New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Peter 1:19
19And so we have 1the prophetic word made more 2sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to 3a lamp shining in a dark place, until the 4day dawns and the 5morning star arises 6in your hearts.
2 Peter 1:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
- New International Version (NIV)We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
Context of 2 Peter 1:19
17For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such a declaration as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory: “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well pleased”-- 18and we ourselves heard this declaration made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture becomes a matter of someone’s own interpretation, 21for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
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Καὶ ἔχομεν βεβαιότερον τὸν προφητικὸν λόγον, ᾧ καλῶς ποιεῖτε προσέχοντες ὡς λύχνῳ φαίνοντι ἐν αὐχμηρῷ τόπῳ ἕως οὗ ἡμέρα διαυγάσῃ καὶ φωσφόρος ἀνατείλῃ ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν·Read the interlinear
- we haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- the propheticπροφητικόςprophētikos · propheticG4397
- wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- moreβέβαιοςbebaios · firmG949
- to whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- you doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
- to payπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
- a lampλύχνοςluchnos · lampG3088
- shiningφαίνωphainō · to shine/appearG5316
- placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
- untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- morningφωσφόροςphōsphoros · light-bearingG5459
- arisesἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
- in your heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
Cross-references for 2 Peter 1:19
- Psalms 19:7The Law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
- Isaiah 8:20To the Law and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because they have no dawn.
- Isaiah 41:21“Present your case,” the Lord says. “Bring forward your evidence,” The King of Jacob says.
- Luke 16:29But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’
- John 5:39You examine the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is those very Scriptures that testify about Me;
- Acts 17:11Now these people were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
- Acts 15:29that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from acts of sexual immorality; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell.”
- James 2:8If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
- 3 John 1:6and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
- Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
- Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
- Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
- Matthew 4:16The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light, And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a Light dawned.”
- Luke 1:78Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
- John 1:7He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
Commentaries on 2 Peter 1:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19We have also a more sure word of prophecy - · We have the prophetic doctrine more firm or more confirmed; for in this sense the word is used in several places in the New Testament. See 1 Corinthians 1:6; : Even as the testimony of Christ , was Confirmed, among you. 2 Corinthians 1:21; : Now he which stablisheth us, ̔ ̔, who Confirmeth Us. Colossians 2:7; : Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, , Confirmed in the faith. Hebrews 2:3…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19We have also a more sure word of prophecy - That is, a prophecy pertaining to the coming of the Lord Jesus; for that is the point under discussion. There has been considerable diversity of opinion in regard to the meaning of this passage. Some have supposed that the apostle, when he says, “a more sure word,” did not intend to make any comparison between the miracle of the transfiguration and prophecy, but that he meant to say merely that the word of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-21Verses 16-21 The gospel is no weak thing, but comes in power, Ro 1:16. The law sets before us our wretched state by sin, but there it leaves us. It discovers our disease, but does not make known the cure. It is the sight of Jesus crucified, in the gospel, that heals the soul. Try to dissuade the covetous worlding from his greediness, one ounce of gold weighs down all reasons. Offer to stay a furious man from anger by arguments, he has not patience to hear…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Here, day refers to the day of the Lord. This is a time when God acts in history to save his people and judge his enemies (see Isaiah 13:4–12; Joel 2:1–32; Zephaniah 2:1–3). Christ's first coming began the day of the Lord’s salvation for his people. A future day of the Lord’s judgment on his enemies will occur as well. the morning star: The planet Venus, called the “morning star,” often appears above the eastern horizon just before dawn. Peter reverses…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. We--all believers. a more sure--rather as Greek, "we have the word of prophecy more sure (confirmed)." Previously we knew its sureness by faith, but, through that visible specimen of its hereafter entire fulfilment, assurance is made doubly sure. Prophecy assures us that Christ's sufferings, now past, are to be followed by Christ's glory, still future: the Transfiguration gives us a pledge to make our faith still stronger, that "the day" of His glory…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Peter 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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