¹²Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth, ¹³and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding you, ¹⁴having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me, ¹⁵and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

¹⁶For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty— ¹⁷for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: ‘This is My Son—the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;’ ¹⁸and this voice we—we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.

¹⁹And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise—in your hearts; ²⁰this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition, ²¹for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

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2 Peter 1:17: For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased… ”

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