2 Peter 1:18

And we heard this voice brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy hill (or when we were with him on the Mount of Transfiguration).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17For he took of God the Father honour and glory, by such manner voice slid down to him from the great glory, This is my (be)loved Son, in whom I have pleased to me; hear ye him. (For he received honour and glory from God the Father, when that voice came down to him from the Great Glory, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am pleased; listen to him.)

19And we have a firmer word of prophecy, to which ye giving attention do well, as to a lantern that giveth light in a dark place, till the day begin to give light, and the day star spring in your hearts.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:1Forsooth Moses kept the sheep of Jethro, his wife’s father, priest of Midian; and when he had driven the flock to the inner parts of the desert, he came to Horeb, the hill of God. (And Moses kept the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and when he had driven the flock to the inner parts of the desert, he came to Mount Sinai, God’s mountain.)

Joshua 5:15(And) He said, Unlace thy shoes from (off) thy feet, for the place, in which thou standest, is holy. And Joshua did, as it was commanded to him.

Isaiah 56:7I shall bring them into mine holy hill, and I shall make them glad in the house of my prayer; their burnt sacrifices and their slain sacrifices shall please me on mine altar; for why mine house shall be called an house of prayer to all peoples, (I shall bring them to my holy hill, and I shall make them happy in the House of my prayer; their burnt sacrifices and their slain sacrifices shall be acceptable on my altar; for my House shall be called a House of prayer for all peoples, or for all the nations,)

Matthew 17:6And the disciples heard, and felled down on their faces, and dreaded greatly (or and greatly feared).

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 →

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