Bible in 90 Days
Your Speech And Conduct And The Fruit They Produce Reveal The Source of Your Wisdom
13 Who[a] is wise and knowledgeable among you? Let him show from his good conduct his works done in the gentleness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish-interest[b] in your heart, do not be vaunting[c] and lying against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not coming down[d] from-above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish-interest are, in-that-place there is disorder[e] and every bad thing[f]. 17 But the wisdom from-above is first pure, then peaceful, kind, yielding[g], full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, sincere. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by the ones making peace.
Fights And Battles Come From Your Pursuit of Worldly Desires
4 From-what-source are fights and from-what-source are battles among you? Are they not from-here— from your pleasures waging-war in your body-parts? 2 You desire and do not have; you[h] murder. And you are jealous and are not able to obtain; you battle and fight. You do not have because of your not asking! 3 You ask and do not receive because you ask badly[i], in order that you may spend it in connection with your pleasures. 4 Adulterous[j] ones, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes-himself [k] an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture[l] speaks vainly? He yearns jealously for the spirit[m] which He made-to-dwell in us!
But God Gives Grace To The Humble. So Submit To God And Purify Your Hearts
6 But He gives greater grace. Therefore it says [in Prov 3:34], “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble”. 7 Therefore, submit to God, but resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw-near to God and He will draw-near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded ones. 9 Be miserable[n] and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection[o]. 10 Humble-yourselves[p] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
So Do Not Be Speaking Against Or Judging One Another
11 Do not be speaking-against one another, brothers. The one speaking-against a brother or judging his brother is speaking-against the Law and judging the Law. But if you are judging the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge. 12 There is one Lawgiver and Judge— the One being able to save and to destroy. But who are you, the one judging your neighbor?
Do Not Presume To Direct Your Life Apart From God
13 Come now, the ones saying “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such-and-such city and do a year there, and we will do-business and make-a-gain”— 14 who do not know the thing of [q] tomorrow! What is your life? For you are a vapor appearing for a little while, then indeed disappearing!— 15 instead of you saying, “If the Lord wills, we indeed[r] will live and do this or that”. 16 But as-it-is, you are boasting in your pretensions. All such boasting is evil. 17 Therefore, to one knowing[s] to be doing good and not doing it, to him it is a sin.
Ill-Gotten Riches Will Yield a Treasure of Miseries
5 Come now, rich ones, weep while wailing over your miseries coming-upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have become corroded[t]. And their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored-up treasure[u] in the last days! 4 Behold— the wages of the workers having mowed your fields, the wages having been fraudulently-withheld by you, cry-out. And the outcries of the ones having reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth[v]. 5 You lived-in-luxury upon the earth, and you lived-indulgently[w]. You fattened your hearts in[x] a day of slaughter. 6 You condemned, you murdered the righteous. He does not oppose[y] you!
Be Patient and Endure Hardship Until The Lord Comes
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold— the farmer waits-for the precious fruit of the land, being-patient with it until it receives the early and late rain. 8 You also be-patient. Establish your hearts, because the coming of the Lord has drawn-near. 9 Do not be groaning against one another, brothers, in order that you may not be judged. Behold— the Judge stands in front of the doors. 10 Take as an example of suffering-hardship and patience, brothers, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold— we consider-blessed the ones having endured! You heard of the endurance of Job, and you saw the outcome from the Lord: that the Lord is large-hearted[z] and compassionate.
Above All, Be True To Your Word. Be Praying And Singing-Praise
12 And above all, my brothers, do not be swearing[aa]— neither by heaven nor by earth nor by any other oath. But let your yes be yes and your no be no, in order that you may not fall under judgment. 13 Is anyone among you suffering-hardship? Let him be praying. Is anyone cheerful? Let him be singing-praise.
Pray For One Another So That You May Be Healed
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him summon the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, having anointed[ab] him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of [ac] faith will restore[ad] the one being ill, and the Lord will raise him. And if he has committed[ae] sins, it will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore be confessing-out[af] your sins to one another, and be praying for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer[ag] of a righteous person can-do much while working[ah]. 17 Elijah was a person of-like-nature to us, and he prayed with prayer[ai] that it not rain. And it did not rain upon the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
Try To Turn Back Those Who Stray From The Truth
19 My brothers, if anyone among you errs[aj] from the truth and someone turns him back, 20 let him know that the one having turned-back a sinner from the error of his way will save his[ak] soul[al] from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ to the chosen pilgrims[am] of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bythinia, 2 according-to[an] the foreknowledge of God the Father, in[ao] the sanctification[ap] of the Spirit, for[aq] obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
Blessed Be God For Our Present And Future Salvation, Which Was Prophesied Long Ago
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the One having caused us to be born-again[ar] according to His great mercy to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an undecayable[as] and undefiled and unfading inheritance having been reserved[at] in the heavens for you— 5 the ones being guarded by the power of God through faith for[au] a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,
6 ... in which you are rejoicing-greatly, [although] right-now for a little while, if it is necessary, having been grieved by various trials 7 in order that the genuineness of your faith— being more-valuable than gold (which is perishing), though being tested by fire— may be found resulting-in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
8 ... Whom not having seen, you are loving; in Whom— right-now not seeing Him, but believing— you are rejoicing-greatly with inexpressible[av] and glorified joy 9 while receiving[aw] the outcome[ax] of your faith, the salvation of your souls,
10 ... concerning which salvation prophets sought-out and searched-out— the ones having prophesied about the grace for[ay] you— 11 searching for what person[az] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating while predicting the sufferings for Christ and the glories after these, 12 to whom it was revealed that they were ministering them not for themselves, but for you,
... which things now were declared to you through the ones having announced-the-good-news-to you by the Holy Spirit having been sent-forth from heaven, into which things angels desire to look.
In Light of What God Has Done:
13 Therefore:
Put Your Hope Completely Upon Your Coming Salvation
Having girded-up the waist of your minds[ba], being sober[bb]— put-your-hope completely[bc] upon the grace being brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Be Holy In All Your Conduct
14 As children of [bd] obedience not being conformed[be] to the former desires in-connection-with your ignorance, 15 but in accordance with the holy One having called you— be holy yourselves also in all your conduct[bf]. 16 Because it has been written that “You shall be holy, because I am holy” [Lev 19:2].
Live Out Your Days In The Fear of God
17 And if you are calling-upon as Father the One judging without-respect-of-persons according to the work of each person— conduct the time of your stay[bg] with fear[bh], 18 knowing that you were redeemed from your futile[bi] way-of-life handed-down-from-your-fathers not with perishable things, silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without-blemish and without-spot; 20 He having been foreknown before the foundation of the world but having appeared[bj] at the last of times for your sake, 21 the believers through Him in God— the One having raised Him from the dead and having given Him glory— so that your faith and hope are in God.
Love One Another From a Pure Heart
22 Having purified your souls in[bk] obedience of the truth for a sincere[bl] brotherly-love— love one another fervently from a pure heart, 23 having been born-again not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God. 24 Because “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like a flower of grass. The grass was dried-up and the flower fell-off. 25 But the word of the Lord abides forever” [Isa 40:6-8]— and this is the word having been announced-as-good-news to you.
Yearn For His Word So That You May Grow
2 Having then laid-aside all badness[bm], and all deceit and hypocrisies and jealousies, and all slanders— 2 yearn like newborn babies for the deceitless[bn] milk of-the-Word[bo] in order that by it you may grow in[bp] [your] salvation, 3 if [bq] you tasted that the Lord is good—
For You Are Being Built Upon The Living Cornerstone As a Holy Priesthood
4 ... coming to Whom as the living Stone having been rejected by people, but chosen, precious with God, 5 you yourselves also as living stones are being built[br] as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Because it is contained in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying a Stone in Zion— a chosen, precious Cornerstone. And the one putting-faith upon Him will never be put-to-shame” [Isa 28:16]. 7 The precious-value then is for you, the ones believing. But for ones not-believing: “The Stone which the ones building rejected, this became the head[bs] of the corner” [Ps 118:22] 8 and “a Stone of stumbling and a Rock of [bt] falling” [Isa 8:14]— who stumble while[bu] disobeying the word, to which indeed they were appointed[bv].
And You Are Chosen By God To Report His Virtues To The World
9 And you are a chosen family[bw], a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may report the virtues[bx] of the One having called you out of darkness into His marvelous light— 10 who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; the ones not having received-mercy, but now having received-mercy.
Beloved, Keep Your Conduct Praiseworthy In The World So That God May Be Glorified
11 Beloved, I exhort you as foreigners[by] and pilgrims to be abstaining from fleshly desires which wage-war against the soul, 12 holding your conduct good[bz] among the Gentiles in order that in what they are speaking-against you as evil-doers[ca], they may by observing your good works glorify God on the day of visitation[cb].
Be Subject To Human Institutions For The Lord’s Sake
13 Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake— whether to a king as being superior, 14 or to governors as being sent by him[cc] for the punishment of evil-doers and praise of good-doers. 15 Because thus is the will of God, that while doing-good you may be silencing the ignorance of foolish people.
