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2 Peter 1:18-20
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
2 Peter 1:18-20
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
18 we ourselves also heard this voice having been carried out of heaven, being with Him on the holy mountain.
And We Have God’s Prophetic Word More Firm
19 And we have the prophetic[a] word as more-firm[b], to which you are doing well to be paying-attention as to a lamp shining in a dismal[c] place, until which time the day dawns and the morning-star rises in your hearts, 20 knowing this first— that no prophecy of Scripture comes[d] from one’s own[e] interpretation[f].
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- 2 Peter 1:19 That is, the words written by the prophets; in particular, about the Messiah.
- 2 Peter 1:19 That is, more certain as to its meaning, because we were eyewitnesses of its fulfillment. Or, we have the more-firm prophetic word, the OT prophecies, an even stronger witness than our eyewitness account of the voice from heaven.
- 2 Peter 1:19 Or, squalid, dark.
- 2 Peter 1:20 That is, comes to be written; or, comes to pass; or, comes to be understood.
- 2 Peter 1:20 Or, personal, private.
- 2 Peter 1:20 Or, explanation. God is the author and fulfiller of prophecy. The key to Isa 53, for example, is how God fulfilled it, not how humans interpret it. Thus, Peter has the prophetic word more firm because he was an eyewitness of its fulfillment.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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