2 Peter 1:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

We have

The power

Coming

Revelation 1:7

Were

General references

Luke 1:4

Luke 9:29

1 Thessalonians 2:3

Bible References

We have

knowing this first, that in the last days scoffers shall come with scoffing walking after their inordinate desires,

For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the good news, not with a wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ should be without effect.

And when I came to you, brothers, I came not with excellency of speech, or wisdom, declaring to you the mystery of God.

For we are not as many, who adulterate the word of God, [for gain]; but as of sincerity, but as of God, we speak before God in Christ.

but have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but commending ourselves by the manifestation of the truth to every conscience of men before God.

Be it so, I was not burdensome to you; but being crafty I caught you with deceit.

that we may be no longer children, driven about like waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the art of men, and the craftiness of deceitful wiles,

whose coming is according to the power of Satan, with all power and miracles and false prodigies

nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]

but avoid profane and silly myths; exercise yourself in piety;

not attending to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who subvert the truth.

The power

And Jesus coming near spoke to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and on the earth;

And he said to them, I tell you truly, that there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God having come with power.

as thou hast given him power over all flesh, that as to all that thou hast given him he should give them eternal life.

declared to be the Son of God in power as to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead,??esus Christ our Lord,??5 through whom we have received grace and an apostleship for the obedience of the faith in all nations in behalf of his name,

in the name of our Lord Jesus you being assembled together and my spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus

who will change our humble body, and make it like his glorious body, by the power by which he is able also to subject all things to himself.

Coming

I tell you truly, that some of those standing here shall not taste death till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And as he sat on the Mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us when these things shall be; and what shall be the sign of your coming, and of the consummation of the world?

so that you are behind in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of them, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousand of his saints

Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him and those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of him. Yes, amen.

Were

AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves alone, and was transfigured before them;

AND about eight days after these words, taking Peter, and James, and John, he went up on the mountain to pray.

And the Word became flesh and tabernacled with us and we beheld his glory, a glory as of an only child with a father, full of grace and truth.

THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of life,??2 and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,??3 that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son, the Saviour of the world.

General references

that you may know the certainty of the words concerning which you have been taught.

And while he was praying, the appearance of his face was changed, and his clothes became white and shining;

For our exhortation was not of error, nor of impurity, nor with deceit,