increase your faith with strength, strength with knowledge,
6 knowledge with moderation, moderation with constancy, constancy with piety,
7 piety with mutual affection, mutual affection with charity.
8 If all these riches are in you so as to abound in you, you will not be idle and useless; you will rather be rooted in the knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord.
9 Whoever is not aware of this is blind and shortsighted and is forgetful of the cleansing of former sins.
10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, strive more and more to respond to the call of God who chose you. If you do so, you will never stumble.
11 Moreover you will be generously granted entry to the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
12 So I shall always remind you of these things, though you know them and remain firm in the truth that you have.
13 It seems fitting that as long as I live in the tent of this body, I refresh your memory of them,
14 knowing that my tent may soon be folded up, as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.
15 I will, nonetheless, endeavor to see that after my departure, you will be constantly reminded of all this.
16 Indeed, what we taught you about the power and the return of Christ Jesus our Lord was not drawn from myths or formulated theories. We ourselves were eyewitnesses of his majesty,
17 when he received glory and honor from God the Father, when from the magnificent Glory this most extraordinary word came upon him: "This is my beloved Son, this is my Chosen One."
18 We ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
19 Therefore, we believe most firmly in the message of the prophets which you should consider rightly as a lamp shining in a dark place, until the break of day, when the Morning Star shines in your hearts.
20 Know this well: no prophecy of Scripture can be handed over to private interpretation,
21 since no prophecy comes from human decision, for it was men of God, moved by the Holy Spirit, who spoke.
Versículos relacionados com 2 Peter, 1:
Chapter 1 of 2 Peter deals with the Christian faith and how it must be developed, growing by virtue and knowledge of God. To find related verses, a search was performed throughout the Bible, excluding the verses of 2 Peter 1. Below are the five verses chosen, in order of proximity to the themes of the chapter.
Proverbs 4:18: "But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which is shining more and more until it is a perfect day." This verse talks about the growth of the righteous, which resembles the development of dawn light until it becomes a perfect day. This relates to the theme of the chapter of 2 Peter 1, which emphasizes the need to grow by virtue and knowledge of God.
Colossians 1:10: "In order to live worthy of the Lord, to his fully pleased, fruitful in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God," this verse also talks about growing in the knowledge of God and fruiting in good works , what is in line with the theme of the chapter of 2 Peter 1.
Hebrews 12:1: "Therefore, we, as we have such a great cloud of witnesses, leave us all the embarrassment and sin that so closely surrounds us, and we run, with perseverance, the career that is proposed to us," This verse talks about running with perseverance the race that is proposed to us, which relates to the need to grow by virtue and knowledge of God, theme of the chapter of 2 Peter 1.
1 Corinthians 9:24: "You do not know that in a stadium, all who run, in fact, run, but one takes the prize? This verse also talks about running in such a way that the prize is reached, which is in line with the theme of the chapter of 2 Peter 1.
1 John 2:5: "But he who keeps his Word in Him truly has been perfected the love of God. Where is he who is the one who wins the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? " This verse talks about God's love being perfected in those who keep His Word, which relates to the idea of growing by virtue and knowledge of God, theme of the chapter of 2 Peter 1.
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