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2 Peter 1:18

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 1:18

Verse 18 of 21

Scripture focus

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

2 Peter 1:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Peter 1:18

Theological / Devotional

We heard. The pronoun is emphatic in the Greek. Peter thus stresses the personal authority of the three apostles as eyewitnesses.

We were with him. A subtle but clear emphasis on the trustworthiness of the report. Peter and his companions had actually been present with Jesus at the time of the Transfiguration, and were therefore fully qualified to testify concerning its reality and its import.

Holy mount. The mountain cannot now be identified (see on Matt. 17:1), but of its holiness there can be no doubt, for the Holy One of God had been revealed there in His majestic glory. Apart from Christ’s presence, however, the mount had no sanctity (cf. on Ex. 3:5).

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