2 Peter 1:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 We[a] ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain. 19 (A)Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 [b]Know this first of all, that there is no prophecy of scripture that is a matter of personal interpretation,
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- 1:18 We: at Jesus’ transfiguration, referring to Peter, James, and John (Mt 17:1).
- 1:20–21 Often cited, along with 2 Tm 3:16, on the “inspiration” of scripture or against private interpretation, these verses in context are directed against the false teachers of 2 Pt 2 and clever tales (2 Pt 1:16). The prophetic word in scripture comes admittedly through human beings (2 Pt 1:21), but moved by the holy Spirit, not from their own interpretation, and is a matter of what the author and Spirit intended, not the personal interpretation of false teachers. Instead of under the influence of God, some manuscripts read “holy ones of God.”
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