Honor Everyone
16 As[cd] free ones, and not having the freedom as a covering of evilness, but as slaves of God, 17 honor everyone: be loving the brotherhood[ce], be fearing God, be honoring the king;
Be Subject To Your Masters, Whether Good Or Bad, Following Christ’s Example
18 ... servants, being subject to your masters with all fear[cf], not only to the good and kind ones, but also to the crooked[cg] ones. 19 For this finds favor— if for the sake of a consciousness[ch] of God one bears-up[ci] while suffering sorrows unjustly. 20 For what-kind-of credit[cj] is it if while sinning and being beaten, you will endure? But if while doing-good and suffering you will endure, this finds favor with God. 21 For you were called to this[ck]. Because Christ also suffered for you, leaving-behind a pattern for you in order that you might follow-after His footsteps—
Christ Suffered Unjustly, Entrusting Himself To God
22 ... Who “did not commit sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth” [Isa 53:9]; 23 Who while being reviled, was not reviling-in-return; while suffering, was not threatening, but was committing Himself [cl] to the One judging righteously; 24 Who Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross in order that we, having died[cm] to sins, might live for righteousness; by Whose bruise you were healed. 25 For you were going-astray like sheep, but now you returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Be Subject To Your Husbands, Adorning Yourself With Things Precious To God
3 Likewise wives, being subject to your own husbands, in order that even if any are disobeying the word, they may be gained without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 having observed your pure conduct with fear[cn]— 3 of whom let what is observed [co] be not the outside adornment consisting of a braiding of hair and a wearing of gold things or putting-on of garments, 4 but the hidden person of the heart in[cp] the imperishable adorning consisting of the gentle and quiet spirit, which is very-precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner formerly also the holy wives putting-hope in God were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord[cq]— of whom[cr] you became children while[cs] doing-good and not fearing any terror[ct].
Honor Your Wives As Fellow Heirs of The Gift of Life
7 Husbands likewise, living-with them[cu] according-to[cv] knowledge[cw], showing honor to the feminine[cx] one as to[cy] the weaker vessel[cz], as indeed to your fellow-heirs of the grace[da] of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Everyone Be Loving, Humbleminded, And Doing Good
8 And finally, everyone— being likeminded[db], sympathetic, brother-loving, tender-hearted[dc], humbleminded, 9 not giving-back evil for evil or reviling[dd] for reviling, but on the contrary, blessing them. Because you were called to this, in order that you might inherit a blessing. 10 For “the one desiring[de] to love life and see good days— let him stop his tongue from evil and his lips that they not speak deceit; 11 and let him turn-away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it. 12 Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against ones doing evil things” [Ps 34:12-16].
You Are Blessed If You Suffer For Righteousness
13 And who is the one who will do you evil[df] if you become zealots[dg] for good? 14 But even though you might be suffering[dh] for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed[di] ones!
Make Christ Lord In Your Heart As You Suffer For Doing Good
But do not fear their fear[dj], nor be disturbed, 15 but set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts, being ready always for a defense to everyone asking you a reason for the hope in you, 16 but with gentleness and fear[dk], having a good conscience in order that in what you are spoken-against[dl], the ones maligning your good conduct in Christ may be put-to-shame. 17 For it is better to be suffering while doing-good, if the will of God should [so] will it, than while doing-evil.
Because Christ Himself Suffered To Bring Us To God, And Is Now Glorified By God
18 Because Christ also suffered once-for-all for sins— a righteous One for unrighteous ones— in order that He might bring you to God, having been put-to-death in the flesh but made-alive[dm] by the Spirit[dn],
19 ... by Whom[do] also[dp] having gone, He proclaimed[dq] to the spirits[dr] in prison— 20 ones having disobeyed formerly when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah while an ark was being prepared,
... in which a few (that is, eight souls) were brought-safely through the water,
21 ... which[ds] also as to you a corresponding-thing[dt] now saves— baptism (not a putting-off [du] of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal[dv] to God for[dw] a good conscience) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 ... Who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been subjected to Him.
Therefore Arm Yourselves With The Same Intention
4 Therefore, Christ having suffered in the flesh, you also arm-yourselves with the same intention[dx]. Because the one having suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for[dy] the desires of humans, but for[dz] the will of God. 3 For the time having passed is enough for you to have worked-out the will of the Gentiles, having walked in sensualities, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking-parties and unlawful idolatries, 4 in connection with which they are thinking-it-strange that you are not running-with them into the same excess[ea] of wild-living, while they continue blaspheming— 5 who shall render an account to the One being ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For to this end it[eb] was announced-as-good-news even to the dead[ec]: that they might be judged according-to[ed] people in the flesh[ee], but be living according to God in the spirit[ef]. 7 And[eg] the end of all things has drawn-near.
So Be Sober In Prayer, Loving One Another, And Good Stewards of God’s Gifts To You
Therefore be sound-minded and be sober in[eh] your prayers— 8 above all, having fervent love for each other, because love covers a multitude of sins; 9 being hospitable to one another without grumbling; 10 as each received a grace-gift, ministering it to each other as good stewards[ei] of the diversified grace of God— 11 if anyone speaks, as speaking oracles[ej] of God; if anyone serves, as serving by strength which God supplies— in order that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to Whom is the glory and the dominion forever and ever, amen.
