Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word
16 For we did not follow
1cleverly devised
2myths when we made known to you
3the power and
4coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but
5we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory,
6"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,"
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we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on
7the holy mountain.
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And
8we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention
9as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until
10the day
11dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
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knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation.
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For
12no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God
13as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.