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For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
2 Peter 1:17 — KJV
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2 Peter 1:17
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
2 Peter 1:17
Verse 17 of 21
Commentary
Commentary on 2 Peter 1:17
Theological / DevotionalHe received. This refers to the actual time of the Transfiguration.
Honour and glory. The honor of being openly acknowledged by the Father, and the glory that shone from His person at the Transfiguration, reminiscent of the Shekinah, made abundantly clear that Jesus of Nazareth was worthy of being honored and worshiped by all created beings. See on John 1:14.
A voice. See on Matt. 17:5.
Excellent. Gr. megaloprepes, “befitting a great man,” “full of majesty,” “magnificent,” used only here in the NT, but found in the LXX (Deut. 33:26), where it may be rendered “Magnificent One,” with reference to God. Peter applies the word to the “bright cloud” that overshadowed the participants in, and the witnesses of, the Transfiguration (Matt. 17:5).
Beloved Son. The complete expression is identical with that given in Matthew’s Gospel (see on Matt. 17:5). Peter would never forget the message uttered by the divine voice. Its import conditioned his concept of the Son, of whom the Father spoke.
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