Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
For we have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been eyewitnesses of his majesty.
New American Standard Bible
For we did not follow cleverly devised
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;
International Standard Version
When we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, we did not follow any clever myths. Rather, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
A Conservative Version
For we revealed to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, not men who followed in cunningly devised myths, but men who became eyewitnesses of the majesty of that man.
American Standard Version
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Amplified
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories or myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were
An Understandable Version
For we did not use cleverly conceived stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, because we were eyewitnesses of His Majesty [i.e., the apostles had personally seen the miraculous power of Jesus].
Anderson New Testament
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; but we were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
Bible in Basic English
For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.
Common New Testament
For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for, the information we gave you of the powerful advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, did not proceed from any artfully contriv'd fables, we our selves having been spectators of his majesty.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his grandeur;
Godbey New Testament
For not having followed cunningly devised fables, have we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having been eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Goodspeed New Testament
For they were no fictitious stories that we followed when we informed you of the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and of his coming, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty.
John Wesley New Testament
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
Julia Smith Translation
For not having followed ingeniously contrived fictions, we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having been spectators of his majesty.
King James 2000
For we have not followed cunningly devised myths, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ [by] following ingeniously concocted myths, but [by] being eyewitnesses of that one's majesty.
Modern King James verseion
For not having followed fables having been cunningly devised, but becoming eyewitnesses of the majesty of Jesus Christ, we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For we followed not deceitful fables when we opened unto you the power, and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but with our eyes we saw his majesty:
Moffatt New Testament
For it was no fabricated fables that we followed when we reported to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ; we were admitted to the spectacle of his sovereignty,
Montgomery New Testament
For we were not following cunningly devised fables, when we told you of the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eye-witnesses of his Majesty.
NET Bible
For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.
New Heart English Bible
For we did not follow cunningly devised tales, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Noyes New Testament
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but had been made eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Sawyer New Testament
For we did not follow skilfully constructed myths in making known to you the power and appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye witnesses of his majesty.
The Emphasized Bible
For, not as having followed, cleverly devised stories, made we known unto you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but as having been made, spectators, of his majesty.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For we have not followed artfully devised fables, when we made known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For we were not following cleverly devised stories when we told you of the Coming in power of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty.
Webster
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
Weymouth New Testament
For when we made known to you the power and Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not eagerly following cleverly devised legends, but we had been eye-witnesses of His majesty.
Williams New Testament
For it was not mere stories of fancy that we followed when we told you of the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of His majesty.
World English Bible
For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Worrell New Testament
For, not as having followed after cunningly-devised stories, did we make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but as having been made spectators of His majesty.
Worsley New Testament
For we did not follow artfully devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.
Youngs Literal Translation
For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty --
Themes
Apostles » Duties of » See commission of, above, and
Glory of Christ » In his transfiguration
Folly » Witnesses, two or thee required » Disciples and early Christians as
Fools » Witnesses, two or thee required » Disciples and early Christians as
Glory » God the father giving jesus Christ glory
Honor » Jesus Christ being crowned with honor
Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Enabled the apostles to speak with authority
Peter » Present » At the transfiguration
Power » Of Christ » Will be specially manifested at his second coming
Power » Of Christ » Ministers should make known
The power of Christ » Shall be specially manifested at his second coming
The power of Christ » Ministers should make known
Witness » Who is a witness of the lord
Topics
Interlinear
Gnorizo
Kurios
μεγαλειότης
megaleiotes
Usage: 3
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 1:16
Prayers for 2 Peter 1:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Salvation Based On The Word Of God
15 but I will use diligence, that after my departure ye should have also, at any time, in your power to call to mind these things. 16 For we have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being uttered to him by the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight;
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:4
nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than further God's dispensation, which is in faith.
Luke 9:28-32
And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;
1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
1 Corinthians 2:4
and my word and my preaching, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power;
Malachi 3:2
But who shall endure the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he will be like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' lye.
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.
Matthew 16:28-8
Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste of death at all until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 24:3
And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and the completion of the age?
Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
Mark 9:1-2
And he said to them, Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God come in power.
John 17:2
as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that as to all that thou hast given to him, he should give them life eternal.
Romans 1:4
marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by resurrection of the dead) Jesus Christ our Lord;
1 Corinthians 1:7
so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 1:23
but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;
1 Corinthians 2:1
And I, when I came to you, brethren, came not in excellency of word, or wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.
1 Corinthians 5:4
to deliver, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (ye and my spirit being gathered together, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ), him that has so wrought this:
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we do not, as the many, make a trade of the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, before God, we speak in Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.
2 Corinthians 12:16-17
But be it so. I did not burden you, but being crafty I took you by guile.
Ephesians 4:14
in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;
Philippians 3:21
who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of the power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.
1 Thessalonians 2:19
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? are not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
2 Thessalonians 2:9
whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
1 Timothy 4:7
But profane and old wives' fables avoid, but exercise thyself unto piety;
Titus 1:14
not turning their minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth.
2 Peter 3:3-4
knowing this first, that there shall come at the close of the days mockers with mocking, walking according to their own lusts,
1 John 1:1-3
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;
1 John 4:14
And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son as Saviour of the world.
Jude 1:14
And Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied also as to these, saying, Behold, the Lord has come amidst his holy myriads,
Revelation 1:7
Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.