2 Peter 1:16

Jesus Christ Truth and honesty The return of Christ

¹⁴ because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

¹⁵ And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.

For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

¹⁷ For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

¹⁸ And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
KJV: For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
WEB: For we didn’t follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
ASV: For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
DARBY: For we have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been eyewitnesses of *his* majesty.
BLB: For we did not make known to you⁺ the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ having followed after cleverly devised myths, but having been eyewitnesses of His majesty.

ÅB: For det var ikke kunstferdige myter vi fulgte da vi kunngjorde dere vår Herre Jesu Kristi makt og gjenkomst; vi hadde vært øyenvitner til hans herlighet.
OTB: For vi fulgte ikke kløktig utformede historier da vi gjorde kjent for dere vår Herre Jesu Kristi kraft og komme, men vi var øyenvitner til Hans majestet.
B1930: For ikke var det kløktig uttenkte eventyr vi fulgte da vi kunngjorde eder vår Herre Jesu Kristi makt og gjenkomst, men vi hadde vært øienvidner til hans storhet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 John 4:14
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
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John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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1 Timothy 1:4
or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
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1 John 1:1–3
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
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1 Corinthians 2:4
My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
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Ephesians 4:14
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
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Luke 9:28–32
About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
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1 Timothy 4:7
But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.
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