New King James Version
2 Peter 1:19
19And 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;
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 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
17For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. 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; 20knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved 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, converting 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 according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
- Isaiah 41:21“Present your case,” says the Lord. “Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the King of Jacob.
- Luke 16:29Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
- John 5:39You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.
- Acts 17:11These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
- Acts 15:29that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
- James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well;
- 3 John 1:6who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well,
- 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 law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
- Matthew 4:16The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.”
- Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
- John 1:7This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him 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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