2 Peter 1:16-2:3

New American Standard Bible

Eyewitnesses

¹⁶ For we did not follow cleverly devised ^(A)tales when we made known to you the ^(B)power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were ^(C)eyewitnesses of His majesty. ¹⁷ For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such a ^(D)[a]declaration as this was made to Him by the ^(E)Majestic Glory: “This is ^[b]My beloved Son with whom I am well pleased”— ¹⁸ and we ourselves heard this ^[c]declaration made from heaven when we were with Him on the ^(F)holy mountain.

¹⁹ And so we have ^(G)the prophetic word made more ^(H)sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to ^(I)a lamp shining in a dark place, until the ^(J)day dawns and the ^(K)morning star arises ^(L)in your hearts. ²⁰ But ^(M)know this first of all, that ^(N)no prophecy of Scripture ^[d]becomes a matter of ^[e]someone’s own interpretation, ²¹ for ^(O)no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men ^(P)moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

The Appearance of False Prophets

2 But ^(Q)false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be ^(R)false teachers ^(S)among you, who will ^(T)secretly introduce ^(U)destructive heresies, even ^(V)denying the ^(W)Master who ^(X)bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. ² Many will follow their ^(Y)indecent behavior, and because of them ^(Z)the way of the truth will be ^(AA)maligned; ³ and in their ^(AB)greed they will ^(AC)exploit you with ^(AD)false words; ^(AE)their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.