The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;(A) instead, we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.(B) 17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory:

This is My beloved Son.[a]
I take delight in Him![b](C)

18 And we heard this voice when it came from heaven while we were with Him on the holy mountain.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:17 Other mss read My Son, My Beloved
  2. 2 Peter 1:17 = Christ’s transfiguration; Mt 17:5

The Reliable Prophetic Word of Testimony

16 For we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ by[a] following ingeniously concocted myths, but by[b] being eyewitnesses of that one’s majesty. 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when[c] a voice such as this was brought to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we ourselves heard this voice brought from heaven when we[d] were with him on the holy mountain,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:16 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“following”) which is understood as means
  2. 2 Peter 1:16 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being”) which is understood as means
  3. 2 Peter 1:17 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was brought”)
  4. 2 Peter 1:18 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were”) which is understood as temporal