2 Peter 1:16

Peter insists the message about Christ's power and coming was not a clever myth but rested on eyewitness testimony of his majesty. It matters because the Christian faith is founded on real historical events, not invented stories.

Cross-references · 32

• 1 Jn 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
• John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• 1 Tim 1:4or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
• 1 Cor 2:4My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
• 1 Jn 1:1–3That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
• Eph 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
• Luke 9:28–32About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
• 1 Tim 4:7But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness.
• 1 Cor 1:17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
• Mark 9:1–2Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
• Rev 1:7Behold, 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 because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
• Titus 1:14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
• 2 Pet 3:3–4Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
• Matt 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
• 2 Cor 2:17For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
• Mal 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
• 1 Cor 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
• Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
• 2 Cor 4:2Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
• 1 Cor 2:1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
• 2 Cor 12:16–17Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
• Phil 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
• 1 Th 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
• 2 Th 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
• Mal 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
• 1 Cor 5:4When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,
• 1 Cor 1:7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Matt 24:27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
• Matt 24:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
• Matt 16:28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
• John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
• Rom 1:4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

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