2 Peter 1:18

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.

Literal

And we heard this voice having been brought out of heaven, being with Him in the holy mountain.

Latin

Et hanc vocem nos audivimus de cælo allatam, cum essemus cum ipso in monte sancto.

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English

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

Notes

2 Peter 1:16–18

cleverly devised fables: The false teachers were probably claiming that the message about Christ’s return was only a helpful story and not a true event.
we were eyewitnesses of His majesty: This refers to the transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:1–9; Mark 9:2–8; Luke 9:28–36). The transfiguration was a moment when the appearance of Jesus changed in a bright and glorious way. At that moment, Jesus was revealed as the glorious King, which pointed to his future return. Peter’s confidence did not come from human guesses but from what he personally saw.

2 Peter 1:16–21

Peter’s strong warning against the false teachers in chapter 2 is surrounded by his teaching about the certainty of the return of Jesus (see also 3:1–13). The false teachers were probably denying that Christ would truly return and judge the world. But Peter had seen Christ’s glory with his own eyes (1:16–18), and the words of Scripture are completely reliable (1:19–21). These truths show that Christ’s return is certain.

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Matthew 17:6
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
Joshua 5:15
The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Exodus 3:5
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
Isaiah 11:9
They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
Genesis 28:16–17
When Jacob woke up, he said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

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