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2 Peter 1:12-21
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THE MORNING STAR RISES
Passage:
2 Peter 1:12-21
Key verse: 16
NIV
Prophecy of Scripture
12 So I will always remind you of these things,(A) even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth(B) you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory(C) as long as I live in the tent of this body,(D) 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(E) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(F) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(G) you will always be able to remember these things.
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(H) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(I) 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[a](J) 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.(K)
19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(L) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(M) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(N) and the morning star(O) rises in your hearts.(P) 20 Above all, you must understand(Q) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(R) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(S)
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35
Cross references
- 2 Peter 1:12 : Php 3:1; 1Jn 2:21; Jude 5
- 2 Peter 1:12 : 2Jn 2
- 2 Peter 1:13 : 2Pe 3:1
- 2 Peter 1:13 : Isa 38:12; 2Co 5:1, 4
- 2 Peter 1:14 : 2Ti 4:6
- 2 Peter 1:14 : Jn 13:36; 21:18, 19
- 2 Peter 1:15 : Lk 9:31
- 2 Peter 1:16 : Mk 13:26; 14:62
- 2 Peter 1:16 : Mt 17:1-8
- 2 Peter 1:17 : S Mt 3:17
- 2 Peter 1:18 : Mt 17:6
- 2 Peter 1:19 : 1Pe 1:10, 11
- 2 Peter 1:19 : Ps 119:105
- 2 Peter 1:19 : Lk 1:78
- 2 Peter 1:19 : Rev 22:16
- 2 Peter 1:19 : 2Co 4:6
- 2 Peter 1:20 : 2Pe 3:3
- 2 Peter 1:21 : 2Ti 3:16
- 2 Peter 1:21 : 2Sa 23:2; Ac 1:16; 3:18; 1Pe 1:11
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ESV
12 Therefore I intend (A)always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in (B)the truth that you have. 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this (C)body,[a] (D)to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 (E)since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, (F)as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort so that after my departure you may be able at any time to recall these things.
Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word
16 For we did not follow (G)cleverly devised (H)myths when we made known to you (I)the power and (J)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but (K)we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, (L)“This is my beloved Son,[b] with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on (M)the holy mountain. 19 And (N)we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention (O)as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until (P)the day (Q)dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. 21 For (R)no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God (S)as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2 Peter 1:13 Greek tent; also verse 14
- 2 Peter 1:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
Cross references
- 2 Peter 1:12 : Jude 5; [Rom. 15:14, 15; Phil. 3:1; 1 John 2:21]
- 2 Peter 1:12 : 2 John 2
- 2 Peter 1:13 : 2 Cor. 5:1, 4
- 2 Peter 1:13 : ch. 3:1
- 2 Peter 1:14 : [Deut. 4:21, 22; 31:14; 2 Tim. 4:6]
- 2 Peter 1:14 : John 21:18, 19
- 2 Peter 1:16 : See 1 Cor. 1:17
- 2 Peter 1:16 : See 1 Tim. 1:4
- 2 Peter 1:16 : 1 Cor. 2:4
- 2 Peter 1:16 : See 1 Thess. 2:19
- 2 Peter 1:16 : Matt. 17:1, 2, 6; Mark 9:2; Luke 9:28, 29; John 1:14
- 2 Peter 1:17 : Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35; [Matt. 3:17]
- 2 Peter 1:18 : [Ex. 3:5; Josh. 5:15]
- 2 Peter 1:19 : See 1 Pet. 1:10
- 2 Peter 1:19 : Ps. 119:105; John 5:35
- 2 Peter 1:19 : Rev. 2:28; 22:16; [Mal. 4:2]
- 2 Peter 1:19 : 2 Cor. 4:6
- 2 Peter 1:21 : 2 Tim. 3:16
- 2 Peter 1:21 : 1 Pet. 1:11; [2 Sam. 23:2; Luke 1:70; Acts 1:16; 3:18]
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1. We were eyewitnesses of his majesty
Peter remembered Jesus' words about his own death (Jn 21). He remembered Jesus' transfiguration on the mountain, when Jesus was glorified by God and God's voice confirmed his identity and his mission (Mt 17). He knew that Jesus would come again in power and glory. This vision and the hope of his coming was like the morning star in Peter's heart. He wanted all Christians to have this glorious hope.
2. The word of the prophets
God keeps his promises. He had promised through his prophets in the Old Testament that the Christ would come and suffer and die to save sinners. God promised through the word of the prophets recorded in the Bible that Jesus would come again in glory. The Bible is God's word to us. It is the only solid basis of our faith. God's promises in our hearts are like the morning star that rises at dawn.
Prayer: Lord, put the morning star of your promise in my heart.
One Word: The morning star
