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](A) 18} We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.^(B)

¹⁹ We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,^(C) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light^(D) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns^(E) and the morning star^(F) rises in your hearts.^{(G) 20} Above all, you must understand^(H) 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^(I) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.^(J)