2 Peter 1:16 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹⁶ For we did not follow craftily devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but rather became eyewitnesses of His majesty.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ For we were not following cleverly devised stories when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty (grandeur, authority of sovereign power).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ We didn’t repeat crafty myths when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Quite the contrary, we witnessed his majesty with our own eyes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ For it was not by following fanciful doctrines that we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were made eyewitnesses of his greatness.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ For we have not by following artificial fables, made known to you the power, and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; but we were eyewitnesses of his greatness.

2 Peter 1:16 Cross References

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will render to each according to his works.

Matthew 16:28

Assuredly I say to you, there are some standing here who will by no means taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

Matthew 17:1

Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain in private;

Matthew 24:27

For as the lightning comes out from the east and flashes to the west, so shall also be the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:3

And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when shall these things be? And what [shall be] the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Mark 13:26

And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Mark 14:62

And Jesus said, "I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."

Luke 1:2

just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered [them] to us,

Luke 9:43

And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 17:2

just as You have given Him authority over all flesh, so that He will give eternal life to all You have given Him.

Romans 1:4

who was declared Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of [the] dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ should be deprived of its power.

1 Corinthians 1:23

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness,

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that you are not lacking in any gift, eagerly awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 2:1

And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God.

1 Corinthians 2:4

And my message and my preaching [were] not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

1 Corinthians 5:4

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as the rest, corrupting the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:2

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor falsifying the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience before God.

Ephesians 4:14

that we may no longer be infants, being tossed as by waves, and being carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in regard to deceitful scheming,

Philippians 3:21

who will transform our lowly body, that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subject all things to Himself.

1 Thessalonians 2:19

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? [Is] it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

2 Thessalonians 2:9

whose coming is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

1 Timothy 1:4

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

1 Timothy 4:7

But reject profane and old wives' tales, and exercise yourself unto godliness.

Titus 1:14

not giving heed to Jewish myths and to commands of men turning away from the truth.

2 Peter 2:3

And by covetousness they will exploit you with fabricated words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction will not sleep.

1 John 4:14

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.

Jude 1:14

Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,

Revelation 1:7

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen!