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2 Peter 1:12-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Peter 1:12-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 Therefore I intend to keep on reminding you of these things, though you know them already and are established in the truth that has come to you.(A) 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body,[a] to refresh your memory,(B) 14 since I know that my death[b] will come soon, as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(C) 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
Eyewitnesses of Christ’s Glory
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.(D) 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved,[c] with whom I am well pleased.”(E) 18 We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.(F)
19 So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.(G) 20 First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s[d] own interpretation, 21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.[e](H)
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2 Peter 1:12-21
New International Version
2 Peter 1:12-21
New International Version
Prophecy of Scripture
12 So I will always remind you of these things,(A) even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth(B) you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory(C) as long as I live in the tent of this body,(D) 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(E) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(F) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(G) you will always be able to remember these things.
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(H) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(I) 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[a](J) 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.(K)
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(L) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(M) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(N) and the morning star(O) rises in your hearts.(P) 20 Above all, you must understand(Q) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(R) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(S)
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35
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