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12 And so I will always remind you of these matters, even though you already know them and are firmly grounded in the truth you have received.
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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 only right for me to stir up your memory of these matters as long as I am still alive.
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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 I know that I shall soon put off this mortal body, as our Lord Jesus Christ plainly told 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 I will do my best, then, to provide a way for you to remember these matters at all times after my death.
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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 We have not depended on made-up stories in making known to you the mighty coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. With our own eyes we saw his greatness.
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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 We were there when he was given honor and glory by God the Father, when the voice came to him from the Supreme Glory, saying, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am 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 voice coming from heaven, when 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 So we are even more confident of the message proclaimed by the prophets. You will do well to pay attention to it, because it is like a lamp shining in a dark place until the Day dawns and the light of the morning star shines 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 Above all else, however, remember that none of us can explain by ourselves a prophecy in the Scriptures.
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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 prophetic message ever came just from the human will, but people were under the control of the Holy Spirit as they spoke the message that came from God.
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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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| Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
