2 Peter 1:17

“For he received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice was borne to him such as this by the Majestic Glory: This is my Son, my beloved, in whom I am well pleased.”
2 Peter 1:17 · direct translation from the Greek

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Forγὰρhe receivedλαβὼνfromπαρὰGodθεοῦthe Fatherπατρὸςhonorτιμὴνandκαὶgloryδόξανwhen a voiceφωνῆςwas borneἐνεχθείσηςto himαὐτῷsuch as thisτοιᾶσδεbyὑπὸthe Majesticτῆς μεγαλοπρεποῦςGlory:δόξηςThisοὗτόςisἐστινmy Son,Ὁ υἱός μουmy beloved,ὁ ἀγαπητός μουinεἰςwhomὃνIἐγὼam well pleased.εὐδόκησα

Allusion · Matthew 17:5

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Both texts tell of the voice that said “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased”; 2 Peter says that they heard it on the holy mountain (also Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

υἱόςhuiosG5207υἱόςhuiosG5207“son”
ἀγαπητόςagapētosG27ἀγαπητόςagapētosG27“beloved”
φωνῆςphōnēsG5456φωνὴphōnēG5456“voice, sound”

2 Peter 1:17, word by word

he receivedλαβὼνlabōn

receive

To be given something, like the Spirit.

Where else “labōn” appears

Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

the Fatherπατρὸςpatros

Father

God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.

Where else “patros” appears

honorτιμὴνtimēn

honor

The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.

Where else “timēn” appears

gloryδόξανdoxan

glory

The greatness and splendor of God.

Where else “doxan” appears

when a voiceφωνῆςphōnēs

voice

Someone's voice, or a shout.

Where else “phōnēs” appears

was borneἐνεχθείσηςenechtheisēs

bring

To carry or bring something or someone.

Where else “enechtheisēs” appears

such as thisτοιᾶσδεtoiasde

such

Such, like this.

Where else “toiasde” appears

the Majesticμεγαλοπρεποῦςmegaloprepous

majestic

Majestic, magnificent.

Where else “megaloprepous” appears

isἐστινestin

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears

my Sonυἱόςhuios

Son

Jesus, the Son of God.

Where else “huios” appears

my belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos

beloved

Beloved, dear.

Where else “agapētos” appears

am well pleasedεὐδόκησαeudokēsa

be pleased

To delight in someone, as the Father in his Son.

Where else “eudokēsa” appears

Translation note

Recalls Matthew 17:5.

The context

16For it was not by following cleverly devised myths that we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

17 · This verse (above)

18And we heard this voice borne from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

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