2 Peter 1:12–21

Prophecy of Scripture

¹²So I will always remind you of these things,^z even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth^a you now have. ¹³I think it is right to refresh your memory^b as long as I live in the tent of this body,^{c 14}because I know that I will soon put it aside,^d as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.^{e 15}And I will make every effort to see that after my departure^f you will always be able to remember these things.

¹⁶For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,^g but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.^{h 17}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.”^{bi 18}We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.^j

¹⁹We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,^k and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light^l shining in a dark place, until the day dawns^m and the morning starⁿ rises in your hearts.^{o 20}Above all, you must understand^p that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. ²¹For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God^q as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.^r