2 Peter 1:16-18

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Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory

¹⁶For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.^[a] ¹⁷For when he received honor and glory from God the Father and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,^[b] with whom I am well pleased,” ¹⁸we heard this voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

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Footnotes

1.16-18 A reference to the transfiguration.
2 Peter 1:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved

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