2 Peter 1:12–21

¹²Therefore I intend ^talways to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in ^uthe truth that you have. ¹³I think it right, as long as I am in this ^vbody,^{8 w}to stir you up by way of reminder, ^14xsince I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, ^yas our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. ¹⁵And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.

Christ’s Glory and the Prophetic Word

¹⁶For we did not follow ^zcleverly devised ^amyths when we made known to you ^bthe power and ^ccoming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but ^dwe were eyewitnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, ^e“This is my beloved Son,⁹ with whom I am well pleased,” ¹⁸we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on ^fthe holy mountain. ¹⁹And ^gwe have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention ^has to a lamp shining in a dark place, until ⁱthe day ^jdawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, ²⁰knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. ²¹For ^kno prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God ^las they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.