New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 1:16-21

16For we did not follow cleverly devised 1tales when we made known to you the 2power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were 3eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an 4 5utterance as this was 6made to Him by the 7Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”-- 18and we ourselves heard this 8utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the 9holy mountain.

19 10So we have 11the prophetic word made more 12sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to 13a lamp shining in a dark place, until the 14day dawns and the 15morning star arises 16in your hearts. 20But 17know this first of all, that 18no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21for 19no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men 20moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

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Notes

1. 2 Peter 1:16 1 Tim 1:4; 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
2. 2 Peter 1:16 Mark 13:26; 14:62; 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
3. 2 Peter 1:16 Matt 17:1ff; Mark 9:2ff; Luke 9:28ff ↩
4. 2 Peter 1:17 Lit voice ↩
5. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35 ↩
6. 2 Peter 1:17 Lit brought ↩
7. 2 Peter 1:17 Heb 1:3 ↩
8. 2 Peter 1:18 Lit voice brought ↩
9. 2 Peter 1:18 Ex 3:5; Josh 5:15 ↩
10. 2 Peter 1:19 Or We have the even more sure prophetic word ↩
11. 2 Peter 1:19 1 Pet 1:10f ↩
12. 2 Peter 1:19 Heb 2:2 ↩
13. 2 Peter 1:19 Ps 119:105 ↩
14. 2 Peter 1:19 Luke 1:78 ↩
15. 2 Peter 1:19 Rev 22:16 ↩
16. 2 Peter 1:19 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
17. 2 Peter 1:20 2 Pet 3:3 ↩
18. 2 Peter 1:20 Rom 12:6 ↩
19. 2 Peter 1:21 Jer 23:26; 2 Tim 3:16 ↩
20. 2 Peter 1:21 2 Sam 23:2; Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; 3:18; 1 Pet 1:11 ↩

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