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12 You know these things, and you are very strong in the truth, but I will always help you remember them.
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So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
13 I think it is right for me to help you remember as long as I am in this body.
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I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,
14 I know I must soon leave this body, as our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.
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because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
15 I will try my best so that you may be able to remember these things even after I am gone.
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And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
16 When we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling just smart stories that someone invented. But we saw the greatness of Jesus with our own eyes.
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For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 Jesus heard the voice of God, the Greatest Glory, when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, "This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him."
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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.”
18 We heard that voice from heaven while we were with Jesus on the holy mountain.
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We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
19 This makes us more sure about the message the prophets gave. It is good for you to follow closely what they said as you would follow a light shining in a dark place, until the day begins and the morning star rises in your hearts.
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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.
20 Most of all, you must understand this: No prophecy in the Scriptures ever comes from the prophet's own interpretation.
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Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things.
21 No prophecy ever came from what a person wanted to say, but people led by the Holy Spirit spoke words from God.
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For 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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