2 Peter 1:17-19

Amplified Bible

¹⁷For when He was invested with honor and [the radiance of the ^[a]Shekinah] glory from God the Father, such a voice as this came to Him from the [splendid] Majestic Glory [in the bright cloud that overshadowed Him, saying], ^[b]“This is My Son, My Beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased and delighted”—^(A) ¹⁸and we [actually] heard this voice made from heaven when we were together with Him on the holy mountain.^(B)

¹⁹So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the ^[c]morning star arises in your hearts.^(C)

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Footnotes

2 Peter 1:17 The word “Shekinah” does not appear in Scripture, but has been used by both Christians and Jews to describe the visible divine Presence of God (the brilliant light of the divine), in such things as the burning bush, the cloud and the pillar of fire that led the Hebrews in the wilderness, and the Presence of God that rested between the cherubim over the mercy seat of the ark.
2 Peter 1:17 With these words God affirms the deity of Jesus and His divine essence.
2 Peter 1:19 Lit light-bringer.