2 Peter 1:17-18

2 Peter 1:17-18 For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

Expanded Translation

For he (Christ) was the one who received from God the Father honor (respect, valuing as one of worth) and glory (credit and glorification arising from the good opinion of another) when a voice such as this was conveyed (borne, carried) by the Majestic Glory: This is my beloved (dear, loved) Son, in whom I am well pleased (approve, think well of). And this voice we ourselves heard conveyed (borne, carried) out of heaven, being, as we were, with him in the holy (sacred) mountain.

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For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased

The term Majestic Glory is not indicated as a title of God in the King James Version's excellent glory, but should be so considered. (It is one word in the original, meaning, by itself, magnificence, splendid, becoming or befitting a great man.)

In 2 Peter 1:16 we are given the testimony of their eyesthey actually saw the majesty of Christ when he was transformed before them. In these verses we have their earwitnesswhat they themselves heard concerning Christ from the very mouth of God!

Both honor and glory were conferred upon the Saviour in the statement, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. The Father also added, hear ye himthis Son of mine must be listened to and obeyed!

and this voice we ourselves heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount

The mountain is labeled holy simply because Christ's transfiguration took place there. (Most geographers believe it was Mount Tabor.) Similarly, Zion is often called the holy mount by the prophets because the temple and Jerusalem, the holy city were located there. (Isaiah 27:13; Isaiah 66:20, etc.)

The we ourselves of this verse is deliberately emphatic in the Greek. We saw it with our own eyes, heard God's voice with our own earswe were actually there with him! Peter, James and John had the most personal and iron-clad evidence of Christ's deity, Therefore, when they preached His message, they could do so with certainty, boldness and authority.

See Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-10, Luke 9:28-36 concerning the transfiguration of Christ. The reading of all these accounts is necessary for a complete picture.