Beloved, Be Rejoicing To Share In The Sufferings of Christ
12 Beloved, do not be thinking-strange the fiery[ek] suffering among you coming upon you for a trial[el], as-though a strange thing were happening to you, 13 but be rejoicing to-the-degree you are sharing in the sufferings of Christ, in order that you may also rejoice while being overjoyed at the revelation of His glory! 14 If you are being reproached[em] in[en] the name of Christ, you are blessed[eo] ones!— because the Spirit of glory and of God is resting upon you. 15 For let none of you be suffering as a murderer or thief or evil-doer, or as a meddler[ep]. 16 But if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him be glorifying God in this name. 17 Because it is time that the judgment begin from the household[eq] of God. But if it begins first from us, what will be the outcome of the ones disobeying the good-news of God? 18 “And if the righteous one is saved with-difficulty, where will the ungodly and sinner appear[er]?” [Prov 11:31].
Entrust Your Souls To God While Doing Good
19 So then, let indeed the ones suffering according to the will of God be entrusting their souls in good-doing to a faithful Creator.
So Elders, Lead By Example
5 Therefore[es] I exhort the elders among you, I the fellow-elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, the sharer[et] also of the glory going-to be revealed: 2 Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising-oversight— not by-compulsion[eu], but willingly[ev], according to God; nor greedily, but eagerly; 3 nor as lording-over[ew] your lots[ex], but being patterns for the flock. 4 And the Chief-shepherd having appeared, you will receive the unfading crown of [ey] glory.
Young Men, Follow
5 Likewise, younger men— be subject to the[ez] elders.
Everyone, Be Humble And Keep Watch For The Adversary
And everyone— clothe-yourselves-with humblemindedness toward one another. Because “God opposes the proud, but He gives grace to the humble” [Prov 3:34]. 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God in order that He may exalt you at the proper-time, 7 having cast all your anxiety[fa] upon Him, because He is concerned[fb] about you. 8 Be sober, keep-watch. Your adversary the devil is walking-around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour— 9 whom resist, firm in the[fc] faith, knowing that the same kinds of sufferings are being accomplished[fd] by your brotherhood in the world.
And The God of All Grace Will Establish You After Your Sufferings
10 And the God of all grace, the One having called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus— you having suffered a little— will Himself restore, support, strengthen, establish you. 11 To Him be the dominion forever, amen.
12 I wrote to you through Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I count him, with a few words exhorting and bearing-witness that this[fe] is the true grace of God— in which, stand [firm]. 13 She in Babylon[ff] chosen-with you greets you. Also Mark, my son. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to you, to all the ones in Christ.
1 Simeon[fg] Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to the ones having received an equally-precious faith with us by-means-of [fh] the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 May grace and peace be multiplied to you in[fi] the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.
Because of All That God Has Given Us, Diligently Add To Your Faith These God-Like Qualities
3 Because-of His divine power having granted[fj] us all things pertaining-to life and godliness through the knowledge of the One having called us by [fk] His own glory and virtue[fl], 4 through which qualities[fm] He has granted us the precious and greatest things-promised in order that through these[fn] you might become sharers of the divine nature[fo], having escaped-from the corruption in the world by evil desire; 5 and indeed for this very reason you having applied all diligence— in[fp] your faith supply[fq] virtue; and in your virtue, knowledge; 6 and in your knowledge, self-control; and in your self-control, endurance; and in your endurance, godliness; 7 and in your godliness, brotherly-love; and in your brotherly-love, love.
These Qualities Make You Useful And Fruitful
8 For these qualities being-present in you and increasing make[fr] you neither useless[fs] nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For the one in whom these qualities are not present is blind, being shortsighted[ft], having forgotten[fu] the purification of his former sins.
So Be Diligent To Make Your Calling And Election Firm
10 Therefore brothers, be more diligent to be making your calling and election[fv] firm[fw]. For while doing these things you will by no means ever stumble. 11 For in this manner the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.
I Will Always Be Reminding You of These Things As Long As I Live
12 Therefore, I will-certainly[fx] always be reminding you about these things, even though you are ones knowing and having been established in the truth being present with you. 13 And I regard it right for as long as I am in this [bodily] tent to be arousing you with a reminder, 14 knowing that the putting-off of my [bodily] tent is imminent, just as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ made-clear to me. 15 And I will also be diligent that at-any-time after my departure[fy], you may have the ability to produce the memory of these things.
For We Were Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Majesty And Glory
16 For we made-known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ— not having followed-after cleverly-devised myths, but having been made[fz] eyewitnesses of the majesty of that One. 17 For He having received from God the Father the honor and glory of such a voice[ga] having been carried[gb] to Him by the Majestic Glory— “This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I was[gc] well-pleased”— 18 we ourselves also heard this voice having been carried out of heaven, being with Him on the holy mountain.
And We Have God’s Prophetic Word More Firm
19 And we have the prophetic[gd] word as more-firm[ge], to which you are doing well to be paying-attention as to a lamp shining in a dismal[gf] place, until which time the day dawns and the morning-star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first— that no prophecy of Scripture comes[gg] from one’s own[gh] interpretation[gi]. 21 For no prophecy was ever carried[gj] by the will of a human, but people being carried by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
And There Will Be False Teachers Among You, Exploiting You
2 But false-prophets also came among the people, as there will also be false-teachers among you who will secretly-bring-in heresies of [gk] destruction— even denying the Master having bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 And many will follow-after their sensualities[gl], because of whom the way of the truth will be blasphemed. 3 And in greed they will exploit[gm] you with fabricated words, for whom the judgment from-long-ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
God Will Reserve Them For Punishment And Protect The Righteous
4 For if God did not spare angels having sinned but handed-them-over to chains of gloom, having cast-them-into-hell, being reserved for[gn] judgment; 5 and He did not spare the ancient world but protected the eighth[go] one, Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, having brought a flood upon the world of ungodly ones; 6 and He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, having reduced-them-to-ashes by an overthrow, having made them an example of things coming to ungodly ones; 7 and He delivered Lot, a righteous one being oppressed[gp] by the conduct of the lawless[gq] ones in connection with sensuality (8 for by sight and hearing the righteous one dwelling among them day[gr] after day was tormenting his righteous soul with their lawless[gs] works)— 9 then the Lord knows-how to deliver godly ones from a trial[gt] and reserve unrighteous ones for the day of judgment while being punished, 10 and especially the ones proceeding after the flesh in[gu] a lust[gv] for[gw] defilement, and despising[gx] authority[gy].
They Are Self-Willed Slaves of Corruption Speaking Against The Things of God
Daring[gz], self-willed ones— they do not tremble while blaspheming glories[ha], 11 where[hb] angels being greater in strength and power do not bring a blasphemous judgment against them from the Lord. 12 But these ones are like unreasoning animals having been born as creatures-of-instinct[hc] for capture and destruction. While blaspheming in[hd] things which they are ignorant, they will also be destroyed in their[he] destruction[hf], 13 being wronged as the wages of wrong-doing. Regarding the reveling during the day to be a pleasure, they are spots and blemishes reveling in their deceptions while feasting-with you, 14 having eyes full of an adulteress[hg] and restless[hh] of sin, enticing[hi] unstable souls, having a heart trained in[hj] greed. Children of [hk] a curse!— 15 leaving-behind the straight way, they went-astray, having followed-after the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing. 16 But he had a rebuke of his own law-violation: a speechless donkey having uttered in the voice of a human restrained the madness of the prophet. 17 These ones are waterless springs, and mists being driven by a storm, for whom the gloom of the darkness has been reserved. 18 For while uttering pompous[hl] words of [hm] futility[hn], they entice by the desires of the flesh, by[ho] sensualities, the ones barely[hp] escaping-from the ones living in error, 19 promising them freedom, themselves being slaves of corruption. For by what one has been defeated, by this he has been enslaved.
Their Slavery Now Is Worse Than Ever
20 For if— having escaped-from the defilements of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and again having been entangled by these things— they[hq] are defeated, then the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known, to turn-back from the holy commandment having been delivered to them. 22 The thing of the true proverb has happened to them— “The dog having returned to its own vomit”, and, “The sow having washed herself returns to a wallowing of the mire”.
Beloved, Remember That People Will Come Mocking Christ’s Future Coming
3 Beloved, I am now writing this second letter to you, in which letters I am arousing your pure mind with a reminder 2 to remember the words having been spoken-beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior from your apostles, 3 knowing this first— that mockers will come with mocking in the last days, proceeding in accordance with their own desires, 4 and saying “Where is the promise[hr] of His coming? For from which day the fathers[hs] fell-asleep, everything is continuing in-this-manner[ht] from the beginning of creation”.
But God Has Destroyed The Ungodly Before, And He Will Do So Again
5 For this escapes-notice-of those who are willing[hu]— that by the word of God there were heavens from-long-ago, and an earth having existence out of water and by water, 6 through which[hv] the world at that time was destroyed[hw], having been flooded with water. 7 And by the same word the present heavens and earth have been stored-up for fire, being reserved for the day of the judgment and destruction of ungodly people.
He Is Being Patient Now, But The Day of Destruction Will Come Like a Thief
8 But do not let this one thing be escaping your notice, beloved— that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day. 9 The Lord is not being slow about[hx] the promise as some regard slowness, but He is being patient toward you, not wishing[hy] any to perish, but all to make-room[hz] for repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief— during which the heavens will pass-away with-a-roar, and the elements will be destroyed while burning, and the earth and the works in it will be found[ia]. 11 All these things thus being destroyed, what-kind-of people ought you to be in holy behaviors and acts of godliness, 12 looking-for and hastening[ib] the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed, being set-on-fire, and the elements are melted while burning. 13 But in accordance with His promise we are looking-for new heavens and a new earth, in which[ic] righteousness dwells.
So Be Diligent To Be Unspotted And Unblemished In This Day of Salvation
14 Therefore beloved, while looking-for these things, be diligent to be found unspotted[id] and unblemished[ie] by[if] Him, in peace. 15 And be regarding the patience of our Lord to be salvation, just as also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according-to[ig] the wisdom having been given to him, 16 as also he writes in all his letters, speaking in them concerning these things, in which letters are some things hard-to-understand which the untaught and unstable twist[ih]— as also the other[ii] Scriptures— to their own destruction.
