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

that there will come in the last days scoffers,

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in fine speech, least the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

And I, when I came among you, brethren, came not with excellency of language, or of human wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God:

For we are not like many who adulterate the word of God: but as with sincerity, but as from God, and in the sight of God, we speak concerning Christ.

but have rejected shameful disguises, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth, recommending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.

Be it so, that I did not burden you myself, yet, may some say, being crafty I over-reached you by subtilty.

That we may be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the artful insinuations of men, and their crafty methods of deceiving;

who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,

nor attend to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion debates, rather than pious edification in the faith:

But profane and groundless fables reject, and exercise thyself unto godliness.

not attending to Jewish fables, and the precepts of men who turn away from the truth.

The power

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me both in heaven and on earth.

And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, that there are some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

as Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that as to all which Thou hast given Him, He might give them eternal life;

but powerfully declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord;

when ye are assembled together with my spirit, by the power, I say,

that it may be made like his glorious body, according to the energy of his ability to subdue all things to Himself.

Coming

And I tell you of a truth, there be some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And when He was got to the mount of olives, the disciples came to Him in private and said, Tell us when these things shall be, and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world.

so that ye are deficient in no gift, expecting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

And Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied against these, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with his holy myriads,

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye shall see Him, even they that pierced Him: and all the tribes of the earth shall lament before Him. Even so, Amen!

Were

And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up to a high mountain apart;

And after six days Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up by themselves to a high mountain apart; and was transfigured before them:

About eight days after these discourses, He took Peter, and John, and James, and went up to a mountain to pray.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, being full of grace and truth: and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have contemplated, and our very hands have felt concerning the Word of life,

And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

General references

most excellent Theophilus, that thou mayst know the certainty of the things wherein thou hast been instructed.

And as He was praying the form of his countenance was altered, and his raiment white and glistering:

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of impurity, nor in guile: