But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will be able to stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s bleach. ,
2 Peter 1:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eye-witnesses of his majesty. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will be able to stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s bleach. ,
Look, I am going to send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each according to what he has done.
Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.’
After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately and said, ‘Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? ’
Jesus came near and said to them, ‘All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
‘I am,’ said Jesus, ‘and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.’ ,
just as the original eye-witnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.
And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was amazed at all the things he was doing, he told his disciples,
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
since you gave him authority over all people, , so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
and was appointed to be the powerful Son of God according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead.
For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach the gospel #– #not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, announcing the mystery of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom.
My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting deceitfully or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth.
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.
He will transform the body of our humble condition into the likeness of his glorious body, by the power that enables him to subject everything to himself.
For who is our hope or joy or crown of boasting in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie,
or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.
But have nothing to do with pointless and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness.
and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of people who reject the truth.
They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent his Son as the world’s Saviour.
It was about these that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied: ‘Look! The Lord comes with tens of thousands of his holy ones
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth , will mourn over him. ,, So it is to be. Amen.