Beloved, Be Guarding Yourselves And Growing In Christ
17 You therefore, beloved, knowing-this-beforehand, be guarding yourselves in order that you may not fall-from your own steadfastness, having been carried-away-by[ij] the error of the lawless ones. 18 And be growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now, and to the day of eternity. Amen.
We Are Announcing To You What We Have Personally Witnessed Concerning The Word of Life
1 That-which[ik] was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked-at and our hands touched, concerning the word[il] of life— 2 indeed[im] life[in] was made-known! And we have seen and are testifying and are announcing to you the eternal life[io] which was with the Father and was made-known to us!— 3 That-which[ip] we have seen and heard we are announcing also to you so that you also may have fellowship[iq] with us. And indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things in order that our joy may be full.
The Message We Heard Is That God Is Light
5 And this is the message which we have heard from Him and are declaring to you: that God is light, and there is not any darkness in Him.
If We Walk In The Light And Confess Our Sins, Jesus Cleanses And Forgives Us
6 If we claim that we have fellowship with Him and are walking in the darkness, we are lying and not doing the truth. 7 But if we are walking in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we claim that we do not have[ir] sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we are confessing[is] our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim that we have not sinned, we are making Him a liar and His word is not in us.
Jesus Is Our Advocate With God. We Know That We Know Him If We Keep His Commands
2 My little-children, I am writing these things to you in order that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate[it] with the Father: Jesus Christ the Righteous. 2 And He Himself is the satisfaction[iu] for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world’s. 3 And by this we know that we have come-to-know Him: if we are keeping His commandments. 4 The one claiming that “I have come-to-know Him” and not keeping His commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in this one. 5 But whoever is keeping His word, truly the love of God has been perfected[iv] in this one. By this we know that we are in Him: 6 the one claiming to be abiding in Him ought just as that One walked also himself thus to be walking.
If We Are Loving One Another, We Are Abiding In The Light
7 Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old[iw] commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard. 8 Yet-again I am writing a new[ix] commandment to you, which[iy] is true[iz] in Him and in you, because[ja] the darkness is passing-away and the true Light[jb] is already shining. 9 The one claiming to be in the light and hating his brother is in the darkness until now. 10 The one loving his brother is abiding in the light, and there is no cause-of-falling in him. 11 But the one hating his brother is in the darkness, and is walking in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness blinded his eyes.
I Am Writing To You Because of What Has Already Happened In Your Life
12 I am writing to you, little-children[jc], because your sins have been forgiven you for-the-sake-of His name. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known the One from the beginning. I am writing to you, young-men, because you have overcome the evil one.
I Wrote To You Because of Who And What You Already Know
14 I wrote[jd] to you, children, because you have known the Father. I wrote to you, fathers, because you have known the One from the beginning. I wrote to you, young-men, because you are strong ones, and the word of God is abiding in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
So Don’t Love The World Or Pursue Its Desires. The One Doing God’s Will Abides Forever
15 Do not be loving the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone is loving the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 Because everything in the world— the desire of [je] the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the boastful-pride of life[jf]— is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing-away, and its desire. But the one doing the will of God abides forever.
Children, Antichrists Have Arisen
18 Children, it is the last[jg] hour. And just as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen— from which we know that it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of [jh] us. For if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But they went out in order that they might be made-evident that[ji] they all are not of us.
You Have God’s Anointing And You Know The Truth. Let It Abide In You And You In It
20 And you have an Anointing[jj] from the Holy One, and you all have-knowledge[jk]. 21 I did not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that[jl] every lie is not from[jm] the truth. 22 Who is the liar if not the one denying that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist, the one denying the Father and the Son. 23 Everyone denying the Son does also-not have the Father. The one confessing[jn] the Son also has the Father. 24 Let what you heard from the beginning be abiding in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise which He Himself promised to us: eternal life. 26 I wrote these things to you concerning the ones deceiving you. 27 And the Anointing which you received from Him is abiding in you. And you have no need that anyone should be teaching[jo] you; but as His Anointing is teaching you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it[jp] taught you, be abiding[jq] in it[jr].
Abide In Christ So That If He Appears You May Have Confidence And Not Shame
28 And now little-children, be abiding[js] in Him so that if He appears, we may have confidence and not be put-to-shame[jt] by Him at His coming.
