Eyewitnesses

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised atales when we made known to you the bpower and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were ceyewitnesses of His majesty.

17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an 1autterance as this was 2made to Him by the bMajestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”—

18 and we ourselves heard this 1utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the aholy mountain.

19 1So we have athe prophetic word made more bsure, to which you do well to pay attention as to ca lamp shining in a dark place, until the dday dawns and the emorning star arises fin your hearts.

20 But aknow this first of all, that bno prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation,

21 for ano prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men bmoved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Chapter 2

The Rise of False Prophets

1 But afalse prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be bfalse teachers camong you, who will dsecretly introduce edestructive heresies, even fdenying the gMaster who hbought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

2 Many will follow their asensuality, and because of them bthe way of the truth will be cmaligned;

3 and in their agreed they will bexploit you with cfalse words; dtheir judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.