2 Peter 1:17
For having received from God the Father honor and glory from a voice of such kind brought to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, the beloved in whom I am well pleased.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
18And we heard this voice, which was brought out of heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased LORD to bruise him. He has put him to grief. When thou shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed. He shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Matthew 11:25Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.
Matthew 17:3And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.
Matthew 28:19After going, make ye disciples of all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Mark 9:7And a cloud developed overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.
Luke 9:34And while he was speaking these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them. And they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:17-19
Evidence of the Gospel. ( a. d. 67.) 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 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. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. Here we have the reason of giving the foregoing… Read the whole commentary →