Abiding Means Doing Righteousness, Which Characterizes All Those Born From God
29 If you know[ju] that He[jv] is righteous, you know that everyone also doing righteousness has been born[jw] from Him. 3 1 See what-kind-of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God! And we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet appeared[jx]. We know that if He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. 3 And everyone having this hope in[jy] Him is purifying himself, just as that One is pure. 4 Everyone doing sin also is doing lawlessness. Indeed sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that that One appeared in order that He might take-away sins. And there is no sin in Him. 6 Everyone abiding in Him is not sinning[jz]. Everyone sinning has not seen Him nor known Him. 7 Little-children, let no one be deceiving you— the one doing righteousness is righteous, just as that One is righteous. 8 The one doing sin is of the devil, because the devil is sinning[ka] from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this: that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Everyone having been born[kb] from God is not doing sin— because His seed[kc] is abiding in him, and he is not able to be sinning[kd] because he has been born from God. 10 By this, the children of God and the children of the devil are evident.
Abiding Means Loving In Deed And Truth, As Jesus Commanded Us
Everyone not doing[ke] righteousness is not from God— and the one not loving his brother! 11 Because this is the message which you heard from the beginning: that we should be loving one another. 12 Not as Cain. He was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his works were evil, but the ones of his brother were righteous. 13 And do not be marveling, brothers, if the world hates you! 14 We know that we have passed from death into life because we are loving the brothers. The one not loving is abiding[kf] in death. 15 Everyone hating his brother is a murderer, and you know that every murderer does not have eternal life abiding in him. 16 By this we have come-to-know love: because that One laid-down His life for us. And we ought to lay-down our lives for the brothers. 17 But whoever has the goods of the world and sees his brother having a need and shuts his deep-feelings from him, how is the love of God abiding in him? 18 Little children, let us not be loving with word nor tongue, but in deed and truth. 19 And by this, we will know that we are of [kg] the truth, and we will persuade[kh] our heart before Him. 20 Because[ki] if our heart is condemning[kj] us, we know that God is greater[kk] than our hearts, and He knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart is not condemning us, we have confidence[kl] before God. 22 And whatever we are asking, we are receiving from Him, because we are keeping His commandments and doing the pleasing things in His sight. 23 And this is His commandment: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and that we be loving one another, just as He gave us the commandment. 24 And the one keeping His commandments is abiding in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He is abiding in us: from the Spirit Whom He gave to us.
Test The Spirits. The Spirit From God Confesses Christ
4 Beloved, do not be believing every spirit, but be testing the spirits[km] to see if they are from God, because many false-prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know[kn] the Spirit[ko] of God: every spirit that is confessing Jesus Christ as having come in the flesh is from God. 3 And every spirit that is not confessing Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist— which, you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. 4 You are from[kp] God, little children, and you have overcome them, because greater is the One in you than the one in the world. 5 They are from[kq] the world. For this reason they are speaking from the world, and the world is listening-to them. 6 We are from God. The one knowing God is listening-to us. He who is not from God is not listening-to us. From this, we know the Spirit[kr] of truth and the spirit of error[ks].
Be Loving One Another, Because The Love Is From God
7 Beloved, let us be loving one another. Because the love[kt] is from God! And everyone loving has been born[ku] from God, and knows God. 8 The one not loving did not know God, because God is love.
God Made His Love Known To Us By Sending His Son
9 By this God’s love was made-known among[kv] us: that God has sent-forth His only-born[kw] Son into the world in order that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love— not that we have loved God, but that He loved us, and sent-forth His Son to be the satisfaction[kx] for our sins.
We Ought To Be Loving As He Loved Us
11 Beloved, if God loved us in-this-manner[ky], we also ought to be loving one another.
Love Makes the Unseen God Visible In Us, Together With Our Confession of Christ
12 No one has ever seen God; if we are loving[kz] one another, God is abiding in us, and His love[la] has been perfected[lb] in us. 13 By this[lc] we know that we are abiding in Him and He in us: because He has given to us of His Spirit. 14 And we have seen, and are testifying that the Father has sent-forth the Son to be Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God is abiding in him and he in God. 16 And we have come-to-know and have believed the love which God has in us.
Love Demonstrates Our Mutual Relationship With God, And Gives Us Confidence
God is love; and the one abiding in the love is abiding in God, and God is abiding in him. 17 By this[ld], the love has been perfected with[le] us in order that we may have confidence on the day of judgment. Because just as that One is[lf], we also are, in this world. 18 Fear[lg] is not in love— rather, perfect love throws fear out, because fear has punishment. And the one fearing has not been perfected in love. 19 We are loving because[lh] He first loved us.
Not Loving One Another As He Commanded Proves That We Do Not Love God
20 If someone claims that “I love God” and is hating his brother, he is a liar. For the one not loving his brother whom he has seen cannot be loving God Whom he has not seen. 21 And we have this commandment from Him: that the one loving God should be loving his brother also.
Everyone Born of God Believes Jesus Is His Son, Loves His People, Keeps His Commands
5 Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born[li] from God. And everyone loving the One[lj] having fathered is loving also the one having been born[lk] from Him. 2 By this we know that we are loving[ll] the children of God: when we are loving God and doing His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God: that we be keeping His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
Because The One Born of God Is Victorious Over The World By Faith In Jesus
4 Because everything having been born from God is being-victorious-over the world. And this is the victory having been-victorious-over the world: our faith!
