2 Peter 1:18

2 Peter 1:18

The Trustworthy Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow ^acunningly devised fables when we made known to you the ^bpower and ^ccoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were ^deyewitnesses of His majesty.

17 For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: ^a“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on ^athe holy mountain.

19 ¹And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a ^alight that shines in a dark place, ^buntil ^cthe day dawns and the morning star rises in your ^dhearts;

20 knowing this first, that ^ano prophecy of Scripture is of any private¹ interpretation,

21 for ^aprophecy never came by the will of man, ^bbut holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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This voice (tauthn thn fwnhn). The one referred to in verse II Peter 1:17.

We heard (hkousamen). First aorist active indicative of akouw, a definite experience of Peter.

Brought (enexqeisan). "Borne" as in verse II Peter 1:17.

When we were with him (sun autw ontev). Present active participle of eimi, "being with him."

In the holy mount (en tw agiw orei). Made holy by the majestic glory. See Ezekiel 28:14 for "holy mount of God," there Sinai, this one probably one of the lower slopes of Hermon. Peter's account is independent of the Synoptic narrative, but agrees with it in all essentials.

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