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12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have.
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12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
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13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body,to stir you up by way of reminder,
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13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,
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14 since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
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14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
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15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
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15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
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16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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16 We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,"
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17 For he 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."
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18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.
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18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
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19 And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, 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,
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19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, 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.
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20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation.
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20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation.
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21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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