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2 Peter 1:19
19We 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.
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:
- 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts.
Context of 2 Peter 1:19
17He 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.” 18We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. 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. 20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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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
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- We haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- aλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- more sureβέβαιοςbebaios · firmG949
- of prophecyπροφητικόςprophētikos · propheticG4397
- whereuntoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- ye doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
- that ye take heedπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
- as untoὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- a lightλύχνοςluchnos · lampG3088
- that shinethφαίνωphainō · to shine/appearG5316
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- aτόποςtopos · placeG5117
- darkαὐχμηρόςauchmēros · dingyG850
- untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- dawnδιαυγάζωdiaugazō · to shine throughG1306
- the day starφωσφόροςphōsphoros · light-bearingG5459
- ariseἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
- yourσύsu · youG4771
- heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
Cross-references for 2 Peter 1:19
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Isaiah 8:20Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
- Isaiah 41:21“Present your case,” says the Lord. “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.
- Luke 16:29“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
- John 5:39You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,
- Acts 17:11Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
- Acts 15:29You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
- James 2:8If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.
- 3 John 1:6They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God.
- Psalms 119:105Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
- Proverbs 6:23For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
- Isaiah 9:2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.
- Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
- Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”
- Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
- John 1:7He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.
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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