Who Indeed Is Victorious If Not The One Believing Jesus Is The Son of God!
5 And who is the one being-victorious-over the world if not the one believing[lm] that Jesus is the Son of God!
Because Jesus Christ Has The Three-Fold Witness of God
6 This One is the One having come by water and blood[ln]: Jesus Christ (not in[lo] the water only, but[lp] in the water and in the blood). And the Spirit is the One testifying, because[lq] the Spirit is the truth. 7 Because[lr] the ones testifying are three[ls]: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood. And the three are for the[lt] one thing. 9 If we receive the testimony of humans, the testimony of God is greater!
Because God Himself Has Testified That He Has Given Us Eternal Life In His Son
Because[lu] this is the testimony of God: that[lv] He has testified about His Son! 10 The one believing in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. The one not believing God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony which God has testified about His Son. 11 And this is the testimony[lw]: that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 The one having the Son has the life. The one not having the Son of God does not have the life.
I Wrote These Things That You May Know You Have Eternal Life
13 I wrote these[lx] things to you, the ones believing in the name of the Son of God, in order that you may know that you have eternal life.
And This We Know With Confidence:
14 And this is the confidence which we have before Him:
That God Hears Our Prayers
... that if we request anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us— whatever we request— we know that we have the requests which we have requested from Him.
But I Am Not Implying You Should Pray About a Sin Leading To Death
16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall request, and He will give him life— for the ones sinning a sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death[ly]. I am not saying that he should pray about that. 17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
That God’s Children Are Not Sinning, And Are Protected From Satan
18 We know that everyone having been born[lz] from God is not sinning[ma]. But the One[mb] having been fathered from God is keeping[mc] him. And the evil one is not touching[md] him.
That We Are Born From God
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in[me] the evil one.
That We Know The True God And Have Eternal Life In Him
20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding in order that we might know the true[mf] One. And we are in[mg] the true One, in His Son Jesus Christ. This One[mh] is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little-children, guard yourselves from idols!
1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth[mi]— and not only I, but also all the ones having known the truth— 2 because-of [mj] the truth abiding in us. And it will be with us forever. 3 Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, will be with us in[mk] truth and love.
I Rejoiced To Find You Walking In The Truth. Be Loving One Another
4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in the truth, just as we received commandment from the Father. 5 And now I ask you, lady— not as-if writing you a new commandment, but the one which we had from the beginning— that we be loving one another. 6 And this is love: that we be walking according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you[ml] all heard from the beginning, that you should be walking in it.
Because There Are Many Deceivers. Watch Out, And Abide In The Teaching of Christ
7 Because many deceivers went-out into the world— the ones not confessing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Be watching yourselves in order that you[mm] may not lose[mn] the things which we[mo] accomplished, but may receive a full reward. 9 Everyone going-ahead[mp] and not abiding in the teaching of Christ does not have God; the one abiding in the teaching— this one has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you[mq] and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into the house[mr] and do not speak greetings to him. 11 For the one speaking greetings to him shares in his evil works.
12 Having many things to write to you[ms] all, I did not want to do so with paper and ink. But I hope to come-to-be with you and to speak mouth to mouth, in order that our joy may be full. 13 The children of your chosen sister greet you[mt].
1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth[mu].
May You Prosper In All Things, Just As Your Soul Is Prospering Because You Walk In The Truth
2 Beloved, I pray[mv] that with respect to all things you may prosper and be healthy, just as your soul is prospering. 3 For I rejoiced greatly while brothers were coming and testifying concerning your truth— how[mw] you are walking in the truth. 4 I have no joy greater than these things: that I may be hearing-of my children walking in the truth.
Beloved, Support Fellow Workers For The Truth
5 Beloved, you are doing a faithful thing— whatever you may accomplish[mx]— for the brothers (and this, for strangers!) 6 who testified concerning your love before the church, as to whom you will do well having sent-them-forward worthily of God. 7 For they went out for the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles. 8 Therefore we ought to be supporting such ones, in order that we may be[my] fellow-workers[mz] for the truth.
Diotrephes Is Not Accepting Us. Beloved, Imitate The One Doing Good
9 I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, the one loving-to-be-first[na] among them, is not accepting[nb] us. 10 For this reason, if I come I will call-to-mind[nc] his deeds which he is doing— talking-nonsense-about[nd] us with malicious words. And not being content with these things, neither is he himself accepting the brothers. And he is forbidding and putting-out[ne] of the church the ones wanting to do so. 11 Beloved, do not be imitating the evil, but the good. The one doing-good is from God. The one doing-evil has not seen God.
Demetrius Is Attested By Everyone
12 With regard to Demetrius, he has been attested by everyone, and by the truth itself. And we also are testifying, and you know that our testimony is true.
13 I had many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with ink and pen. 14 But I hope to see you at-once, and we will speak mouth to mouth. Peace to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing