^16 (A)All Scripture is ^[a]inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for ^[b]rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; ¹⁷ so that ^(B)the man or woman of God may be ^[c]fully capable, ^(C)equipped for every good work.

^2 (A)You shall not add to the word which ^(B)I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you.

⁵ And the Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the ^(A)tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with ^(B)[a]unholy hands?” ⁶ But He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written:

⁸ Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the ^(E)tradition of men.”

⁹ He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your ^(F)tradition.

^8 (A)See to it that there is no one who takes you captive through ^(B)philosophy and empty deception in accordance with human tradition, in accordance with the ^(C)elementary principles of the world, ^[a]rather than in accordance with Christ.

¹⁸ I testify to everyone who hears ^(A)the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone ^(B)adds to them, God will add to him ^(C)the plagues that are written in ^(D)this book; ¹⁹ and if anyone ^(E)takes away from the ^(F)words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from ^(G)the tree of life and ^[a]from the holy city, ^(H)which are written in this book.

Eyewitnesses

¹⁶ For we did not follow cleverly devised ^(A)tales when we made known to you the ^(B)power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were ^(C)eyewitnesses of His majesty. ¹⁷ For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such a ^(D)[a]declaration as this was made to Him by the ^(E)Majestic Glory: “This is ^[b]My beloved Son with whom I am well pleased”— ¹⁸ and we ourselves heard this ^[c]declaration made from heaven when we were with Him on the ^(F)holy mountain.

¹⁹ And so we have ^(G)the prophetic word made more ^(H)sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to ^(I)a lamp shining in a dark place, until the ^(J)day dawns and the ^(K)morning star arises ^(L)in your hearts. ²⁰ But ^(M)know this first of all, that ^(N)no prophecy of Scripture ^[d]becomes a matter of ^[e]someone’s own interpretation, ²¹ for ^(O)no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men ^(P)moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.