رسالة بطرس الثانية 1

1 مِنْ سِمعانَ بُطرُسَ، عَبدِ يَسوعَ المَسيحِ ورَسولِهِ، إلى الذينَ نالوا مِنْ فَضلِ إلهِنا ومُخَلّصِنا يَسوعَ المَسيحِ إيمانًا ثَمينًا كإيمانِنا:

2 علَيكم وافِرُ النّعمَةِ والسّلامِ بِمَعرِفَتِكُمُ اللهَ ورَبّنا يَسوعَ.

دعوة الله واختياره

9 ومَنْ نَقصَتْهُ هذِهِ الفَضائِلُ كانَ أعمى قَصيرَ النّظَرِ، نَسِيَ أنّهُ تطَهّرَ مِنْ خَطاياهُ الماضِيَةِ.
10 فضاعِفوا جَهدَكُم، يا إخوَتي، في تَثبـيتِ دَعوَةِ اللهِ واَختيارِهِ لكُم. فإذا فعَلتُم ذلِكَ لا تَسقُطونَ أبدًا.

11 هكذا يَنفَتِـحُ لكُم بابُ الدّخولِ واسِعًا إلى المَلكوتِ الأبَدِيّ، مَلكوتِ رَبّنا ومُخَلّصِنا يَسوعَ المَسيحِ.
12 لذلِكَ سأُذَكّرُكُم بِهذِهِ الأُمورِ كُلّ حينٍ، وإنْ كُنتُم تَعرِفونَها وتَثبُـتونَ في الحَقيقَةِ التي عِندَكُم. 13 وأرى أنّهُ مِنَ الحَقّ، ما دُمتُ في هذا المَسكِنِ الجَسَدِيّ، أنْ أُثيرَ حَماسَتكُم بِهذا التّذكيرِ، 14 وأنا أعرِفُ أنّي سأُفارِقُ هذا المَسكِنَ عمّا قريبٍ، كما أظهَرَ لي رَبّنا يَسوعُ المَسيحُ.

15 فسأبذُلُ جَهدي لتَتَذَكّروا هذِهِ الأمورَ كُلّ حينٍ بَعدَ رَحيلي.

شهادة الرسل وكلام الأنبـياء

18 سَمِعنا نَحنُ هذا الصّوتَ آتِـيًا مِنَ السّماءِ، وكُنّا معَهُ على الجبَلِ المُقَدّسِ.
19 فاَزدادَ يَقينُنا بِكلامِ الأنبـياءِ، وأنتُم تَفعَلونَ حسَنًا إذا نظَرتُم إلَيهِ كأنّهُ سِراجٌ مُنيرٌ يُضيءُ في مكانٍ مُظلِمٍ، إلى أنْ يَطلُعَ النّهارُ ويُشرِقَ كَوكَبُ الصّبحِ في قُلوبِكم. 20 واَعلَموا قَبلَ كُلّ شيءٍ أنْ لا أحَدَ يَقدِرُ أنْ يُفَسّرَ مِنْ عِندِهِ أيّةَ نُبوءَةٍ في الكُتُبِ المُقَدّسَةِ، 21 لأنّ ما مِنْ نُبوءَةٍ على الإِطلاقِ جاءَت بِإرادَةِ إنسانٍ، ولكِنّ الرّوحَ القُدُسَ دَفَعَ بَعضَ النّاسِ إلى أنْ يتَكَلّموا بِكلامٍ مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ.

2 Peter 1

1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and the Saviour Jesus Christ:2 Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;3 seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;4 whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust.5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;6 and in your knowledge self-control; and in your self-control patience; and in your patience godliness;7 and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:11 for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.12 Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you.13 And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.15 Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:18 and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.19 And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.21 For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.