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2 Peter 1:16

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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.

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2 Peter 1:16 in other translations

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.

2 Peter 1:16 · American Standard Version

2 Peter 1:16 in context

  1. 14knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
  2. 15Yes, I will make every effort that you may always be able to remember these things even after my departure.
  3. 16For 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.
  4. 17For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
  5. 18We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.