2 Peter 1:19
We haue also a most sure worde of the Prophets, to the which ye doe well that yee take heede, as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place, vntill the day dawne, and the day starre arise in your hearts.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
18And this voyce we heard when it came from heauen, being with him in the Holy mount.
20So that yee first knowe this, that no prophecie of the Scripture is of any priuate interpretation.
Cross References
Psalms 119:105NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
Isaiah 8:20To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.
Isaiah 41:21Stand to your cause, saith the Lord: bring forth your strong reasons, saith ye King of Iaakob.
Isaiah 60:1Arise, O Ierusalem: be bright, for thy light is come, and the glorie of the Lord is risen vpon thee.
Luke 1:78Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs,
John 1:7This same came for a witnesse, to beare witnesse of that light, that all men through him might beleeue.
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 →